THOSE dumping rubbish at Lorong Yap Ah Loy, one of Kuala Lumpur’s popular tourist attractions, have been identified as foreign workers, says a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officer. After scrutinising closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage from key locations, including Lorong Yap Ah Loy which has become a notorious …

Children’s screen time doesn’t have to have a negative impact on their health and literacy skills. It could even have a positive impact on reading and writing if parents are part of the viewing activity, reveals a new Australian study. Rather than focusing on the amount of time spent in …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung remained hospitalised in intensive care on Wednesday, a day after a knife attack on him shocked political leaders who were vying for the upper hand in a major election three months away. Surgeons operated on Lee for more than …

OIL prices rose slightly in early Asian trade on Wednesday amid continued concerns around shipping disruptions in the Red Sea and escalating tension in the Middle East. Brent crude rose 26 cents, or 0.4%, to $76.11 a barrel by 0004 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 26 …

KUALA LUMPUR: Johan Eskandar Mohamad Najib used to enjoy dressing up his feline pets in different outfits and accessories. But one day, he realised that dressing up his furry friends was causing them stress and even trauma, and vowed not to do so anymore. According to experts, pet owners should …

PETALING JAYA: Cypark Resources Bhd is expected to improve its margins and cash flow upon the approval of the tipping fee revision, while its green energy plant is estimated to reach maximum capacity in the near term. Public Investment Bank (IB) Research said the group’s discussion on the tipping fee …

FINDING a parking spot at Fortune Perdana commercial area in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, is a major challenge. As parking in bays outside these shoplots is free of charge, many residents from nearby condominiums have been hoarding the spaces for days or weeks at a time, says Kepong MP Lim Lip …

BEIRUT/CAIRO/GAZA, (Reuters) – Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said, as its tanks and warplanes pummelled Gaza in further “high-intensity” warfare against the Islamist militant group in the enclave. Arouri, 57, was the first …

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had issued a letter to exempt 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) from being audited by the National Audit Department (NAD) in 2009, the High Court heard. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior officer Nur Aida Ariffin, 37, testified that the Finance Ministry, through …

KUALA LUMPUR: There could be increased investor interest in companies with recent corporate announcecments including Nestcon, Edaran, Flexidynamic, Straits Energy, Heitech Padu, Sunview, AGX and BHIC, said Apex Securities Research. Nestcon Bhd has bagged RM251.5 million in construction works for a mixed development in Mukim Petaling in the Klang Valley. …