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Hannah Yeoh: 8,000 KL businesses renew licences in two months under streamlined system
PETALING JAYA, Oct 3 — A total of 8,000 businesses in Kuala Lumpur renewed their business licences within two months after a new multi-year renewal initiative was introduced in July. […]
Malaysia’s largest MMEA vessel launched in Türkiye, set to sail home in January
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Construction of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency’s (MMEA) Multi-Purpose Mission Ship 1 (MPMS 1) is progressing smoothly and ahead of schedule, with the vessel expected […]
Bad news is good news again as Wall Street bets on a Fed pause
NEW YORK, Oct 3 — Wall Street stocks advanced yesterday after weak US jobs data lowered the odds of Federal Reserve rate hikes. Major US indices spent most of the […]
Husband and wife killed, two daughters seriously injured in Kluang crash
KLUANG, Oct 3 — A husband and wife were killed, and their two daughters were seriously injured in an accident involving a car and a lorry at Kilometre 72.5 of […]
‘I could not let all those people die’: Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit attack
DUBAI, Oct 3 — An Indian pilot attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flight from the UAE to Israel said yesterday that he “could not let all those people die”, […]
Trump wants cheaper fuel — G7 is releasing 100 million barrels
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 — The Group of Seven industrial nations said Friday that they plan to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks, starting […]
Buried, numbered, waiting to be named: Nepal’s grim DNA search after the floods
NUWAKOT, Oct 3 — Clutching a photograph of his missing son, Rajesh Ram is pinning his hopes on DNA testing — like thousands of others desperately seeking relatives swept away […]
‘They were killing him on Facebook’: Vaccine misinformation rattles Philippine parents
MANILA, Oct 3 — When Jenette Torres Odena’s three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook […]
Bumper weekend in Malaysia: F1, football legends, concerts and comedy shows set to pack Klang Valley
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — This weekend could feel like a long one for Malaysians in the capital — not because of a string of public holidays, but the sheer […]
How does cloud seeding work? What it could do for haze at Sepang this weekend
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — For more than a month, haze has blanketed parts of Malaysia as transboundary smoke from massive forest and peatland fires in neighbouring Indonesia drifts across […]