Duo nabbed after spending over RM1,000 using ATM card found in car wash
KOTA KINABALU: A 19-year-old woman managed to spend over RM1,000 by illegally swiping someone else’s ATM (automated teller machine) card before being nabbed by police in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district. Read full story
50 houses, six cars damaged in Alor Gajah thunderstorm
ALOR GAJAH: About 50 houses and six cars were damaged after a thunderstorm hit several areas here, causing trees to fall over. Read full story
Runway ‘fireball’ scare for two Penang FC footballers
BALIK PULAU: Two Penang FC footballers had a scare during a bizarre accident on Jalan Tun Sardon heading towards Relau. Read full story
Another child dies from heat stroke in Kelantan
PETALING JAYA: A child is believed to have died from heat stroke at Kampung Kota in Kota Baru, Kelantan. Read full story
EU watchdog backs GSK’s RSV vaccine for over-60s
THE European Union’s drug watchdog has recommended approval of pharmaceutical giant GSK’s vaccine against the RSV respiratory virus for over-60s, the British firm said today. There are currently no authorised shots for the common virus, which causes cold-like symptoms in most cases but can be serious or even deadly in vulnerable older people.
Thai woman charged with cyanide murder as list of victims grows
THAI police have widened their investigation into a woman accused of a spate of cyanide poisoning murders, with officers today raising the number of victims to 13 and charging her with premeditated murder. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, who is married to a senior policeman, was arrested on Tuesday over nine alleged murders that took place over several years.
Nine-year-old boy drowns in Kedah river
ALOR SETAR: A nine-year-old boy has drowned in Sungai Limau near the water treatment plant here. Read full story
Couple in ‘wheelie’ viral video surrender to police
KOTA BARU: A husband and wife who were pulling dangerous stunts while riding a motorcycle on Monday (April 24) have turned themselves in at the Kota Baru district police headquarters at 10am Thursday (April 27) after going missing for two days. Read full story
Double Six tragedy: Nomad tailplane design flaw now laid bare, claims former CM's daughter
KOTA KINABALU: A claim made in a documentary that the Nomad aircraft had an issue with its tailplane, also known as the horizontal stabiliser, has been backed up by the Australian report into the 1976 Double Six plane crash, says the daughter of former Sabah chief minister Tun Fuad Stephens. Read full story
Ringgit continues slide against greenback ahead of US GDP data
THE ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today, bucking the regional trend despite a broadly weaker greenback. The American currency weakened ahead of the release of US first quarter economic growth data to be released later tonight, amid other concerns in the country, such as banking contagion risks, a slowing economy and a debt […]