Carwash owner happy many inmates treating second chance seriously BUTTERWORTH: When K. Suraindran first recruited prisoners to help out at his carwash and office cleaning services in Perai, he was rather cautious and only took in two inmates. “In the beginning, I was a little worried and only hired two …

PETALING JAYA: A large majority of light and first-time offenders who were freed early from jail under the Prisons Department’s Licensed Release of Prisoners (PBSL) programme have fared well as employees at various sectors nationwide. Former Prisons Department deputy director of security and intelligence Anathurai Kalimuthu (pic) said that apart …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tributes flowed on Sunday for the six people killed in a random stabbing attack carried out on Saturday in a busy shopping centre in New South Wales capital Sydney. Those killed included 38-year-old woman Ash Good, the mother of a nine-month-old girl wounded in the attack, Australia’s …

Taylor’s ranks Top 20 in Hospitality and Top 50 in Marketing globally TAYLOR’S University has once again demonstrated its commitment to academic excellence by achieving a significant milestone in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024. This year, the university has achieved an impressive feat, with 17 subjects ranked …

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Sydney police on Sunday ruled out terror or ideology as a motive after a man killed six people in a random stabbing attack on Saturday in one of the city’s busiest shopping centres. Police were called to the Westfield Bondi Junction mall in the city’s east just before …

Monthly monitoring, follow-ups vital in preventing their growth, expert says PETALING JAYA: With the ever-changing temperatures and environment, a leading expert has called for more rigorous monitoring and measures to tackle harmful algal blooms (HAB), especially in the mariculture industry. HAB pose a public health threat when products such as …

PETALING JAYA: Limited access to late-night eating due to shorter operation hours will be healthier for Malaysians, says Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Prof Dr Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences deputy dean a lso said that while it would not completely solve the obesity issue in …

(Reuters) – IPhone maker Apple on Friday denied violating a court order governing its App Store and urged a California federal judge to reject a request by “Fortnite” developer Epic Games to hold it in contempt. Apple made the arguments in a filing to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers …

(Reuters) – Former U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu completed a remarkable weekend as she beat France’s Diana Parry to send Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Le Portel on Saturday. Raducanu, ranked 302nd in the world as she continues her comeback from double wrist surgery, withstood an …

PETALING JAYA: There is a need for more aged care providers such as geriatricians and occupational therapists as Malaysia transitions to an ageing nation, says Prof Nathan Vythialingam. “If we look at the number of geriatricians in the country, it is frightening because we have fewer than 100 geriatricians for …