SONGKHLA, Southern Thailand: A Thai couple who owned the firecrackers and fireworks warehouse that exploded in Mundok, Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat were arrested after surrendering to police on Saturday (Aug 5). Narathiwat police chief Maj Gen Anuruth Imarb said the two individuals, both aged 42, surrendered to the Malaysian Police yesterday and were handed over
SEOUL: Typhoon Khanun is forecast to hit South Korea’s southeastern region later this week, changing its course northward from the west of Japan, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Sunday, calling for the nation to take precautions against heavy rainfall. The typhoon passed through the northeast of Japan’s Okinawa at around
KUANTAN: A skipper was reported missing while two crew members were rescued after the local fishing boat they were on capsized about 26.8 nautical miles off the waters of Kuala Pahang. Pahang Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director First Maritime Admiral Kamal Ariffin Jusoh said there were claims that the incident occurred at 2am on
CHUKAI: Fishermen in Kemasik here claim that the RM7 million breakwater project implemented by the PAS-led state government has failed to solve the shallow estuary problem they have been facing for the past five years. Kemasik Fishermen’s Association Committee member Rozali Ismail also questioned why the project, which cost a lot
PERMATANG PAUH: Malaysia and Turkiye will cooperate to form a movement to tackle Islamophobia at the international level, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The matter was discussed during a phone conversation with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan this afternoon, he added. “We discussed Islamophobia. Erdogan and I agreed to head
GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has declared that he aims to turn Malaysia into a great economy in five to six years. Malaysia is improving, and its political stability has attracted the interest of foreign investors to invest in the country, he said, citing the willingness of Tesla
KUALA LUMPUR: National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang’s hopes of advancing to the men’s sprint quarterfinals at the 2023 World Track Cycling Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, were dashed after he was knocked out in the second round yesterday. Azizulhasni, who was up against Thomas Cornish in heat four, was
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a video call with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to discuss bilateral relations between their countries. Highlighting that relations between the two countries have moved further on the basis of a comprehensive strategic partnership, Erdogan said they welcomed the “authority granted to
JAKARTA: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Central Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Sunday, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. According to Xinhua, the earthquake happened at 8.44 am Jakarta time (0144 GMT) with its epicentre located 47 km northeast of Sigi district and a depth of 16 km, the agency
KUALA LUMPUR: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has upheld the RM120,000 fine and one-month suspension on Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) and Selangor FC sensational winger Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim respectively. The decision was made in a meeting of the FAM Appeals Committee chaired by Datuk Seri Mohammad Mokhtar Mohamad
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