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Water disruption expected as Sarawak Water conducts Jalan Matang pipeline repairs Sept 4-5; traffic diversion from Sept 3-12
KUCHING, Aug 29 — Sarawak Water Sdn Bhd (Sarawak Water) will carry out planned repair works on a 1,100mm-diameter water pipeline along Jalan Matang here from 10pm on September 4 […]
Govt monitoring inflation to avoid cost pressure on the people amid West Asia crisis, says deputy minister
KOTA BHARU, Aug 29 — The government is monitoring inflation movements due to developments in the West Asian crisis to ensure cost pressures from supply disruptions and rising commodity prices […]
Kota Belud car wash crash sparks deja vu weeks after Kota Kinabalu International Airport smash
KOTA BELUD, Aug 29 — In a scene reminiscent of another that brought down a glass door at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport earlier this month, a 61-year-old driver lost […]
Umno allows state leaders to negotiate cooperation with any party for next election
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Umno has agreed to give its state leadership the mandate to hold discussions and negotiations with any political party interested in cooperating in the next […]
Factory owner suffers first-degree burns trying to fight blaze that destroys 80pc of Butterworth premises
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — A 58-year-old factory owner suffered first-degree burns to his hands and neck while trying to put out a fire that destroyed about 80 per cent […]
Seven dead, 554 missing after mudslide hits China-Nepal border
LHASA, Aug 29 — Seven people were killed and 554 others remained missing after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. Two […]
Sarawak wakes to worsening haze as API breaches 200 in three locations
KUCHING, Aug 29 — Lubok Antu, Sri Aman and Lundu recorded very unhealthy air quality as of 8am on Saturday, with Air Pollutant Index (API) readings of 225, 222 and […]
Police detain seven Yemeni men after viral video of dangerous car stunt at Jalan Sungai Besi
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Police have detained seven Yemeni nationals to assist in investigations into an incident involving two cars being driven dangerously along Jalan Sungai Besi here early […]
Tibet rescue hampered by fresh flood risks, heavy rain and buried roads under mud 1.5 metres thick
BEIJING, Aug 29 — Risks of renewed flooding, heavy rain and roads covered in mud are complicating the search for hundreds of people missing in Tibet, two days after a […]
Nepal flood disaster deepens as missing toll surges past 2,400
NUWAKOT (Nepal), Aug 29 — The number of people missing in Nepal and China leaped to more than 2,400 Friday, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunami-like […]