MOSCOW: A high-speed train derailed close to San Francisco, catching fire and leaving nine people injured, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California said, reported Sputnik. “The partial derailment occurred at an interlocking located between the Orinda and Lafayette BART stations shortly after
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s top doubles player, Aaron Chia, hopes he and his partner Soh Wooi Yik will open their campaign this season with a flying start at the Malaysian Open 2024 scheduled to take place at the Axiata Arena from Jan 9 to 14. Without revealing any specific target
BEIJING: Around 214,000 people from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia entered China in December 2023, an increase of 28.5 per cent compared with November, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA), reported Xinhua. China’s unilateral visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from these countries took effect on
PUTRAJAYA: All educational institutions under the Ministry of Education (MoE) which were affected by the floods, as well as those that have been turned into temporary relief centres (PPS), resumed normal operations today. Minister Fadhlina Sidek said between Nov 11 last year and yesterday, a total of 133 primary schools,
GUA MUSANG: The Air Unit of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) conducted a medical evacuation flight (Medevac) by bringing seven Orang Asli from Pos Gob and Pos Bihai here for treatment at the Gua Musang Hospital yesterday. JBPM Subang Central Region public relations officer Assistant Fire Superintendent Mohd
HANOI: In spite of increasing employed population, the quality of Vietnam’s labour market has yet to improve with a large portion of informal workers, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in its latest report, reported Xinhua. In 2023, the number of employed workers in Vietnam is 51.3 million, increasing by
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul will attend the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) in Kampala, Uganda from tomorrow until Jan 6. According to a statement released by the Malaysian
MOSCOW: The Indian government plans to create domestic coal reserves of up to 2.5 billion tonnes by 2030-32, and then suspend coal production for 10 years, Sputnik quoted the Business Standard news portal report. According to the Indian Coal Ministry’s estimates, coal demand will range from 1.5 to 1.8 billion
TOKYO: The death toll has risen to 30 after a series of strong earthquakes hit central Japan and the vicinity, Xinhua quoted the national news agency Kyodo report on Tuesday, citing local authorities. Building collapses and fires left at least 30 people dead in the most-hit Ishikawa prefecture. A large-scale
JERUSALEM: Israel has decided to appear at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, the Netherlands, in the hearing of the case filed by South Africa alleging ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza, Xinhua quoted Israeli news website Ynet’s report Monday evening. “Israel has signed the convention against genocide
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