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Kampung Titingan blaze near Tawau school leaves 40 houses destroyed, victims plead for aid
TAWAU, Feb 2 — A fire razed about 40 non-permanent squatter houses in Kampung Titingan here on Monday morning, with no casualties reported. The Fire and Rescue Department received the call at 10.15am and crews from Tawau fire station arrived
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KL police record statement after actor alleges childhood sexual abuse in 2005
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Police have taken the statement of a male actor who claims he was sexually abused during his childhood. According to The Star, the 35-year-old actor met with Kuala Lumpur police yesterday, a day after lodging a
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Visitors walk on water as Pangkor’s rare ‘split sea’ opens sandy path to Giam Island
LUMUT, Feb 2 — More than 3,000 visitors at Teluk Nipah Beach near Pangkor Island were thrilled to experience the rare ‘split sea’ phenomenon, which allowed them to walk about 400 metres across a sandbank connecting the beach to Giam
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Trump claims Cuba talks underway after warning of ‘zero oil’ for Havana
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Washington was negotiating with Havana’s leadership to strike a deal, days after he threatened Cuba’s reeling economy with a virtual oil blockade. “Cuba is a failing nation. It has
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Interpol issues red notice for Indonesia ‘gasoline godfather’ Mohammad Riza Chalid
JAKARTA, Feb 2 — Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a US$17 billion (RM67 billion) corruption scandal, authorities said. Mohammad Riza Chalid, nicknamed the “gasoline godfather”, is wanted in Indonesia
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Palestinians await full Rafah reopening as Israel eases two-year closure
RAFAH, Feb 2 — Palestinians were today awaiting a full reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, after Israel partially reopened it a day earlier, nearly two years after seizing control of the key gateway during the war
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Indonesia banks on Australian cattle imports to supercharge its dairy sector overhaul
JAKARTA, Feb 2 — Indonesia imported 1,383 more cows from Australia this week, agriculture officials said today, as part of an ambitious US$3 billion (RM12 billion) plan to woo small farmers to join efforts to quadruple dairy output. Jakarta, contending
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Commodities carnage spills into Asian equities, Shanghai posts biggest fall in 10 months
SHANGHAI, Feb 2 — Shanghai stocks fell the most in nearly 10 months today while Hong Kong shares had their worst day since November as a rout in commodities markets hit sentiment across the region. Risk appetite was also dented
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Animal cruelty cases fall in Singapore — but SPCA says overall numbers remain ‘alarming’
SINGAPORE, Feb 2 — Reported cases of animal cruelty and welfare breaches fell in 2025 after reaching a 12-year high the year before, though the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) warned that the scale of mistreatment
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Skull fracture at Singapore preschool sparks lawsuit over supervision and CCTV handling
SINGAPORE, Feb 2 — A father is suing a childcare centre for alleged negligence after his four-year-old daughter fractured her skull when she fell from a slide at the pre-school’s indoor playground, according to court documents seen by The Straits Times.
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