KOTA BARU: The Fire and Rescue Department urges any party or individual intending to provide flood relief aid using boats during the North-East monsoon period to report their presence to both Fire and Rescue and the police before initiating assistance operations. Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab …

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Virat Kohli struck a record 50th hundred in one-dayers to power the unbeaten hosts to 397 for four wickets against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. Kohli’s knock of 117, which came off 113 balls, gave him the record …

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Kedah continues to rise while floods in Perak improve on Wednesday (Nov 15). In Kedah, the total number of flood victims increased to 210 from 68 families tonight compared with 107 victims from 34 families on Wednesday morning. The Kedah Civil Defence …

(Reuters) – Formula One’s Saturday night spectacular in Las Vegas may be the most-hyped grand prix of all time but Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen has a job to do and he will not be distracted. Even if the casinos and hotels of Sin City and its famed …

PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry will conduct a review on fines against underage drivers as stipulated under the Road Transport Act 1987, says Anthony Loke. Speaking to reporters after attending the ministry’s monthly assembly here on Wednesday (Nov 15), the Transport Minister said all provisions of the Act should also be …

SHAH ALAM: A Selangor government backbencher today proposed the creation of a housing sales reporting system between the Selangor Housing and Property Board (LPHS) and housing developers, which to be updated weekly by the developers, to avoid scams in selling Bumiputra lots to non-Bumiputras. Michelle Ng Mei Sze (PH-Subang Jaya) …

PETALING JAYA: Singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong reaches the second round of the Japan Masters but it’s over for Lee Zii Jia. Tze Yong defeated Wang Tzu-wei of Taiwan 21-12, 21-11 on Wednesday and will take on top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark next. Professional shuttler Zii Jia, who announced …

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ramesh Chander, who was Malaysia’s first-ever chief statistician, has passed away. The chief statistician’s office said that Ramesh passed away at 2.50am on Tuesday (Nov 14), at the age of 88. “The late Ramesh was the first Malaysian to hold the title of chief statistician after independence, …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hungary on Wednesday sought a review of the European Union’s policy towards Ukraine, disagreeing with Germany, Lithuania, Finland and Ireland that backed bringing Kyiv closer to the bloc swiftly and granting it more aid amidst a Russian invasion. Hungary is the main stumbling block to a decision …

KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Sunrise Bhd is forging ahead with its turnaround plan, which involves the offloading of inventories, non-strategic lands and non-core assets while improving retail income and occupancy. “Notwithstanding the progress we have made, there’s a lot more to be done and we are confident that we will achieve …