BANGKOK: Five people were confirmed dead and at least 27 others injured when a construction crane for an expressway project collapsed in Bangkok’s Chom Thong district early Saturday morning. Fire and rescue personnel, along with teams from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department and the Poh Teck Tung Foundation,
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reaffirms its unwavering commitment to combat Islamophobia and all acts of violence and hatred directed at individuals based on their religion or beliefs. In a statement on Saturday, Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry stressed that amid heightened hatred and violence against Islam and Muslims worldwide, a united front is crucial to
KUALA LUMPUR: Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives surged on Friday, tracking a global rally as prices hit a new record of US$2,990.21 an ounce. SPI Asset Management’s Stephen Innes said the jump was driven by growing investor flight to safe-haven assets, spurred by US President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs
RAMALLAH: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that it has opened 130 temporary education centres in Gaza, enabling direct learning for approximately 47,000 children across the Gaza Strip, the Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. This came in a statement posted by UNRWA Commissioner-General
MANILA: The Philippine government will not intervene as the camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte begins preparing for his defence against the charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Malacañang (Presidential Palace) said Saturday. The ICC set the confirmation of charges hearing on September 23 to allow
WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN: Facing a shortage at home, the United States (US) has approached agricultural associations in Denmark and Sweden for help in acquiring eggs, German news agency dpa reported, citing media reports on Friday. Danish industry representative Jørgen Nyberg Larsen told the trade magazine AgriWatch that the US had inquired about
BANGKOK, Thailand: Five people were confirmed dead and at least 27 others injured when a construction crane for an expressway project collapsed in Bangkok’s Chom Thong district early Saturday morning. Fire and rescue personnel, along with teams from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department and the Poh
KUANTAN: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) is collaborating with the ReMeal platform this year to collect data on the amount of food successfully saved from disposal at Ramadan bazaars. Its deputy minister, Dr Fuziah Salleh said the initiative was taken by her ministry as one
ISTANBUL, Turkiye: The price of gold reached a new record on Thursday with an ounce trading at US$2,983.50 (RM13,216.90) at 1810GMT amid uncertainties caused by United States (US) President Donald Trump’s trade policies, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. The ounce of gold rose 1.68 per cent on Thursday to set a
MOSCOW, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he is in favour of a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict as proposed by the United States (US). However, he added that there will be nuances, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported. “We agree with the proposal to stop the hostilities,” Putin
