ERBIL (Iraq): At least 100 people died in a fire at a wedding celebration in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province, local authorities said Wednesday. Another 500 people were injured in the fire, which broke out at Al Haytham Wedding Hall in Al-Hamdaniya district, local media reported, citing Ahmed Hamdani, deputy director
NEW DELHI: Malaysian Army Chief General Datuk Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan attended a regional military conference in New Delhi that deliberated on boosting cooperation to tackle security challenges. The Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference from Sept 25 to 27 was jointly organised by the armies of India and the United States. Accompanying
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia extended their excellent run at the 2023 World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Spokane, United States by securing a third win, this time over Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday. In the tournament held at The Podium, mixed doubles pair Low Han Chen-Chan Wen Tse got the ball rolling
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit fell against the US dollar this morning as the greenback continued to be buoyed by bullish sentiments. At 9.15 am, the local note slid to 4.7050/7095 against the US dollar from Tuesday’s close of 4.6875/6915 ActivTrades trader Dyogenes Rodrigues Diniz said the market continues to believe
By Soon Li Wei KUALA SELANGOR: There is nothing like getting the local communities involved to ensure the success of conservation programmes to protect the nation’s wetlands and forests as well as its flora and fauna species. A case in point is Kampung Bukit Belimbing here where some of the
KUALA LUMPUR: The District Disaster Management Committees (JPBD) in the country have urged to convene meetings to formulate strategy and action plan on the possibility of floods and landslides, which are common during the Northeast Monsoon (MTL) season. National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) director-general Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said it
HANGZHOU: The national squash squad got off on a right footing in the Asian Games, with both the men’s and women’s teams notching victories in all matches held at the Hangzhou International Expo Centre here, yesterday. The men’s team began their gold medal defence by beating the Philippines 3-0 in
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Lawn Bowls Federation (MLBF) will hold the inaugural Malaysia Lawn Bowls League next year, said its president, Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz. He said the league will be held in five zones nationwide, namely, north, south, central, east coast and Sabah/Sarawak. “Besides giving more exposure to the
HANGZHOU: Tears of joy from National wushu queen Tan Cheong Min provided a silver lining to the Malaysian camp on the third day of competitions in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games yesterday and lifted the gloom surrounding the Malaysian contingent in the land of the Great Wall. After two dry
KUALA LUMPUR: Police (PDRM) have recorded a statement from Ipoh Timur Member of Parliament Howard Lee Chuan How to assist investigations over allegations that Lee had insulted Islam through his own interpretation of the Quranic verse (Surah An Nisa’ ayat 59). Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd
