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20 tahfiz students escape unhurt in hostel fire

SHAH ALAM: A hostel of a tahfiz school which was occupied by 20 male students in Kampung Medan, Teluk Panglima Garang. near here, was destroyed in a fire early today. However, all the students aged between 13 and 17 managed to escape from the building in time. The fire destroyed

Tun Dr Ismail key figure behind Malaysia-China diplomatic ties

KUALA LUMPUR: The late Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman played a vital role in the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China during the 1970s, a time when Malaysia was still facing the communist threat, said Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. According to the Kelantan prince, he was instructed

New zealand’s ruling party gears up for 2023 election

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s ruling party, the Labour Party, unveiled its 2023 party list on Monday which gears up for the 2023 general election in October. The new party list shows the Labour Party is strengthening its existing team and focussing on the bread-and-butter issues that matter most to New Zealanders,

Outdated laws, red tape hinder media freedom: S’wak journalists

KUCHING: Several journalists’ associations in Sarawak have called for a review of outdated laws and the elimination of excessive bureaucracy in getting access to information. Kuching Division Journalists’ Association president Ronnie Teo Teck Wei said bureaucratic procedures were often used as an excuse to delay or avoid giving the necessary

Man, toddler suffer heart attacks at French water park

PARIS: In southern France, two people had to be hospitalised when they suffered heart attacks in an incident at an aquatic theme park, reported German news agency (dpa).  A man and a three-year-old girl were on a large inflatable structure that was picked up by the wind and blown away,

Foreign inflow on Bursa Malaysia rises to its highest since March 

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors continued their buying spree on Bursa Malaysia for the third consecutive week, snapping up equities worth RM637.8 million last week– the highest since more than a year ago when they net bought RM1.18 billion during the week ended March 18, 2022. In its Fund Flow Report

Search continues for missing four in Australian army chopper crash

SYDNEY: The search for the missing crew members of an Australian army helicopter that crashed into waters off Queensland during military exercises continued on Monday, German news agency (dpa) quoted Minister for Defence Personnel, Matt Keogh. The four crewmen went missing when a MRH-90 Taipan helicopter ditched in waters near

Sri Pahang’s performance below par despite win: Fandi Ahmad

KUANTAN: Although Sri Pahang FC managed to record a 1-0 victory over Perak FC in theIr Super League match at home yesterday, head coach Fandi Ahmad felt his squad’s performance was still below par. Fandi said the frontlne of the squad still needs to be improved because in yesterday’s game

Tennis: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek wins Warsaw Open

WARSAW: Poland’s Iga Swiatek smashed Laura Siegemund of Germany 6-0, 6-1 on home court in the tennis final of the Warsaw Open on Sunday. The World No. 1 controlled the game from the very beginning and needed just 30 minutes to win the opening set without losing a single game,