NEW YORK: At least 13 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in New York on Thursday morning. A Long Island Rail Road train was heading towards Hempstead when it derailed east of Jamaica Station at 175th Street and 95th Avenue in the city’s Queens borough at 11.12 am local time, Xinhua quoted a
SEREMBAN: The efficiency of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in administering Negeri Sembilan was proven when 97 per cent of the pledges made in its manifesto for the 14th General Election was implemented as promised. Political analyst with Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Dr Mohd Azmir Mohd Nizah said this showed the seriousness of the state government in prioritising
KUALA LUMPUR: Infineon Technologies AG’s latest investment reflects Malaysia’s commitment to fostering an inclusive and vibrant economy, generating various opportunities for local talents and industry supply chains, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida). Followings Infineon Technologies’ “monumental achievement,” Mida chief executive officer Datuk Wira Arham Abdul Rahman reaffirmed the agency’s
MOSCOW: An Iranian-born woman has burnt a copy of the Quran in Sweden’s capital Stockholm under police protection, Sputnik quoted the Anadolu news agency on Thursday. Iranian-born Bayrami Marjan, 47, has burnt the Quran in a brazier at the Angbybadet beach in Bromma on the shore of Lake Malaren, the report said. She has
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor wants ethnic languages, cultures and customs in Sabah strengthened so that they are not marginalised in today’s modern world and technology. He said Sabah has 35 ethnic groups and 217 sub-ethnic groups, using more than 50 languages and about 90 dialects, and all these
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges against him for plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, reported Xinhua quoting US media. Trump was arraigned in a federal courthouse in Washington on Thursday afternoon, two days after he was formally indicted. Trump appeared
BEIJING: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted southeast of Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean at 0044 GMT on Friday, reported Xinhua quoting the US Geological Survey. It also reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Java, Indonesia at 0031 GMT. — BERNAMA-XINHUA
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil sees the MADANI economy in the framework of digitalization as being able to create wide employment opportunities because it contains various sectors including programming, cyber security and e-commerce. Fahmi said he expected between 500,000 job opportunities would definitely exist in one
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) for treatment of an infection. In a post on Dr Mahathir’s official Facebook page yesterday, two photos were shared showing him going through some files at the ward. “Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
PETALING JAYA: Selangor FC, winners of the Malaysia Cup a record 33 times, bounced back from a goal down to gun down PDRM (The Cops) 4-1 in the first leg of their Malaysia Cup campaign at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) stadium, here last night. Though the scoreline looks