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Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force radar site in Alaska, military says
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 — A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed eight people yesterday, the military said. The civilian-contracted plane crashed at the airport […]
Two Swiss apartment block fires leave five missing and 19 injured, police say
GENEVA, Aug 21 — Two fires that erupted overnight in apartment buildings in Switzerland left five people missing and 19 injured, police said today. In Thusis, in Switzerland’s far-east, a […]
Six charged with kidnapping Singaporean man for S$20,000 ransom in Johor
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 21 — Six individuals including a woman pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to a charge of kidnapping a Singaporean man, 32, for the […]
Muhyiddin trial: Witness says MOF wanted open tender, but PMO insisted on pre-qualification
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — The Finance Ministry (MOF) had initially wanted government projects under the Bumiputera contractors’ programme Jana Wibawa to be carried out through open tender, but the […]
MOH bans three batches of Chomel hand sanitiser over excessive methanol content
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has banned the sale of Chomel Hand Sanitizer after three batches of the product were found to contain methanol above the […]
Police arrest drug suspect after struggle with machete leaves officer injured in Jeli
KOTA BHARU, Aug 21 — A suspect believed to be involved in drug trafficking was arrested after brandishing a machete at police officers and injuring one during a raid in […]
Hyundai Motor workers launch first full‑day strike in 10 years amid bonus and retirement‑age dispute
SEOUL, Aug 21 — The union representing workers at South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor staged its first full-day strike in 10 years today, after long-running wage and retirement age talks […]
El Nino set to be strongest in more than a century, UK Met Office warns
LONDON, Aug 21 — This year’s El Nino weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century, warming sea surface temperatures to an “unheard-of” level, Britain’s national weather agency […]
Cambodia unveils Senate building backed by tycoon sanctioned over alleged scam‑centre links
PHNOM PENH, Aug 21 — Cambodian leaders inaugurated a new Senate building today funded by the country’s top business people, including a tycoon sanctioned by the United States for alleged […]
Anwar: Action against Tabung Haji, Felda based on wrongdoing, not religion or race
KAJANG, Aug 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has rejected claims that the government’s scrutiny of Tabung Haji (TH) is driven by the institution’s Islamic identity, insisting that […]