KUALA LUMPUR: A Russian man was fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to recording a film screening using his mobile phone at a cinema in a Bukit Jalil shopping mall. Judge Izralizam Sanusi meted out the fine, in default 10 months imprisonment, on Golod
ALOR SETAR: The S.O.S. mission resembled a lightning raid as a total of 310 Malaysians stranded by floods in Hatyai are being evacuated from the half-submerged town with the help of a Malaysian volunteer team as of this afternoon. Sungai Petani Volunteer Fire Team chairman, Leong Beng Tat said they were all
KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) and National Sports Council (NSC) are closely monitoring the flood situation in Songkhla, which is one of the cluster venues for the SEA Games 2025 in Thailand from Dec 9-20. Malaysian deputy chef de mission Datuk Kenny Goh said its secretariat is
MANILA: Close to 47,000 persons have so far been affected by the combined effects of Tropical Depression (TD) Verbena and the prevailing shear line, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported, citing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday. In its latest situational report, the NDRRMC said the
BEIJING: China launched a spacecraft on Tuesday to its space outpost ahead of schedule, and without a crew, due to damage to another craft believed to have been caused by orbital debris, reported German Press Agency (dpa). The Long March-2F carrier rocket lifted off at around 12 pm (0400 GMT)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat was told today that enforcement against the rising number of foreigners working in paddy fields is difficult because their land rental arrangements are not officially recorded. Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, said the issue stems from landowners who choose to hire or
KUALA LUMPUR: A suspected criminal was shot dead during a shootout with police at the roadside of Mile 8, Banting-Dengkil Road, Dengkil, near here last night. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director, Datuk M. Kumar, said the incident occurred at about 8:10 pm when a team from the Serious Crimes
LAHAD DATU, Sabah: Three people were killed, and an eight-year-old boy was injured in an accident involving a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and a trailer lorry at Kilometre 33, Jalan Lahad Datu-Tawau, at about 1:05 pm yesterday. Lahad Datu Police Chief, ACP Dzulbaharin Ismail, said preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when the man
ISLAMABAD: At least three security personnel were killed and five others injured on Monday morning in an attack at the Federal Constabulary’s headquarters in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial capital of Peshawar, police said, reported Xinhua. Inspector General of Police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hameed told the media that a
DHAKA: Bangladesh reported eight deaths on Sunday from a dengue fever outbreak, bringing the tally for November to 86 people, the highest monthly toll this year, with an entomologist blaming climate change, Anadolu Ajansi reported. The latest fatalities took the death toll so far in 2025 to 364, with the
