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Petrol, diesel prices unchanged until Nov 2

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the week from Oct 27 to Nov 2. In a statement today, the Finance Ministry said the retail price of RON97, RON95 and diesel would remain at RM3.95, RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre, respectively.

Nik Aziz’s son among new faces in PKR’s GE15 candidate list

PETALING JAYA: PKR will field six personalities from various backgrounds and an undergraduate as new candidates representing the party in the 15th general election (GE15). PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said they include former secretary-general of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Datuk Zainal Azman Abu Seman, former

All six on board ill-fated heli found safe

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Five members of a medical team, including a doctor, were found safe with light injuries after the helicopter they were on board crashed while attempting an emergency landing in a forested area near Brinchang here early this afternoon. A Pahang and Fire Rescue Department (JPBM) spokesman said the

Batik Air to add 18 more daily flights for GE15

KUALA LUMPUR: Batik Air, formerly known as Malindo Air, is mounting extra flights for its domestic destinations departing from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang and KL International Airport (KLIA) to meet greater demand for services during the forthcoming general election. In a statement today, the airlines said it

Witness: Water dispenser at Siti Bainun’s condo was not faulty

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here was told today that there were no records of damage to a water purifier said to have been used to dispense hot water to injure a teenage girl with Down syndrome known as Bella. ASP Rohaini Baharom from the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters’

Missing Indonesian woman’s body found inside python

JAKARTA: A 54-year-old woman who had gone missing in a remote village in Jambi province, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, has reportedly been found dead in the stomach of a reticulated python which had swallowed her. The victim, a rubber tapper identified as Jahrah, from Terjun Gajah village,

GE15: Sarawak EC hopes for high voter turnout 

KUCHING: The Sarawak Election Commission (EC) hopes that the voter turnout in the state for the 15th General Election (GE15) will be higher than the 12th State Election which was held in December last year, said state EC director Abang Noraffian Abang Ibrahim. Without revealing the target percentage, he called

9-year-old girl killed in Gelang Patah road crash

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A nine-year-old girl died, while four others were injured, including two with serious injuries, in a road crash involving two cars at Jalan Ismail Sultan, East Ledang, Gelang Patah here last night. Iskandar Puteri Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Senior Fire Officer II Ahmad Nazran Omar said

New UK PM Rishi Sunak appoints Cabinet

LONDON: Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday announced his new Cabinet, with the unity of his increasingly fractured party his top concern, reported Anadolu. Jeremy Hunt, a centrist, will remain Chancellor, with James Cleverly, an ally of former prime minister Boris Johnson, also keeping his post as Foreign

Two more men charged with kidnapping Palestinian

KUALA LUMPUR: Another two men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with kidnapping a Palestinian man to solicit information on software to hack mobile phones. Mohd Zaidi Mohd Zain, 54, and Tengku Hazarul Ismail Tengku Hamid, 49, nodded after the charge was read out to them before Magistrate