Two nuns attacked in attempted robbery in Seremban

PETALING JAYA: Two nuns were attacked in an attempted robbery outside the Church of Visitation in Seremban (pic) Wednesday morning around 6am before Lauds, an early morning Christian prayer. In a Facebook post, the Church requested its followers to pray for two of their nuns who were in hospital – o …

Read More »

Man in MPV killed in collision with trailer

BENTONG: A man was killed in a head-on collision after his multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) veered to the opposite side of the road and smashed into an oncoming trailer truck along the 19th kilometre of the Bentong-Raub road. Bentong OCPD Supt Mansor Mohd Nor said the truck driver swerved sharply to his …

Read More »

Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trapped

SOMA, Turkey, May 14, 2014 (AFP) – At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time. The toll has risen rapidly since Tuesday& …

Read More »

Deja vu of political crisis

PETALING JAYA: The political crisis playing out now in Terengganu is not unique. There have been similar situations where defections and backroom negotiations had caused sitting governments with a narrow majority to topple. In 1959, in the first general election after independence, the Pan Malayan I …

Read More »

Baby arrives in back seat of car

JOHOR BARU: This baby girl sure knew how to make a surprise entrance on Mothers Day. She “arrived” at the back seat of a car. Earlier, her 33-year-old mother Siti Rohaida Basiron experienced contractions when she was attending the 7am assembly at SMK Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar in Gelang Patah where s …

Read More »

Success stories

KUALA LUMPUR: Cendol seller P. Chandrasekaran was forced to leave his job as a welder when he suffered a stroke 14 years ago. After a year, he decided to start up his cendol business but still struggled to make ends meet, pushing a small cart under an umbrella and making about RM60 a day. He earned …

Read More »