SUBANG Jaya City Council (MBSJ) is looking into prosecuting perpetrators involved in open burning at an illegal dumpsite near Taman Bukit Serdang Section 5 in Seri Kembangan, Selangor. The fire, believed to have been started on Feb 17, prompted an immediate response from MBSJ’s Rapid Response Team. MBSJ, in a …

KOTA KINABALU: A drug syndicate’s trick of using tea bags to courier drugs into Sabah turned out to be futile. Deemed the biggest drug bust so far this year, Sabah Customs seized more than 200kg of methamphetamine valued at RM6.85mil at a courier agent’s office. The confiscation was made at …

THIRTY years after the Highland Towers collapse, the two abandoned blocks at the site in Hulu Kelang, Selangor can finally be brought down by year end. Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) is initiating a process to demolish the remaining blocks, following multiple complaints by neighbouring residents. Its president Dr Ani …

NEW YORK: When her cellphone’s service went down this week because of an AT&T network outage, Bernice Hudson didn’t panic. She just called the people she wanted to talk to the old-fashioned way – on her landline telephone, the kind she grew up with and refuses to get rid of …

PETALING JAYA: Physiotherapy should also be exempted from the Sales and Service Tax (SST), says prominent physiotherapist Datuk Dr BS Bains. The founder and director of BainsPhysio said the government should consider exempting such treatments from the 8% SST as it could alleviate the financial burden of patients. “I urge …

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – U.S. rice exports to Haiti, which account for the bulk of supplies of the country’s key food staple, contain unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium, heavy metals that can increase risks of cancer and heart disease, according to a recent study by the University of Michigan. Haiti …

PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur are in need of RM2mil to settle their salary arrears before the start of the 2024-2025 Super League season. Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) president Khalid Abdul Samad however, remains optimistic that the overdue payments can be resolved, as they have faced tough times in the …

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) Selangor branch celebrated its 60th anniversary in collaboration with Malaysia Museums Department and Muzium Negara. Run by volunteers, the Selangor branch organises activities and promotes conservation of natural heritage in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Its vice-chairperson and documentary journalist Leong Hon Yuen had stumbled on the …

(Reuters) – Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Nvidia and other big technology names are investing in a startup Figure AI that works in developing human-like robots, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the situation. Figure AI, also backed by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, is raising about $675 …

TANJUNG Surat assemblyman Aznan Tamin hopes to play his part in helping Johor become a developed state through his education portfolio. The new state executive councillor, who took over the education and information portfolio from Johor Lama assemblyman Norlizah Noh, said he was thankful to be given a chance to …