NEW DELHI: At least 25 people, including four tourists, were killed and many others injured around midnight Saturday in a devastating fire at a nightclub in India’s western state of Goa, Xinhua reported. The fire tore through a popular nightclub, Birch by Romeo Lane, in Arpora village of North Goa
PUTRAJAYA: The government continues to strengthen public service delivery through the redeployment of medical officers and police personnel to locations with greater need, in line with its people-centric service agenda. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said an earlier review showed that a significant number of specialist
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained two teenagers after a video of them riding ‘basikal lajak’ (illegally modified bicycles) dangerously at the Putra Heights traffic light junction in Subang Jaya went viral on social media. Subang Jaya Police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the two boys were arrested in Bukit
KUALA LUMPUR: During his official working visit to Sabah today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim took the opportunity to visit the family of the late Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, who passed away early yesterday. During the meeting, Anwar conveyed condolences on behalf of the MADANI government to the
KUALA LUMPUR: Two individuals, including a Perikatan Nasional (PN) Member of Parliament (MP), will be charged on Monday over alleged corruption involving a Kedah state-owned cattle farming joint venture. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, said the MP, together with a businessman, will be charged at
KUALA LUMPUR: World number two pair, M. Thinaah and Pearly Tan, are eager to make their mark for Malaysia in their debut appearance at the Thailand SEA Games later this month. According to Thinaah, she will try her best to deliver a strong performance and make Malaysia proud at the
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Sepaktakraw Federation (PSM) has set a major challenge for the national men’s squad to break Thailand’s dominance as they target two gold medals at the SEA Games Thailand 2025, which will be held from December 9 to 20. PSM President, Datuk Mohd Sumali Reduan, said Malaysia
SYDNEY: New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, has confirmed that multiple homes have been destroyed by fire, Xinhua reported Saturday afternoon, citing the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). This confirmation came after live video from the
NAGOYA: A research group at a Japanese university has developed a portable device for the safe storage, collection, transport and disposal of lithium-ion batteries, as fires linked to such batteries have been increasing in the country, Kyodo News Agency reported. The team led by Norikazu Ishigaki, an assistant professor at
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. solidified its top position in the global foldable smartphone market in the third quarter, industry data showed Saturday, Yonhap News Agency reported. Samsung accounted for 64 per cent of all global shipments of foldable smartphones in the July-September period, up 8 percentage points from a year
