Security at St Paul’s Church to be enhanced
MELAKA: Security at St Paul’s Church here, the oldest church ruins in South-East Asia, will be enhanced to prevent vandalism, says the Melaka Museum Board (Perzim). Read full story
Protecting island resort guests from the heat
MERSING: Island resort operators here have been forced to reschedule their activities to adapt to the current extreme heat and ensure that their guests are well protected. Read full story
Socso grace period for employers
KUALA LUMPUR: A two-month grace period will be given for employers to register their companies and employees with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) before the start of the 14th Ops Kesan in July. Read full story
Shipmaster: I believe that my three missing crewmen are still alive
JOHOR BARU: Shipmaster Lepyoshkin Oleksandr thought he was at war when the Gabon-registered crude oil tanker ship under his command exploded after it caught fire some 60km northeast of Tanjung Sedili. Read full story
Hot weather: Power rationing being implemented in Sabah due to high demand
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) had to implement power rationing in several districts to stabilise the state’s electricity grid system due to high demand during the current hot weather. Read full story
Kenya opposition stages new protests
KENYAN riot police were out on the streets today as the opposition defied a police ban and staged new demonstrations over the cost-of-living crisis and last year’s election results. Previous protests called by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga have turned violent, with at least three people killed as police fired tear gas and gangs went […]
Married couple killed after lorry crashes into bike
A HUSBAND and wife, both teachers of a school in Padang Besar, were killed in a crash at KM7.6 of Jalan Kangar-Padang Besar this afternoon. Padang Besar district police chief Mohd Shokri Abdullah said both teachers, aged 32 and 28, died on the spot at 3.45pm.
Panel to study need to place MACC under EAIC supervision
SEVERAL proposed amendments to the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) Act 2009 (Act 700) were among the matters deliberated on at the first discussion on strengthening the EAIC today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Azalina Othman Said said the session discussed the prime minister’s mandate on the proposal to establish a […]
French unions set new protest date as arrests mount
FRENCH trade unions said today they would call new mass demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s bitterly contested pension reforms next month, a day after hundreds of thousands turned out against the law. The 14th day of protests will be held on June 6, the unions said, days before lawmakers debate a bill that would repeal […]
Authorities say Kluang boy, 12, didn’t die of heatstroke
A BOY, 12, in Kluang did not die of heatstroke yesterday, Johor health director Dr Mohtar Pungut @ Ahmad said. He said the child’s cause of death was confirmed as septic shock secondary to meningoencephalitis.