DUBAI: The Dubai-based Emirates Airline has flown more than 14 million passengers between June and August, marking one of its busiest-ever summer seasons, Xinhua quoted the official news agency WAM report Wednesday. During the period, Emirates has operated nearly 50,000 flights to and from 140 cities, with an average seat
ATHENS: A wildfire in the Viotia region of Greece, about 100 kilometres northwest of Athens, caused damage to a UNESCO World Heritage site on Wednesday, Xinhua quoted the Greek national news agency AMNA report. The 10th-century Hosios Loukas monastery is listed among the country’s most important monuments of Byzantine-era architecture.
KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time ever, the National Day parade will feature the participation of the Creative Industry and Broadcasting Contingent, which is made up of various agencies and local media companies. Twenty employees from the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) will also be part of the contingent to
KUALA LUMPUR: National top men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia put up another resilient performance at the ongoing World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, while Ng Tze Yong crashed out. Zii Jia, ranked 13th in the world ensured his place into the last 16 round after disposing of Canadian Brian Yang
IPOH: A 38-year-old man has been detained in connection with yesterday’s false bomb threat call at Aeon Mall Klebang, Chemor. Ipoh district police chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said the local man was arrested at 9.30 pm yesterday in the Tasek area, near here. “The man is believed to be responsible
KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting today to decide on the key dates for the Pelangai state by-election in Pahang. The meeting at the EC headquarters in Putrajaya will be chaired by its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh, who will also hold a press
KUALA LUMPUR: Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd has submitted an appeal to Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd (Bursa Securities) against the de-listing of the company’s securities on the local exchange. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, the oil and gas service provider said this is in relation to the company being
KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted a syndicate for misappropriating diesel of the country’s leading oil and gas company after 15 men were arrested in an operation across several states on Monday (Aug 21). Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said all suspects aged between 29
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary Ahmad Farhan Fauzi visited the families of three victims who died in the plane crash in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam last week. Anwar, in a post on his official Facebook page yesterday, said this was to hand over some contributions
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday congratulated real estate mogul Srettha Thavisin on his election as the new Prime Minister of Thailand. Anwar said he also invited Srettha to visit the country in the near future to strengthen ties between Malaysia and Thailand in various fields. “Hopefully
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