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Van driver killed, four passengers including Kento Momota lightly injured in MEX highway crash
KUALA LUMPUR: A van driver was killed while four passengers, among them badminton star Kento Momota , were lightly injured after the vehicle was involved in a collision with a lorry at KM13.7 of the Maju Expressway (MEX) at about
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Canadian PM tells Iran crash vigil he will pursue justice
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his voice sometimes breaking, yesterday told a vigil for some of those killed in an Iranian plane disaster that he would “pursue justice and accountability” for what happened. Iran says it mistakenly shot down a
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Pelosi: Republicans will pay a price for denying impeachment witnesses
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats will determine tomorrow when to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate and warned that Republicans will pay a political price for denying a trial with witnesses.
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Beware the three categories of quack doctors
KUALA LUMPUR: Police issued a scam alert ‘Beware of Fake Doctors’, last month which was also shared on the Public Health Malaysia Facebook page. The term ‘fake doctor’ according to the Health Ministry refers to medical or dental practitioners who
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‘Our enemy is here’: Iranians demand that leaders quit after plane downed
DUBAI: Protests erupted across Iran for a second day yesterday, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic’s leadership after it admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner by accident, despite days of denials that Iranian forces were to blame. “They
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Ketapi: Aid to school from Minister not Ministry
KIMANIS: The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi today said the aid which was announced for Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Bongawan II was through his allocation as minister and not from his ministry. As such, Mohamaddin
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Flights temporarily suspended at Manila Airport as Taal Volcano spews ash
MANILA: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) temporarily suspended flights to and from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), also known as Manila Airport, on Sunday night due to the presence of volcanic ash clouds on major traffic
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Nora Anne ‘s full post mortem report to be obtained soon
NILAI: The full post-mortem report on Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin, who was found dead 10 days after she went missing in Pantai last year, will be available soon, said Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Mohamad Mat Yusop. He said
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Police record statements from principal, two others over sexual grooming case
JOHOR BAHRU: Police have recorded statements from three individuals including an award-winning secondary school principal over their involvement in the alleged sexual grooming of a male student in the state. Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Kamaruddin Md Din said up
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Liew: Electronic surveillance legal but subject to safeguards
BATU SAPI: Electronic surveillance in the country is legal, but subject to adequate protection to prevent abuse, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Liew Vui Keong. He said Malaysian laws on electronic surveillance are in line with international
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