Cops nab man in Muar for alcohol, cigarette smuggling
A MAN was arrested at a house in Sri Menanti, Parit Jawa, Johor, on Wednesday on suspicion of smuggling alcohol and cigarettes, said district police. Muar police chief Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said 1,631 cartons of cigarettes and 72 bottles of alcohol without customs clearance were found with the man in a raid conducted at […]
German police say probing suspected poisoning of Russian exiles
AN INQUIRY has been opened into the possible poisoning of exiled Russians after a journalist and an activist reported health problems following a Berlin meeting of dissidents, German police said today. “An investigation has been opened. The probe is ongoing,” a Berlin police spokesman told AFP, confirming a report in Die Welt newspaper.
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi arrives in Malaysia on special visit
SEPANG: The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council chairman, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, arrived here tonight (May 21) to begin his four-day special visit to Malaysia. Read full story
Gurkha amputee scales Everest
GURKHA veteran Hari Budha Magar, who was almost killed serving with the British army in Afghanistan, has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Everest, a member of his team said today. “He reached the top of Sagarmatha at around 3pm [Nepali time] on Friday. After successfully summiting the peak, he has now descended to […]
More manpower at key entry points to ease congestion, says Saifuddin
THE Immigration Department will station more officers at key entry points into the country in Kuala Lumpur and Johor according to requirements to reduce congestion in those locations. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said initially 100 officers who ended training today will be stationed at strategic locations, including Sultan Iskandar Building and Sultan Abu Bakar […]
Malaysia’s first Everest climber says search for Hawari ‘challenging’
RESCUERS working to find climber Muhammad Hawari Hashim, 33, who was reported missing on his descent of Mount Everest, may be challenging if he fell to the foothills of Mount Lhotse, Malaysia’s first Everest climber M. Magendran said. Magendran said Lhotse’s slopes are steep, and if a climber slipped, they could fall to the foothills […]
Envy in Papua New Guinea as Beijing money pours in
IN Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) capital, shanty towns without electricity or water that surround modern high-rise buildings are soon to be joined by a new project in the coastal city – a gleaming Chinatown complex. Beijing is pouring vast sums into PNG, a resource-rich jewel in the Pacific crown but one of the poorest countries […]
Difficult tasks await SAR team if climber Muhammad Hawari falls to Mt Lhotse base, says Magendran
KUALA LUMPUR: Difficult tasks await members of the search and rescue (SAR) team if hearing-impaired climber Muhammad Hawari Hashim, 33, who was reported missing in the Everest mountain range, falls to the base of Mount Lhotse, says Datuk M. Magendran. Read full story
Antennas may resolve Sarawak’s internet access, says Fahmi
THE installation of antennas on water towers can be an alternative solution to resolving the problem of Internet network access in Sarawak, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the method could complement over 600 telecommunication towers built by the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) statewide.
Zaliha says Malaysia committed to digitalising healthcare system
HEALTH Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa has tabled Malaysia’s commitment to digitalise the country’s healthcare system and adopt a data-based approach at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. She said the commitment was expressed to improve the standard of health services in the country.