KUALA LUMPUR: Burnley FC captain Josh Brownhill has addressed rumours about his nationality, taking to social media to clarify speculation linking him to Malaysia. The 29-year-old midfielder, a key figure at Burnley since 2020, has clarified that he is exclusively English. “Just wanted to address the situation of some rumours
LONDON: The UK has called for an independent investigation into the downing of an Azerbaijani plane thought to have been caused by a Russian missile, German news agency dpa reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised “for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace” during a call with
MUAN (South Korea): A malfunction of the landing gear likely caused a passenger plane to crash at Muan International Airport on Sunday while attempting a crash landing after a failed first landing attempt, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing authorities. The Jeju Air flight, carrying a total of 181 passengers from
MUAN (South Korea): At least 28 people were dead and many others presumably injured after a South Korean passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed at an airport in the country’s southwest on Sunday, police and firefighters said. Yonhap News Agency reported that, the accident happened at 9.07 am, when the
MUAN (South Korea): A South Korean passenger airplane veered off the runway and collided with a fence at an airport in the southwestern city of Muan, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing police and firefighters said on Sunday. The accident happened at 9.07am when the Jeju Air flight was landing at
KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid KL’s rail services will operate until 3 am, while selected bus routes will run until 3.30 am on Jan 1 to ease congestion during New Year’s Eve celebrations for 2025. In a statement today, Prasarana Malaysia Bhd announced that the extended hours will cover 18 rail stations, four Rapid Transit bus
IPOH: A total of 210 primary and secondary school students from Perak made history by setting a Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) category for the Most Chinese Orchestra Performers in a Christmas Festival. The performance took place last night in front of the Ipoh Town Hall on Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab.
KUANTAN: A trader in Temerloh lost more than RM100,000, after falling victim to a fraudulent investment scheme last month, which promised high returns. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 67-year-old man joined a purported share investment scheme on Nov 8, through the WhatsApp application, after being enticed by a man
KUALA LUMPUR: The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (Samenta) has urged the Kelantan government to reconsider its decision to mandate halal certification for food and beverage (F&B) operators in the state. Instead, the association calls for collaboration with F&B operators to promote halal certification and with the certification authority to further
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia from Jan 9 to 12, to deepen cooperation with the Southeast Asian nations toward realising a rules-based, free and open Indo-Pacific, the top government spokesman said yesterday. According to Kyodo news agency, during his trip, he is expected to
