BALING: The search for four-year-old Mohamad Fayyad Affan Mohd Fakhri, missing since last Friday, ended tragically with the discovery of his body in Sungai Ketil here at 3.15 pm today. Baling police chief Supt Azmi Mokhtar said the victim’s body was found some 500 metres from where he was believed
KUALA LUMPUR: The growing closeness of Malaysia and Pakistan’s relations has opened up space to explore various new collaborations involving both countries, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the development was the result of his meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz
By Wilawan Watcharasakwet BANGKOK: Life has resumed its rhythm in Bangkok. Three days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar sent tremors through the Thai capital, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reports the city has almost fully recovered. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt confirmed that traffic has returned to normal on
KUALA LUMPUR: Six men were arrested on suspicion of being involved in a fight between two groups involving 10 men in Medan Seri Keramat, here early this morning. Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the men who are locals aged between 20 and 40 were arrested at
YANGON: The death toll from Friday’s 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,056, with approximately 3,900 people injured and nearly 270 reported missing, according to the country’s State Administration Council Information Team on Monday, reported Xinhua. International and domestic rescuers have been racing against time to save more lives
KUANTAN: A company auditor lost RM1.29 million after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme offered via WhatsApp, said Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman. He said the 43-year-old woman was initially added to a WhatsApp investment chat group called “C Baird VIP” on July 16 last year. He added
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he contacted Senior General Min Aung Hlaing yesterday to convey his condolences on behalf of Malaysia following the earthquake that struck Myanmar. Anwar said that as the Chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia is committed to standing with the people of Myanmar in
PUTRAJAYA: Prisons commissioner-general Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Razak departed for Vienna, Austria, tonight to attend the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting from April 1 to 4. The Malaysian Prisons Department said in a statement that the meeting aims to develop an international model strategy for reducing repeat offences, focusing on
KUALA LUMPUR: Deposits in the banking system grew at a slower pace of 3 per cent in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024), weighed down by muted inflows from resident businesses due to higher costs and debt repayments. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), in its Financial Stability Review for 2H 2024,
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s retirement system reform via the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has been recognised by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a model for emerging economies. In its white paper, Future-Proofing the Longevity Economy: Innovations and Key Trends, the WEF highlighted EPF’s strategies that balance sustainability, intergenerational equity, and
