Author: Bernama

Man charged with murdering girlfriend’s son

MELAKA: A man was charged in the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering his girlfriend’s three-year-old son. Muhammad Firman Hakimie Abdul Rahman, 25, was charged with intentionally causing the death of Muhammd Haziq Damiri Najli at a house in Taman Paya Emas, Cheng in the Melaka Tengah district

Zimbabwe acquires drones to fight birds

HARARE (Zimbabwe): The Zimbabwean government has acquired nine drones for use in combating quelea birds, also known as qualia birds, with the aim of increasing cereal crop production in the country. During the unveiling ceremony in the capital on Monday, Dr John Basera, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of

Spain like an ‘oven’ as third heatwave grips country

MADRID: The third official heatwave of the summer has begun in Spain, with a heat alarm declared by the national weather service AEMET in effect on Monday in 12 of the country’s 17 autonomous communities, German news agency (dpa) quoted local media reports. The result was deserted streets and crowded

Nearly 12 pct of 2,100 ‘ghost babies’ in S Korea confirmed dead

SEOUL: South Korea’s welfare ministry said Tuesday nearly 12 per cent of more than 2,100 undocumented babies in the country were confirmed to have died. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said its probe found that 249 out of the 2,123 babies who were born between 2015 and 2022 but

NGOs urge govt to abolish use of local, imported rice labels

KANGAR: Several non-governmental organisations (NGO) has proposed that the government abolish the use of imported and local rice labels to overcome the issue of switching white rice labels. Kedah-Perlis SPB Malay Rice Millers Association president Marzukhi Othman said labelling white rice packages with “Super Special Local” (SST) and “Super Special

Death toll from starvation cult rises to 403 people

MOSCOW: The death toll from the starvation cult in Kenya has reached 403 after 12 more bodies were found in Kilifi County in the country’s southeast, Sputnik quoted Kenyan media reports on Monday. Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha said there were no new arrests so far, and the total number

Ringgit easier against greenback at opening

KUALA LUMPUR:  The ringgit traded easier against the US dollar at the opening today, as China’s lower-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) data appeared to be the excuse for the weaker ringgit, said an analyst. At 9.10 am, the local note was traded at 4.5400/5425 against the greenback compared with 4.5340/5405

Announcing UFO hearing, house lawmaker says, ‘we’re done with the cover-ups’

WASHINGTON: The US House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing next week on “unidentified anomalous phenomena” (UAP), more commonly known as UFO. “We’re done with the cover-ups,” the United Press International (UPI) quoted Tennessee lawmaker and representative, Tim Burchett as saying on his Twitter post announcing the hearing, which has

Country music exec Jerry Bradley, who shaped Nashville’s sound, dies at 83

WASHINGTON: Country music executive Jerry Bradley, whose skills and savvy as a producer pushed the genre to new heights in the 1970s and ’80s, has died in Nashville, United States (US), his family announced Monday. He was 83. Family members confirmed Bradley’s death in a release to The Tennessean but

Muhammad Sanusi pleads not guilty to second charge under Sedition Act

KUALA LUMPUR: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor was charged in the Selayang Sessions Court here today on another charge of uttering seditious words, this time, over the establishment of the unity government during a political talk last week. Muhammad Sanusi, 48, who is Perikatan Nasional (PN)