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Small firms and local contractors to receive 300-litre monthly diesel quota through fleet cards
KOTA KINABALU, July 19 — Small companies and local contractors will be provided a monthly quota of 300 litres through fleet cards to reduce the impact on operating costs following […]
Gerakan sacks Tang Jay Son for contesting in Rahang on Bersatu ticket
SEREMBAN, July 19 — Gerakan has expelled Tang Jay Son from the party with immediate effect after he contested under the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) ticket in the 16th […]
Give Pakatan a stronger mandate to keep Negeri Sembilan on course, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) Chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appealed for the consideration and trust of the people of Negeri Sembilan to grant a stronger […]
US launches retaliatory strikes after first American troops killed in Iran conflict
WASHINGTON, July 19 — The United States launched new airstrikes yesterday to “punish” Iran after reporting the first US military deaths since renewing its hostilities with the Islamic republic. Iran’s […]
Influencer Andrew Tate and brother Tristan detained in Miami as UK seeks their return over rape and trafficking charges
WASHINGTON, July 19 — Radical social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested yesterday in Miami, the US Marshals Service told AFP, with news outlet TMZ posting […]
Garbage City cashes in as Iran war turns Cairo’s trash into plastic gold
CAIRO, July 19 — In the labyrinthine alleyways of Cairo’s Garbage City, recycling specialist Peter Romany finds himself fielding calls from factories scrambling for plastic to plug supply shortfalls caused […]
No fuel, no patience: Vologda queues show war’s bite on Russian daily life
VOLOGDA (Russia), July 19 — Russian couple Yelena and Dmitry passed four petrol stations before finally finding one that actually had fuel as they returned to the city of Vologda, […]
From an idea to 800 sterilisations: How Catsoterra is helping to curb the stray cat population in Penang
GEORGE TOWN, July 19 — What began as a grassroots effort to curb Penang’s growing stray cat population has evolved into a volunteer-driven movement that has already prevented thousands of […]
How ordinary Penangites are taking on the stray cat population, one sterilisation at a time
GEORGE TOWN, July 19 — Every morning, at 7am, Fouziah Omar loads her motorcycle with bags of cat food and starts making her two-hour journey to work. The 57-year-old lives only […]
Sacred ruins and Siberian waters: Unesco flags heritage at risk from war and global warming
PARIS, July 18 — The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world’s deepest lake as world treasures under threat, […]