IPOH: An independent speaker pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today, to two charges of making offensive postings against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong through the WhatsApp application in November last year. For both charges, Ab Malik Hussain, 62, was charged with knowingly making and initiating the transmission of
KOTA BHARU: A Thai woman escaped the gallows after the High Court here acquitted and discharged her of trafficking 86.8 grammes of methamphetamine in 2018. Judge Datuk Roslan Abu Bakar made the decision after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against Miss Rusneeda Beraheng,
SEOUL: A giant panda, leased by China to South Korea seven years ago, gave birth to the first pair of baby pandas in the country last week, Everland theme park said Tuesday. Ai Bao, a nine-year-old female, gave birth to the female twin cubs on Friday, according to Everland, South
LOS ANGELES: In another sign of a challenged media landscape, the New York Times announced Monday it is disbanding the newspaper’s sports department, leaving the bulk of its sports coverage to its digital site The Athletic, reported German news agency (dpa). Under the change, stories from The Athletic, which the
SEOUL: South Korea’s population is set to fall to 38 million in 2070 due to its critically low birth rates with those aged 65 and above set to take up around 46 per cent. The figure marks a sharp drop from the 52 million estimated for this year, in which
MEXICO CITY: At least nine people died and one was injured in a fire at a wholesale food distribution centre in Toluca, capital of the central State of Mexico, local authorities said Monday. The state’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that the fire on early Monday affected several
KUALA LUMPUR: Research firms are taking a neutral stance on the plantation sector, given that share prices in the sector have not moved much despite the recovery in crude palm oil (CPO) prices in recent weeks. In its note, RHB Research said it continues to expect a gradual improvement in
INCHEON (South Korea): A teenager accused of attempting to open a plane door during a flight last month has been sent to a psychiatric facility over suspicions of drug addiction, Yonhap news agency quoted prosecutors as saying Tuesday. The 18-year-old, whose identity was withheld, was arrested for trying to open
LONDON: Allegations that a BBC presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images are to be put to the head of the corporation later today, reported German news agency (dpa). The BBC has suspended a male member of staff after The Sun newspaper reported he
WASHINGTON: One US senator’s stance on abortion rights has become a major problem for the United States military, reported the German news agency (dpa). Republican Senator for Alabama, Tommy Tuberville, is blocking the confirmation of key personnel within the military because he opposes the Pentagon funding trips to abortion clinics
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