The right altitude to escaping the heat
GEORGE TOWN: Thousands of tourists and locals are making their way to Penang Hill to enjoy the cool weather after suffering the sweltering heat for about a month. Read full story
Decades-old issue to be resolved
KOTA KINABALU: It is the responsibility of the current generation to implement what was spelt out in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Pneumococcal vaccination for kids to be expanded
PUTRAJAYA: The free pneumococcal vaccination programme will be expanded to those born between 2018 and 2019 starting June 1, says the Health Ministry. Read full story
‘Look out for provoking posts’
PUTRAJAYA: Relevant authorities should monitor social media for race- and religion-based narratives used by politicians, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story
US sanctions Chinese, Mexican entities over drug equipment
WASHINGTON has slapped sanctions on 17 individuals and companies in China and Mexico over the supply of pill press machines and other equipment used to make illegal drugs. The tools helped make illicitly produced pills, often laced with fentanyl, appear to be legitimate pharmaceuticals, according to a US Treasury Department statement released yesterday.
Milosevic spymasters handed longer jail terms in UN court verdict
A UN court sentenced two of late Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic’s spy chiefs to 15 years in jail on appeal today in the last major Hague war crimes trial from the 1990s Bosnian conflict. Judges rejected appeals by former state security service boss Jovica Stanisic and his deputy Franko Simatovic against their 2021 convictions, and […]
Man to be charged tomorrow over pregnant girlfriend’s murder
THE man suspected of murdering his pregnant girlfriend and burning her body at an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sungai Limau, Sungai Besar on May 22 is expected to be charged in court tomorrow. Sabak Bernam district police chief Agus Salim Mohd Alias said the former college student will be hauled to the Sungai Besar magistrate’s […]
Philippine lawmakers approve US$8.9 billion sovereign wealth fund
PHILIPPINE lawmakers approved the creation of an US$8.9 billion (RM41.1 billion) sovereign wealth fund today to boost growth and cut poverty, but critics insisted it was a “scam” and should be scrapped. House of Representatives deputy speaker Aurelio Gonzales declared the Senate’s version of the bill approved during a session.
Newborn baby found abandoned and covered with ants at Taiping bus stop
IPOH: A newborn baby was found abandoned and covered with ants at the Taman Kota bus stop in Taiping. Read full story
Badminton could allow Russians to return from ban
BADMINTON’S governing body paved the way today for Russian and Belarusian players to return to competition as neutrals after they were banned over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. It comes with the Paris Olympics just over a year away and sports federations grappling with what to do about athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus.