Newsfeed
Power grid collapse leaves millions sweltering in Philippines amid record-breaking heat
MANILA, May 15 — Widespread power cuts struck the Philippines Friday, leaving millions without electricity in the tropical nation’s hottest month of the year. The National Grid Corporation of the […]
Nine dead after cliff collapses at illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s Sumatra
PADANG, May 15 — Searchers recovered nine bodies after a landslide hit near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, police said Friday. A cliff near the mine collapsed […]
India’s Adani pays US$18m fine to avoid liability in US corruption trial
NEW DELHI, May 15 — Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani has agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar settlement in a US civil court case linked to corruption without admitting guilt, his […]
Johor royal family attends Berandam Surai ceremony for youngest princess
 JOHOR BAHRU, May 15 — A Berandam Surai ceremony for the youngest daughter of Johor Regent, Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, and his consort, Che’ Puan Mahkota Khaleeda Bustamam, […]
College student, 24, faces murder charge over couple’s death in Jalan Ampang crashÂ
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — A college student was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a married couple following a fatal crash along Jalan Ampang […]
Must pass SPM BM and History first: Anwar confirms UEC students can enter public universities
SEREMBAN, May 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today confirmed that the Cabinet has approved the new admission pathways for graduates from Chinese Private Secondary School (SMPC) or […]
Jho Low pardon bid: Anwar says ‘we are not going that route’, leaves US decision to Washington
SEREMBAN, May 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia will not consider any pardon application involving fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low. He […]
On national Youth Day, Anwar announces RM5m allocation for Youth Council
SEREMBAN, May 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced a RM5 million allocation for the Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) to strengthen the umbrella body’s role in advancing […]
Trump and Xi share light moment in Zhongnanhai garden ‘very rarely’ seen by outsiders
BEIJING, May 15 — After talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi ‌Jinping showed off the centuries-old trees in ​Beijing’s walled-off Zhongnanhai compound, where he strolled with US […]
The war on panic: Hantavirus scare tests post-Covid defences against disinformation and conspiracies
LONDON, May 15 — A rodent-borne virus with a scary name. A mid-ocean cruise ship in quarantine. Several people dead and more falling ‌sick. It is no wonder that an […]