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Fatal crash in Kulai leaves three dead after lorry hits Perodua Bezza

KULAI, Nov 19 — Three people were killed after two lorries and a car were involved in an accident along Jalan Senai–Seelong here yesterday. Kulai police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the 4.15 pm crash happened when a lorry hit

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US Congress approves release of Epstein files, putting matter before Trump

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 —The Republican-controlled US Congress voted almost unanimously yesterday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.

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Loose wire led to power outage in Baltimore ship crash, says transport authority

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 — The NTSB said yesterday a loose wire caused a power failure on the 984-foot cargo ship Dali, leading to its March 2024 collision with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that killed six construction workers and destroyed

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Global stocks in red over worries about tech and Nvidia

NEW YORK, Nov 19 — Stock markets slid across the board yesterday as investors worried about lofty tech valuations on the eve of earnings from AI chip titan Nvidia. Bitcoin also briefly fell below the key US$90,000 (RM373,410) level for

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Ringgit higher versus US dollar ahead of next US fed rate move

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 —The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today amid investors’ cautious sentiment about the US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate next month, an analyst said. At 8am, the ringgit strengthened to 4.1570/1705 versus the greenback from yesterday’s

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Malaysian man charged in Singapore over alleged Phnom Penh scam hub behind RM131.5m losses

SINGAPORE, Nov 19 — A Malaysian man was charged today with allegedly overseeing a Cambodia-based scam call centre that targeted victims in Singapore. Channel News Asia (CNA) reported that Bernard Goh Yie Shen, 24, faces one count under the Organised Crime

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Fatal crash in Kulai leaves three dead after lorry hits Perodua Bezza

KULAI, Nov 19 — Three people were killed after two lorries and a car were involved in an accident along Jalan Senai–Seelong here yesterday. Kulai police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the 4.15 pm crash happened when a lorry hit

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Chen Xing and Xiao Yue arrive at KLIA, to undergo quarantine at Zoo Negara before public debut

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — A pair of giant pandas from China, Chen Xing (male) and Xiao Yue (female), arrived safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 8.30 pm last night.  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

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Search continues for man swept away in Sungai Klang after mobile signal traced

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The search and rescue team looking for a man who was swept away by a water surge in Sungai Klang yesterday has managed to track his mobile phone signal. Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Sazalee

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Anwar to tour Adwa Victory Memorial, meet Ethiopia’s leaders on second day of official visit

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to start the second day of his official visit here with a guided tour of Adwa Victory Memorial Museum, a major cultural landmark that was built to commemorate

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