‘Mother from hell’ charged with sexual crimes against sons
KLANG: A mother pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court to three charges of committing physical sexual assault on her two sons, aged 12 and 14, in November last year. Read full story
Prasarana to improve rail service reliability
KUALA LUMPUR: Prasarana Malaysia Bhd will be doing many things everywhere, all at once, in order to improve its rail service reliability so that commuters will not see more than six major disruptions a year. Read full story
Saifuddin: Govt will not challenge High Court ruling
SERDANG: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that the government had withdrawn its appeal against a High Court decision which allowed the word “Allah”, among others, to be used by non-Muslims in publications for educational purposes. Read full story
Rewcastle-Brown will get a fair trial, no palace interference
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has been told that Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, who is facing a charge of defaming the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah, will get a fair trial if the case is heard at the Kuala Terengganu Magistrate’s Court. Read full story
States must learn to share water
GEORGE TOWN: When taps suddenly ran dry in Penang and Kedah on Sunday, Charles Santiago took it as a sign. Read full story
Panic-buying up north as taps run dry
GEORGE TOWN: As if scarce rain and drying dams were not enough, an overnight system fault along Sungai Muda sent a million Penangites and Kedahans scrambling for water after taps ran dry. Read full story
Act now to avert potential water supply woes, govt urged
PETALING JAYA: The El Nino weather phenomenon will begin soon, bringing with it dry weather and the threat of drought. Read full story
Cautious optimism in industry
PETALING JAYA: The property market is expected to remain cautiously optimistic in 2023, with the gradual increase in the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) since last year likely to affect market activity, particularly on residential demand, says the Valuation and Property Services Department. Read full story
Brighter outlook for the housing sector
PETALING JAYA: Despite the recent interest rate hike, real estate agents are looking forward to promising growth in the housing sector this year in view of last year’s record number of transactions. Read full story
German nurse gets life term for killing two patients
A MUNICH court sentenced a 27-year-old male nurse to life in prison today for murdering two patients by deliberately administering unprescribed drugs so he could be “left in peace”. The nurse, identified only as Mario G., was also found guilty on six counts of attempted murder, a spokesman for the Munich district court in southern […]