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Bomba guidelines for EV charging stations in commercial premises

PUTRAJAYA:  The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has come up with guidelines for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations located within commercial premises nationwide. JBPM operations director Datuk Ahmad Izram Osman said the guidelines have been submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) for evaluation and will

20 fuel scoopers burnt to death in Nigerian tanker blast

ABUJA: Nigerian police on Monday confirmed that dozens of people were killed in a fuel tanker explosion in the country’s southwestern state of Ondo on Sunday. The victims of the incident were trapped in a fire while scooping fuel from the tanker which had veered off the road and toppled

Aug 8 hearing of Apandi Ali’s appeal in defamation suit against Kit Siang

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Aug 8 to hear former attorney-general (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali’s appeal against a High Court’s dismissal of his RM10 million defamation lawsuit against Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang. Mohamed Apandi’s counsel M. Visvanathan as well as lawyer Simranjit Kaur Chhran representing

Labuan’s rugby stars to represent Malaysia in Asia Rugby U20 next month

LABUAN: Excitement is running high among Labuan’s rugby girl players as Malaysia Rugby Union announces its formidable line-up of rugby players set to represent the nation in the upcoming Asia Rugby U20 Girls Championship 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal from August 17 to 24. Labuan Rugby Association (LRA) president Rashid Adlie

Cambodian PM’s party wins overwhelming majority in parliamentary polls

PHNOM PENH: The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won 120 parliamentary seats as the royalist Funcinpec Party gained the remaining five seats in Sunday’s general election of the Southeast Asian country, party spokespersons said on Tuesday. A total of 18 political parties contested the election, which is held once every

Govt to pay RM1.2 mln to families of seven Orang Asli children

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is to pay RM1.2 million as a full settlement in negligence suits filed by the Orang Asli families over the missing of seven of their children from a school hostel in Pos Tohoi, Gua Musang, Kelantan, eight years ago. Based on the settlement terms recorded before

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18-year-old dies after crashing into lamp post

LABUAN: An 18-year-old boy was killed after the motorcycle he was riding skidded and crashed into a lamp post at Jalan Pohon Batu, Kg Lajau, early this morning. Labuan police chief Supt Hamizi Halim said that the victim, identified as Mohamad Ruhaifan Mahadi, was thrown off his motorcycle in the

Malaysia lucky charm for Indian music composer

KUALA LUMPUR: Yuvan Shankar Raja, the highly celebrated music composer in South Indian cinema, has always considered Malaysia his lucky charm. The youngest child of Indian music maestro Ilaiyaraaja said that due to the overwhelming support from Malaysian fans, he chose the country as the starting point for his Asian

One year out from Paris Olympics, hotel prices rising fast

BERLIN: One year before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, the European Consumer Centre Germany (ECC) has advised fans not to wait too long when booking a hotel, reported German news agency (dpa).  “Prices are already rising sharply,” an ECC spokeswoman said. The consumer centre had taken a

Human interactions with AI chatbots suicides will continue: UN tech envoy

NEW YORK: The unfortunate incidents of people committing suicide after mishandled interactions with AI chatbots will likely continue, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Envoy on Technology Amandeep Singh Gill told Sputnik. Earlier this year, a Belgian man reportedly committed suicide after having six-week-long conversations about the ecological future of the planet