Zelensky slams ‘barbaric’ Russian strike on museum
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky today said Russia was trying to erase Ukraine’s history and culture after a strike on a museum killed one employee and wounded 10. Zelensky reported the strike on a local history museum in Kupiansk, a city near the frontline in the northeast, and gave the toll.
China charges journalist with espionage, says media rights group
CHINESE authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year after he was detained while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, a media rights group said. Dong Yuyu, a senior columnist at the Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, was detained in February 2022 along with the diplomat at a Beijing restaurant, according […]
Woman stopped husband at traffic light junction because she was concerned for him, say PD cops
PORT DICKSON: A 33-second video clip which went viral showing a woman trying to block the car driver at a traffic light junction here was actually a wife’s desperate attempt to prevent her husband who had just received treatment from driving away. Read full story
Sabah wants to attract renewable energy investments from China
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah government is keen to attract renewable energy (RE) investments from China following a recent delegation trip to the republic led by state Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Phoong Jin Zhe. Read full story
Setting an example: King gives way to ambulance while driving
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah set a good example by giving way to an ambulance in Pekan, Pahang this afternoon (April 25). Read full story
Ex-UN chief Ban urges Myanmar junta to end violence
FORMER UN chief Ban Ki-moon today urged the Myanmar military to halt violence in the conflict-racked country and engage with its opponents to end the bloody crisis. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February 2021, sparking fighting across swathes of the country and tanking […]
Woman killed in Semporna after head-on collision
KOTA KINABALU: A 58-year-old woman was killed in an accident along Jalan Semporna-Tawau in Semporna. Read full story
Penang will start cloud-seeding operations from April 29
CLOUD-SEEDING operations to induce heavy rainfall in Penang will be carried out from April 29, says the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP). In a statement today, its chief executive officer, K. Pathmanathan said the Malaysian Meteorological Department had recommended the timeframe from April 29 to May 7 for the first wave of operations to be carried out at two […]
Singapore slams Branson over death penalty criticism
THE Singapore government criticised British billionaire Richard Branson today for saying authorities “may be about to kill an innocent man” over 1kg of cannabis. Singaporean Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, is scheduled to be hanged tomorrow after being convicted of conspiracy to traffic 1,017.9g of cannabis, twice the minimum amount that merits the death sentence under the […]
Saifuddin assures PM’s Raya open house events not a waste of money
THE Malaysia Madani Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house with the prime minister slated to be held in six states starting with Kedah on April 29 will not be a waste. Instead, it is an effort to fete the people in conjunction with the Raya festivities. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the cost of providing food such […]