Newlyweds caught red-handed selling drugs
IPOH: The police have arrested a couple, who just got married on Monday (April 24), for allegedly distributing drugs. Read full story
Boy killed, another in hospital after lightning strike
KOTA KINABALU: A special needs boy was killed while his friend is in critical condition after they were struck by lightning when playing football in Sabah’s southwestern Papar district on Tuesday (April 25). Read full story
Musa Hitam recovering after brain surgery
PETALING JAYA: Former deputy prime minister Tun Musa Hitam underwent brain surgery after falling while gardening, just before Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Read full story
Malaysia Madani Aidilfitri open house in six states will not be a waste, says Saifuddin
BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Malaysia Madani 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, rather an effort to celebrate and fete the people in conjunction with Hari Raya. Read full story
Landslide shuts out Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy
THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy building in Persiaran Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Kuala Lumpur has been temporarily shut after a massive landslide destroyed a guard post near its entrance. The City Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, said its operations commander E. Yogeswaran, along with seven others and a fire engine, were deployed to the scene.
Rape allegation against Trump heads to civil trial
JURY selection is scheduled to start today in a civil trial pitting Donald Trump against a prominent former American columnist, who says he raped her in the 1990s. E. Jean Carroll, 79, said Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store and then defamed her after she went public with the allegations years […]
Guatemala leader vows to stand by ‘solid’ ally Taiwan
GUATEMALAN President Alejandro Giammattei today pledged support for “solid diplomatic ally” Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island that has been slammed by China. The Central American nation is one of the few remaining countries to recognise Taiwan, a list that has shrunk in recent years as Beijing moves to isolate Taipei on the international […]
Sandakan villagers gather to protest frequent water woes
KOTA KINABALU: Facing Hari Raya Aidilfitri with dry taps was the straw that broke the camel’s back for some 5,000 residents of Kg Tinusa 2 in the Sandakan suburbs. Read full story
Malaysians arrived safely at Sudan Port after 30-hour journey, says Zambry
PETALING JAYA: The 30 Malaysians who were stranded in Khartoum following an unrest, have arrived safely at Sudan Port, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. Read full story
Over 10,000 Buddhists expected to celebrate Wesak at Malacca temple
MORE than 10,000 Buddhists and visitors will congregate at the Seck Kia Eenh Temple in Kampung Chetti, Jalan Gajah Berang from tomorrow until May 4 to celebrate Wesak Day. Malacca Buddhist Association Wesak Day Celebration Committee chairman Cedric Tan said this Wesak Day celebration will be the first time it is being held again after a three-year […]