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IJN conducts breakthrough surgery on three-month-old Siamese twin
KUALA LUMPUR: National Heart Institute (IJN) created history by successfully conducting a breakthrough complex heart surgery on a pair of three-month-old Siamese twin after correcting their transposition great artery. The surgery was conducted by IJN’s clinical cardio thoracic specialist Dr
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Health Ministry to locate Orang Asli graves in Kampung Kuala Koh
GUA MUSANG: The Ministry of Health, along with other relevant agencies, will try to locate the graves of 12 Orang Asli from the Batek tribe who were said to have died of pneumonia in Kampung Kuala Koh here over the past
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Indian film, theatre legend Girish Karnad dies
BENGALURU: Girish Karnad, a celebrated actor, playwright and filmmaker, died today after a long illness at a hospital in Bengaluru. He was 81. Born on May 19, 1938, in Mumbai (then Bombay Presidency), his critically-acclaimed work includes plays like “Yayati”,
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Woman loses RM24,780 to a ‘Datuk’ known through internet
KUANTAN: A woman lost RM24,780 after being sweet-talked by a male acquaintance known only through social networking sites since two years ago. Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 36-year-old victim also gave her
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Suresh congratulated for golden feat
KUALA LUMPUR: The golden victory of national paralympic recurve archery athlete, S. Suresh at the World Archery Para Championships in Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands on Sunday has earned the applaud of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Wan Azizah
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NGOs question Malaysia’s stand on entry of global waste
KUALA LUMPUR: The entry of the world’s plastic waste that is polluting Malaysia is an issue that should not be taken lightly. Over the past year, 157,299 tonnes of plastic waste was shipped into Malaysia, an increase of 273% compared
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“Fake” meeting minutes admitted as evidence
KUALA LUMPUR: Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali allowed documents believed to contain minutes of discussions of SRC International director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on 7 Sept 2011 marked as evidence despite
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Six convicted over rape-murder of Indian child
Six men were convicted today over the horrific 2018 gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a Muslim nomadic tribe that provoked horror and stoked inter-religious tensions in India. Sexual violence, including against children, is rife in India
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Dr M: Civil servants must remain neutral
MELAKA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today civil servants must be neutral in discharging their duty and not get themselves beholden to the ruling party. He also said they must, however, understand that they have to abide by
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Bung Moktar, Zizie Izette: Corruption case re-mention fixed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today fixed July 4 for re-mention of the case of Kinabatangan Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette for corruption charges involving RM2.8 million to
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