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Hong Kong ‘silent night’ protests planned for Christmas Eve
HONG KONG: Hong Kong anti-government protesters plan to stage gatherings in prime shopping malls and a ‘silent night’ rally in a popular tourist precinct on Christmas Eve today, despite police warnings they would move in if trouble flares. Police said
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24 died bus plunged into ravine in Sumatra
JAKARTA: At least two dozen people died and 13 others were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in South Sumatra province, police said. Local police spokesman Dolly Gumara said the bus carrying dozens of passengers careered into a
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FB user insults Hindu temple and Johor Sultan, receive brickbats from netizens
KUALA LUMPUR: A Facebook user, Syafiq Iqbal raised the ire of several Malaysians when he posted a status insulting a Hindu temple and the Johor Sultan. In his controversial post which went viral yesterday, Syafiq stated that Hindu temples were
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Unique Design of “Tilting” Tower Caused Panic
A viralled WhatsApp message suggesting that a tower under construction in the heart of Kuala Lumpur is sloping and about to collapse caused panic yesterday. The tower was called a “disaster waiting to happen” in the WhatsApp message, which included
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Leading Republican senator says impeachment witnesses not ruled out
WASHINGTON: US senators yesterday sparred over the shape of an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, with Republican leader Mitch McConnell saying he has not ruled out hearing from witnesses as Democrats have demanded. McConnell, speaking on Fox News, stopped
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Air Selangor: Water supply to be restored within 72 hours
PUCHONG: Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) said water supply to Petaling, Sepang, Hulu Langat and Kuala Langat will be restored within 72 hours, in several phases. In a statement today, it also said that the operation at Sungai
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Cradle Fund CEO Murder Trial: Witness Never Heard of Fire from Exploding BlackBerry
PUCHONG: The 15th prosecution witness in the case of the murder of Cradle Fund Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nazrin Hassan, told the High Court yesterday that he had never investigated a fire case caused by an explosion of the BlackBerry
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‘Do whatever it takes to end it’: Iranian Ayatollah’s ultimatum to end unrest
After days of protests across Iran last month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared to be impatient. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order: Do whatever it takes to stop them. That order, confirmed by
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Five put to death for Khashoggi’s murder, UN rep calls it ‘mockery’
RIYADH/WASHINGTON: Yesterday, Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death and three to jail over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but a UN investigator accused it of making a “mockery” of justice by allowing the masterminds of last year’s
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‘No news is good news’ for families of Australia’s volunteer firefighters
PICTON: When Australian volunteer firefighter Andrew Hain is out battling bushfires, he sends emojis to his wife Kate to let her know he is safe. They have also discussed that “no news is good news” and that she should not
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