LANGKAWI: Police have confirmed that no additional bodies or arrests related to the recent boat capsize incident near the Malaysia-Thailand maritime border were recorded as of yesterday. Langkawi police chief ACP Khairul Azhar Nuruddin said the death toll remains at 28, while 14 victims were found safe. Police also believe
TOKYO: Japan’s hot spring culture, currently under consideration by a government council for a United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage bid, has been defined by an association as a long-standing practice of bathing in natural thermal waters for mental and physical comfort. The Japan Onsen Association
THE HAGUE: Bird flu has been detected at a small-scale poultry farm in Assendelft, a village in the province of North Holland, the Dutch government said on Friday, the latest in a series of outbreaks affecting the country in recent weeks, reported Xinhua. According to an official news release, about
RIO DE JANEIRO: At least six people were killed and another was wounded Friday in a shooting between alleged rival criminal gangs at a party hall in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, local authorities said, reported Xinhua. The shooting took place in the northern Honorio Gurgel neighbourhood, where
BUTTERWORTH: A newborn baby girl, with her umbilical cord still attached, was found abandoned in front of a house toilet in Sungai Dua last Thursday. Seberang Perai Utara district police chief ACP Anuar Abd Rahman said the infant was discovered by a member of the public, who subsequently lodged a report
KOTA KINABALU, Sabah: All 25 nomination centres for the 17th Sabah State Election are fully prepared for tomorrow’s nomination day, which will determine contenders for all 73 state seats. In Putatan, Election Commission (EC) Chairman, Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun, spent about an hour inspecting preparations at Dewan Sri Putatan, the
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed the defamation suit filed by former Melaka Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik, against Ipoh Timor Member of Parliament, Howard Lee Chuan How, DAP and Malaysiakini over a 2018 commentary criticising his bid to join Bersatu. Judge Roz Mawar Rozain
LONDON, England: The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) may have to cut frontline staff plus appointments and operations for patients if doctors’ strikes continue, health leaders have warned, reported PA Media/dpa. As thousands of resident doctors go on strike across England today in a dispute over pay, the NHS Confederation
KUANTAN: The Rapid Kuantan bus service, operated by Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd (Rapid Bus) since November 2012, will cease operations on Dec 14. Rapid Bus, in a statement, said that stage bus operations in Kuantan will now be taken over by Sanwa Tours (M) Sdn Bhd (Sanwa Tours) – the operator
KOTA KINABALU: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has identified about 15 hotspots requiring heightened security measures for the 17th Sabah State Election, with particular attention on several locations around Kota Kinabalu and the east coast. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the areas were flagged based on
