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Mariam Mokhtar | Gov’t concern over NZ trial's fairness Doctors claimed that the alleged rapist, Muhammad Rizalman Ismail, the junior diplomat who was accused of burglary and sexual assault in New Zealand, could not travel, because he was depressed and “not looking good”. What about the trauma …

Minister regrets media 'sensationalism' over MH 370 Remember lives are at stake, Hishammuddin says after 121 days of fruitless search. Minister regrets media 'sensationalism' over MH 370

BAU (Sarawak), June 25 (Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was puzzled why the construction of the proposed RM45 million SMK Singai was delayed, although the project was approved under the first rolling plan of the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP). Muhyiddin, who is also Educat …

By Niam Seet Wei BEIJING, June 16 (Bernama) — A Xinjiang court on Monday handed over the death sentence to three people over a terror attack last October near the heart of Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square. Another was sentenced to life in prison while four others were given prison terms …

BANGKOK: Bowing to pressure, Weluree Ditsayabut tearfully relinquished her Miss Universe Thailand crown on Monday. “I give up this title,” the young beauty queen said at a press conference. Appearing before media without a crown and a sash, Weluree said she had taken the move to end huge …

KARACHI – The second attack on Pakistan’s Karachi airport in as many days has ended, a spokesman for the Airport Security Force (ASF) said, adding that the two gunmen involved had escaped. “It was not such a big attack, two people came towards the ASF checkpost and started firing,& …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) — Unsafe driving behaviours, particularly speeding and reckless driving can lead to accidents even to luxury and high-performance vehicles, said Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) director-general Prof Dr Wong Shaw Voon. He said even though luxur …

TEMERLOH: A businessman Datuk is among five people picked up by police over the attempted murder of a contractor in Mentakab. Sources said the Datuk, a 48-year-old managing director, was picked up by police at his house here on Sunday to assist in investigation into the case which saw the contractor …

GEORGE TOWN: The future of Line Clear, one of Penang’s most famous nasi kandar outlets, is not so clear now as a family dispute has arisen over its ownership. A rift over the rotation of management, which is said to have been in practice since the 1980s, has forced the Penang Island Municipal Counci …

From Niam Seet Wei BEIJING, May 30 (Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Friday called for the establishment of a concrete and comprehensive mechanism to successfully implement plans to shape Malaysia-China diplomatic relations over the next 40 years. He suggested tha …

JOHOR BAHARU, May 29 (Bernama) — The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim, Thursday expressed condolences over the demise of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. Sultan Ibrahim expressed the condolences in his speech opening the meeting of the Johor state legislative assembly at Bangunan Sultan …

KOTA KINABALU, May 29 (Bernama) — All federal departments and agencies in Sabah are required to fly the national flag at half mast for seven days from today as a mark of respect for the late Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. Sabah federal secretary Datuk Abu Bakar Hassan said in a statement …

SEREMBAN, May 29 (Bernama) — All heads of state and federal departments in Negeri Sembilan have been asked to hoist the state and federal flags at half-mast today as a mark of mourning over the demise of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. The instruction was given by the State Secretary D …

TOKYO: Former Beatle Paul McCartney has cancelled his Japan tour because of a debilitating virus that has laid him up in a Tokyo hotel, organisers said Tuesday, disappointing thousands of the 71-year-old musical legend’s fans. McCartney – one of two living members of The Beatles – …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An explosion and fire in a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 151 miners and trapped hundreds more on Tuesday, with the death toll expected to rise in the country’s worst mining accident for more than two decades. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said 787 worker …