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Man hurt fleeing George Town EV battery storage blaze, firefighters bring flames under control

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 12 — A man was injured in a fire at an electric vehicle (EV) battery storage facility in Jalan Jelutong here yesterday. Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations John Sagun Francis said Eugene

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Special Branch cop makes fresh report with new evidence on alleged assault by border control chief

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — A Special Branch policeman who alleged he was assaulted by Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (MCBA) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain has lodged a fresh report to submit new evidence. Lawyers Kamal

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Police say Eric See-To released on bail after probe into online post mocking Quranic verse

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Social media influencer ‘Lim Sian See’ was summoned to the Brickfields District Police Headquarters (IPD) yesterday to have his statement recorded over an online post. According to a source, Lim, whose real name is Datuk

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Temporary lane closures, diversions on Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway starting Oct 12 for elevated U-turn works

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 11 — The rightmost lanes along both directions of the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway will be temporarily closed from October 12 to February 28, 2027, to facilitate the next phase of construction works for an

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Pakistan declares emergency in Imran Khan stronghold amid militant violence and anti‑government marches

ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 — Pakistan placed a northern province under emergency rule on Sunday, the president’s office said, following anti-government demonstrations by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and militant violence in the northwest. Thousands of Khan’s supporters

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Health Ministry steps up efforts to recruit, retain nurses amid overseas migration

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is expediting nurse recruitment and strengthening efforts to retain those already in service through improved welfare support and career advancement opportunities to address the migration of nurses abroad. Health Minister

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Claims that Tabung Haji depositors’ money funded Socso contributions for religious workers untrue, says Zulkifli Hasan

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 11 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Dr Zulkifli Hasan said that Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) depositors’ savings were not used to pay Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributions for 40,000 mosque personnel and takmir

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‘Negeri Sembilan crisis is not DAP’s fault’, says Anthony Loke

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — DAP has stressed that it is not responsible for the ongoing political crisis in Negeri Sembilan. DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook said it was unfair to continue blaming the party for the crisis when

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Indonesia releases eight orangutans rescued from fires to protected forest

JAKARTA, Oct 11 — Eight orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through Borneo island have been released into a protected forest, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on today. The apes were saved from several locations razed by

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Indian court releases ‘cockroach’ movement leaders from detention

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 — The founder of India’s youth-led online “cockroach” movement and two other leaders were released today, their lawyer said, a day after they were detained to thwart a major protest against the election commissioner. The group

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