SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department recorded a total of 7,350 fire incidents in the state in 2023, including the airplane crash incident here. Its director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said this figure was an increase over the 6,294 cases recorded in 2022. “The incidents resulting in …

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s president said he was unsure if Ukraine would be able to regain control over Russian-occupied Crimea but believed it could retake Donetsk and Luhansk, in comments that drew criticism from politicians from the ruling coalition. Warsaw has been one of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters since Russia invaded …

TAPAH: Ten illegal immigrants who escaped from the Bidor Immigration depot on Thursday (Feb 1) night have been recaptured so far. Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Juson said the operation to track down the remaining 120 escapees would continue until all have been apprehended. “At about 7am on Friday (Feb 3), …

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Thousands of devotees of different African-based religions on Friday flocked to the waterfront of the Uruguayan capital, part of an annual Feb. 2 offering to the Yoruba goddess of fertility and prosperity, Yemanjá. “Water represents a return to freedom, to native Africa,” said Mother Susana Andrade, known …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister should make public the process of the Pardons Board, says Zaid Ibrahim, who was also Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s former lawyer. “The proceedings of the Pardons Board are done confidentially – we do not even know who some of the members are. Prime Minister Datuk …

(Reuters) – New Zealand have never beaten South Africa in a test series in nearly a century of trying and will rarely have a better chance to break that drought than in two matches against a severely depleted side starting on Sunday. The 14-man Proteas squad is unrecognisable from the …

WASHINGTON: The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria on Friday, killing at least 18 fighters, following a deadly drone attack on an American base in Jordan. The United States blamed the Sunday drone attack on Iran-backed forces, but did …

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Completely driverless vehicles traveled nearly 3.3 million miles in California last year, over five times the previous year’s total, even as concerns rose in the wake of a Cruise robotaxi accident, state data on vehicle testing released on Friday showed. General Motors’ Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo …

ALOR GAJAH: A resident of the Machap Baru New Village here has been working since 2007 to transform it into a tourist attraction during the Chinese New Year festive season. Speaking about his work with local MCA leaders, Fu Yap Long said that anyone is welcome to visit and appreciate …

Exposure to content featuring junk food on social networks could affect mood, promote cravings and influence users’ food choices, according to a new study that highlights the importance of improving media education, particularly among the younger generations, and of “promoting mindful social media use”. “I can feel the pounds piling …