Author: ST Editor

Man collapses and dies while playing badminton

MIRI: A 51-year-old man died while playing badminton in a sports complex at Piasau Industrial area last night (Nov 22). Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said they received a police report on the incident at 8.06 pm. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from

Ph will campaign as united force for BN candidate: Mohamad Sabu

CHUKAI: Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties will come together as a united force to support Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor in the Kemaman parliamentary by-election on Dec 2. Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said PH was confident that change

SMK Kuching High evacuated amidst bomb threat

KUCHING: Students and staff of SMK Kuching High have been evacuated after the school received a supposed bomb threat via email today (Nov 22). It was understood that the school received the threat at 11.30am. According to a WhatsApp message, reportedly from the school’s principal, the threat suggested a safety

No criminal elements on human skeleton found in Putra Heights: Police

KUALA LUMPUR: Police confirmed that the discovery of a human skeleton in the undergrowth under the Jalan Persiaran Putra bridge in Putra Heights near here on Friday, did not have any criminal elements. Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the police investigation together with the

Missing elderly found dead

LAWAS: An elderly man reported missing after he was swept away by strong currents during flash floods last night (Nov 8) has been found by rescuers this morning. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said workers from a private company spotted the body of 63-year-old Silas Sudai

SMK Lutong’s Girl Code a cut above – wins Shell NXplorers Malaysia 2023

KUCHING: Three students from SMK Lutong have made Sarawak proud when their team, Girl Code, emerged national champions in the Shell NXplorers Malaysia 2023. They competed with five other school teams nationwide. Shell NXplorers is Shell’s STEM-related competition which encourages teamwork to design and develop solutions to real-world problems within

Thai PM seeks Putrajaya’s help to secure release of hostages

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has sought assistance from his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in securing the release of Thai citizens allegedly taken hostage by Hamas during the Palestine-Israel clashes. Government spokesperson, Chai Watcharong said Srettha who is on his maiden two-day

Tiny camera ‘protects’ predator – and people

TIGER populations are on the rise in the jungles of India and Nepal and the predators are roaming ever closer to villages, sparking a race among conservationists to find ways of avoiding conflict. They are increasingly finding solutions with artificial intelligence, a bunch of technologies designed to reason and make

Srettha concludes visit to Malaysia

SEPANG: Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin departed for Singapore after concluding his two-day working visit to Malaysia today. He walked past a static guard of honour mounted by 28 officers and personnel from the First Battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment (Ceremonial Infantry) led by Captain Raja Azri Syahir Raja Mohd Zulkifli at the Bunga

MYAirline suspends operations effective today until further notice

KUALA LUMPUR: MYAirline Sdn Bhd has suspended of its operations effective today until further notice due to significant financial pressures. In a statement early this morning, the low-cost airline said it has come to this “extremely painful decision” because of financial pressures that have made it necessary to suspend operations pending the shareholder restructuring