KUALA LUMPUR: In a historic moment for India’s space endeavours, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is poised to achieve a ground-breaking feat as Chandrayaan-3 (CY3), the nation’s third lunar mission, is set to land on the moon’s surface on Wednesday (Aug 23) at approximately 6.04 pm IST (India Standard
LONDON: Female recruits at UK armed forces training centres are suffering from “low morale” due to ill-fitting uniforms, an Ofsted report has found, reported German news agency (dpa). Inspectors found there were “significant problems” with ageing buildings and poorly-fitting clothing in several armed forces training facilities. The report was based
JAKARTA: The broad usage of batik in the community’s everyday activities can help to promote the sense of national identity, said Minister of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Nik Nazmi, who is on a working trip to Indonesia, witnessed how batik was aligned with fashion
VIENTIANE: Environmental officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have met in Lao capital Vientiane to discuss a number of environmental issues and to enhance cooperation in resolving transboundary haze pollution, reported Xinhua. The 18th Meeting of the Committee under the Conference of the Parties to the Asean
MOSCOW: An alleged Chinese intelligence officer was using fake profiles on the LinkedIn professional networking site for five years to lure classified information from British officials in exchange for money or other lucrative offers, reported Sputnik. Sources told The Times newspaper that the spy under the nickname Robin Zhang created
KUANTAN: Panicked that he will be arrested caused a vegetable gardener in Cameron Highlands to lose RM792,669.45 after being deceived by a Macau Scam syndicate. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 54-year-old victim claimed the scam started after he received a phone call on June 19 from
PUTRAJAYA: A married couple escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal today commuted their death sentence to a maximum jail sentence of 40 years for murdering their daughter. A three-member bench comprising Justices Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim and Datuk S. M. Komathy Suppiah upheld the
KUALA LUMPUR: The two owners of the Crackhouse Comedy Club today withdrew their application to challenge the action of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in revoking the club business licence and banning the duo from starting any business in the city permanently. Lawyer M. Pravin, representing Mohamad Rizal Johan
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy and its former chairman Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah’s bid to strike out a US$6.59 billion suit filed by 1MDB against them. High Court Judicial Commissioner (JC) Datuk Raja Ahmad
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar this morning as market participants awaited more signals from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium, said an analyst. At 9 am, the local note fell to 4.6555/6590 against the greenback from 4.6465/6495 at Tuesday’s close.
