Dr cheats death as roof of four-storey building collapses
KUALA LUMPUR: A doctor cheated death when the roof of an apartment block in Sri Desa, Jalan Kelang Lama, collapsed. Tremors following the collapse of the four-storey apartment building’s roof structure could be felt in a nearby building located about 70 metres away. R. Mercy, 21, a medical assistant at a clinic located in Block […]
Death toll from Iraqi shrine collapse rises to seven
DOHA: At least seven people, including children, died in the city of Karbala in central Iraq, after the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine was hit by a landslide, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on Monday. “Seven bodies including women and children were found by rescue workers, and the hunt for the missing is still […]
Vacant wooden house collapses
MIRI: A wooden house in Kampung Tanjong Belipat Niah collapsed on Sunday morning (July 18). No one was hurt in the incident as the house has been vacant for nearly a year. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, a team of firemen from Batu Niah fire station was deployed […]
One dead, one injured after lorry crashes into seven cars
MIRI: A lorry driver with heart disease is believed to have collapsed at the wheel and crashed into seven parked cars near a surau and a roadside kuih stall at Kampung Lopeng Tengah. The 31-year-old died at the scene. The incident occurred around 5.30 am on Friday (Aug 28). Meanwhile, one of the car owners, […]
SIA makes significant capacity cuts and grounds aircraft
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be cutting 96 per cent of the capacity that had been originally scheduled up to end-April, given the further tightening of border controls around the world over the last week to stem the Covid-19 outbreak. “This will result in the grounding of around 138 SIA and SilkAir aircraft, out of […]
Pakatan Harapan coalition collapses
PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today resigned as the prime minister and chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu). The Prime Minister’s Office announced in a statement that Dr Mahathir submitted his letter of resignation as the prime minister to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. “Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad submitted his letter of resignation as the […]
