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Sitiawan fire claims lives of two teenage sisters, homes and vehicles gutted in morning inferno
IPOH, Oct 16 — Two sisters were killed after being trapped in a fire that destroyed two adjoining double-storey houses in Kampung Koh, near Sitiawan, today. Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Datuk Sayani Saidon said the two sisters
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Johor’s Pasir Gudang records API 207, highest nationwide as 30 areas hit unhealthy levels
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Pasir Gudang in Johor recorded a very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 207, the highest in the country, while 30 other areas recorded unhealthy readings as of 9am today. According to the Department
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Jais confirms two arrests in alleged khalwat case involving public figure
SHAH ALAM, Oct 16 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) has confirmed the arrest of two people to assist investigations into an alleged khalwat case involving a public figure in Petaling Jaya yesterday, Sinar Harian reported. Jais director Datuk
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Sarawak state assembly suspends DAP’s Chong Chieng Jen over offensive language, unverified claims in Budget debate
KUCHING, Oct 16 — Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Padungan) has been suspended for the remainder of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting for misleading the House and making unsubstantiated allegations while debating the 2027 Sarawak Budget. Transport Minister and Senadin assemblyman
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Four killed in Indonesia battling fires causing toxic haze
JAKARTA, Oct 16 — Four people died on Indonesia’s Java island fighting the blazes that have been sending toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closing schools and fuelling a surge of respiratory complaints in the region, authorities said today. The impact
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Tear gas and water cannons fired as Argentina university funding protest turns violent
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 — Argentine demonstrators clashed with police yesterday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei’s higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition
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Trump’s new press secretary appears to acknowledge failing Bar exam amid scrutiny over lawyer claims
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge yesterday that she had failed the Bar exam, but argued she was accurate in presenting herself as a lawyer. Appointed by
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Bursa Malaysia retreats from opening gains as investors turn cautious ahead of weekend
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Bursa Malaysia opened slightly higher today but eased thereafter due to mild profit-taking in selected heavyweight counters At 9.15 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) dropped 5.38 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 1,618.32 from
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Ringgit steady against US dollar ahead of Malaysia’s third-quarter GDP estimate
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar today as external factors, including expectations of a restrictive US monetary policy, offset support from a weaker greenback. At 8 am, the ringgit was almost unchanged at 4.0800/0845
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Singapore residents concerned as haze turns rainwater grey
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Heavy rain in Singapore yesterday morning failed to ease concerns over the haze, with some residents reporting blackish-grey rainwater collected in buckets outside their homes. AsiaOne reported that a resident from Ang Mo Kio, identified
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