Cause and ‘people responsible’ for India train crash identified
INDIA’S railway minister said today the cause and people responsible for the country’s worst train crash in decades had been identified, pointing to an electronic signal system without giving further details. “We have identified the cause of the accident and the people responsible for it,” India’s Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told news agency ANI, but […]
State polls: Selangor Pakatan, Barisan reach agreement on 49 seats so far, says Amirudin
SHAH ALAM: Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional have reached an agreement on 49 out of the 56 state seats to be contested in the Selangor state election this year, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. Read full story
Local halal food sales to reach RM50 billion this year
THE local halal food sector is seen to be growing as sales of halal food is expected to reach RM50 billion this year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs), Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said in efforts to become the centre of the global halal industry, the government has introduced various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of halal […]
Strike kills girl, injures 22 in Dnipro
AN AIRSTRIKE hit a residential district in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing a two-year-old girl and injuring 22 others, officials said today. The attack, which President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed on Russia, partially destroyed a pair of two-storey buildings as well as 10 private homes, a shop and a gas pipeline, according to the […]
Car mows down motorcyclists, killing 3
THREE motorcyclists were killed while three others were injured after being mowed down by a car while taking shelter under an overhead bridge at KM19.6 of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) southbound near Petaling Jaya this morning. Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said in the 5.59am incident, the three […]
How chocolate could counter climate change
AT A red-brick factory in the German port city of Hamburg, cocoa bean shells go in one end, and out the other comes an amazing black powder with the potential to counter climate change. The substance, dubbed biochar, is produced by heating the cocoa husks in an oxygen-free room to 600 degrees Celsius.
Umno general assembly will kick off campaigning for upcoming state elections, says Ahmad Maslan
JOHOR BARU: The 2023 Umno general assembly, which will be held this coming Wednesday (June 7), should be used as a “warm-up” for the upcoming six state elections, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. Read full story
'Superman' to the rescue? Mat rempit being considered for Melaka motorcycle ambulance team
MELAKA: An ambitious plan to recruit mat rempit as part of the motorcycle ambulances team is currently being studied, says Kol (PA) Mike Thein. Read full story
Hong Kong, China step up security on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
HONG Kong boosted security around a park today where tens of thousands of people used to gather for an annual memorial of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, ensuring no protests on the event’s 34th anniversary. In past years, Hong Kongers would converge on Victoria Park and its surrounding Causeway Bay neighbourhood to commemorate the events […]
DAP respects Umno Youth decision not to invite component parties to general assembly
DAP accepts Umno Youth’s decision not to invite component parties under the unity government to attend the movement’s assembly next week, says DAP National Publicity Secretary Teo Nie Ching. She said DAP respected the decision because each party has different approaches, views and methods that need to be understood by other parties in the coalition.