PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry should ensure that every child is not deprived of the right to education, says MCA Youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung. Citing the case of a 10-year-old girl who is not allowed to continue schooling next year as she did not possess a Malaysian citizenship, Saw …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Portuguese Man O’ War, a highly venomous jellyfish, has reappeared in Terengganu waters. The marine creature was first spotted along the beach near Universiti Malaysia Terengganu several days ago, announced the South China Sea Repository and Reference Centre attached to the university’s Oceanography and Environment Institute. “Our …

(Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem huffed and puffed his way into the main draw of the Brisbane International on Saturday, but not before a hissing intruder slithered onto the court and briefly halted play. Thiem lost the opening set of his qualifying clash against Australian youngster James …

PETALING JAYA: Several Perikatan Nasional leaders have rubbished talk of a “Dubai Move” purportedly orchestrated by certain Opposition leaders and certain government representatives to topple the unity government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Perikatan’s Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan said that if the unity …

KUALA LUMPUR: Rainy weather failed to dampen the spirits of the participants of the now five-day-old Palestine Solidarity picket in front of the US Embassy in Jalan Tun Razak here. One of the participants representing the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sejagat, Syed Sheik, 34, admitted that apart from the weather, he …

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has received a preliminary report from Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP), regarding a burst pipeline incident in Sungai Perai, Butterworth near here, and ordered five immediate measures to be implemented. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said among them is that PBAPP needs to monitor …

KOTA KINABALU: The low supply issue of subsidised diesel faced over the past few days in Sabah should be resolved by now, says Datuk Armizan Ali. The Domestic Trade and Costs of Living Minister said there was no issue of quota reduction for the subsidised diesel and the report the …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Severe thunderstorms battered parts of eastern Australia on Saturday, bringing heavy rain, giant hail and strong winds, days after another storm hit the region over the Christmas holidays. A wild weather system is forecast to stretch more than 1,000 kms (620 miles) from Port Macquarie in the …

KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in four states has not changed much on Saturday (Dec 30) morning, with 16,205 evacuees still at 71 relief centres, compared to 16,919 people reported at midnight. According to the latest report issued by the National Disaster Management Agency’s National Disaster Command Centre, Kelantan still …

KUALA LUMPUR: Although the Covid-19 situation in this country is still under control, health experts have advised the people to take precautions by continuing to practice the standard operating procedures (SOP) to prevent virus infection. International Medical University (IMU) deputy vice-chancellor of Research Prof Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said …