JOHOR BAHRU: The High Court here today acquitted and discharged a contractor of two charges of trafficking and possessing drugs, five years ago. Judge Noor Hayati Mat made the ruling against Wong Shee Kay, 53, after finding that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against the accused
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) improved to 3.6 per cent in February 2023 based on a year-on-year change against the same month in 2022, with January 2023 recording a modest 1.8 per cent growth against January 2022. The rise by propelled by an accelerating manufacturing sector, said the
TORONTO: A grand jury in the US state of Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and seriously wounded his teacher in January. Anadolu Agency reported prosecutors said Monday that Deja Taylor was charged with felony child neglect and a misdemeanour for “recklessly leaving a loaded
“This is where I was born,” said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as soon as he stepped into Istana Mangga Tunggal in Pekan, Pahang, and that was almost 64 years ago. His Majesty, accompanied by Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah and his
KUALA LUMPUR: Misfortune continues to plague Perak FC as they slumped to a 0-1 defeat against Kuala Lumpur City FC (KL City) in a Super League game at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium last night. Both teams started with even exchanges but they failed to break the deadlock in the
TANAH MERAH: With Hari Raya Aidilfitri drawing near, housewife Fatiana Hanifa, 30, has been working tirelessly to complete more than 5,000 jars of different types of cookies such as pineapple tarts, Almond London and semperit bunga for the festive season this year. The mother of two, who loves making raya
KUALA LUMPUR: Next month’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (Lima) 2023 will be a curtain raiser for the development of the defence and commercial industries in Asia, particularly in the aerospace sector post-Covid-19 pandemic. Alpine Integrated Solution Sdn Bhd managing director Anita Jacobson said Lima 2023 is an opportunity
WASHINGTON: A new report has found smoking mint-flavoured e-cigarettes is associated with poorer lung function compared to menthol-free vaping. The study, released Monday by the University of Pittsburgh in Respiratory Research, found smoking menthol vapers resulted in shallower breaths and worse lung function, reported United Press International (UPI). “Many people,
DAR ES SALAAM (Tanzania): At least 42,954 schoolgirls dropped out of school between July 2021 and June 2022 after they got pregnant, said a latest report by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) of Tanzania. The 2021/2022 CAG report tabled in parliament in the capital Dodoma said out of the
RAMALLAH: At least 216 Palestinians were injured on Monday during clashes with the Israeli soldiers southeast of the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics said. Fierce clashes broke out between anti-settlement protesters and Israeli soldiers in the village of Beita, said the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in a statement,
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