KUALA LUMPUR: A former chief executive officer of an automotive institute claimed trial in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of soliciting a bribe of RM5 million to help a company secure a training and work placement programme. Datuk Mohamad Madani Sahari, 56, was alleged to have solicited
KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals aged 65 years old and above, young children aged five and below are at higher risk of having heatstroke as it is harder for them to regulate their body temperature. Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City, Dr Ch’ng Tong Wooi said other factors contributing
BERLIN: The number of reports of violence in day-care centres as well as suspected misconduct by employees increased in some German states last year, according to a survey of supervisory authorities by news agency dpa. In Berlin day-care centres, there were 83 cases of behaviour reported in 2022 that were
ANKARA: Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut will blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 21, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported according to US space agency NASA. Rayyanah Barnawi, a breast cancer researcher, along with male astronaut Ali AlQarni, will be part of Axiom Space 2 mission, which will
NEW DELHI: At least 21 people, including women and children, were killed in a tourist boat accident in the southern Indian state of Kerala on Sunday evening. The houseboat was carrying about 40 passengers on a recreational trip when it capsized off the coastal town of Tanur in the Malappuram
MOSCOW: Russia has returned to the top ten largest economies and ranked the eighth for the first time since 2014 by producing US$2.3 trillion worth of goods and services in 2022, data from the World Bank and statistical services analysed by Sputnik showed on Sunday. In 2014, Russia ranked the
By C. Vinoothene & Muhammad Zaini Mohd Zin KUALA LUMPUR: While medical professionals have become much better at diagnosing autism, many people still have a limited understanding of the disorder. Ever wondered how an autistic person feels on a day-to-day basis? In conjunction with World Autism Awareness Day 2023 which
KAJANG: An e-hailing driver and his friend were today charged with the murder of a businessman, whose body was found inside a luggage bag in a ravine in Hulut Langat, near here. J. Devan, 41, and his unemployed friend S. Hariharan, 22, nodded to acknowledge the charge, which was read
PUTRAJAYA: The government plans to develop a National Mineral Policy within three months in accordance with the current standard operating procedures for rare earth mining. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the policy is aimed at the responsible management of the nation’s minerals, balancing between the needs of
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s services producer price index (SPPI) rose 3.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 114.7 points in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q 2023) from 110.9 in the same quarter last year as most subsectors recorded an increase of prices during the quarter under review. Chief statistician Datuk Seri
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