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Baby boy found abandoned at Pasir Puteh bus stop
KOTA BARU: A baby boy was found abandoned, wrapped in a sarong at a bus stop located on Jalan Lama…
From bombs to Starbucks, US veteran remembers end of Vietnam War 50 years on
HO CHI MINH CITY/HANOI (Reuters) - As a young U.S. intelligence analyst in Saigon during the Vietnam War, Chuck Searcy…
Investigation reaches 20% completion, Ismail Sabri to be summoned for two more weeks, says Azam
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) investigation into former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is estimated to be…
Ayer Kuning folk gives warm welcome to newly elected assemblyman
BIDOR: The people in Kg Baru Coldstream have given a warm reception towards the soon-to-be sworn-in Ayer Kuning assemblyman, Dr…
Luyang Police Station receives motorcycles to boost patrol efforts
KOTA KINABALU: Recognising the importance of motorcycle patrols in enhancing crime prevention, the Royal Malaysia Police received four new motorcycles…
Man loses over RM100,000 in investment scam
KUALA TERENGGANU: A man lost more than RM100,000 in savings after being scammed by an investment company claiming to offer…
Nusuk card now equipped with QR code to prevent forgery
SEPANG: The enhanced Nusuk Card is now equipped with a quick response (QR) code to prevent forgery of the official…
Australia’s young voters set aside disillusionment to keep out right-wing
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian university student Jessica Louise Smith says she will cast her vote in Saturday's general election with…
Misunderstanding leads to fatal altercation among friends in Penang
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A brawl between two elderly men has resulted in the death of one of them at a hut…
First group of Malaysian pilgrims departs for haj
SEPANG: A total of 284 Malaysian pilgrims departed for the Holy Land on Tuesday (April 29), marking the beginning of…
QuickCheck: Is it true that giraffes have one of the longest gestation periods among land animals?
THE animal kingdom boasts a stunning variety of reproductive strategies, from rabbits that multiply like, well, rabbits, to elephants whose…
Filipino ‘caring culture’ hit hard by Canada truck-ramming that killed 11
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The election eve truck-ramming that killed 11 people and injured dozens more in Vancouver sent waves of…
Two dead, five missing after river overflows in western Peru
LIMA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- At least two children were killed and five people remain missing after a river overflowed…
Feature: Kidney patients in Gaza struggle to get treatment as health system gutted by war
GAZA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- On a rusty hospital bed in Gaza City, Issa Abu Laban was enduring a shortened…
Chinese books enrich Confucius Institute in northern Greece
ATHENS, April 28 (Xinhua) -- China People's Education Press donated a new collection of books to the Confucius Institute at…
Blast kills at least 26 people in Nigeria’s northeast, residents say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles detonated an improvised explosive device in…
U.S. stocks close mixed to kick off the week
NEW YORK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, ahead of a busy week of earnings and…
Judge questions US Defense Department role in Venezuelans’ deportations
BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday to turn over the names of any migrants…
Mexico will send more water to Texas to make up treaty shortfall, USDA says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday that Mexico would increase its water shipments to Texas…
U.S. stocks close mixed | The Star
NEW YORK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 114.09 points,…
Chinese EV giant BYD starts to build vehicle assembly plant in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD on Monday began to build an automotive assembly plant…
U.S. dollar ticks down | The Star
NEW YORK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Monday. The dollar index, which measures…
F-18 falls overboard from U.S. aircraft carrier in Red Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy sailor suffered minor injuries when an F-18 fighter jet and its tow tractor fell…
Western Balkans’ growth resilient amid global uncertainty: World Bank
SARAJEVO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Economic growth in the Western Balkans is projected to remain resilient despite global uncertainty, the…
Baltic electricity prices jump 56 pct last week
RIGA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Electricity prices in the Baltic bidding areas of the Nord Pool exchange surged by an…
Namibia’s economy expected to grow 3.8 pct in 2025: central bank
WINDHOEK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's economy is projected to grow 3.8 percent in 2025 and 4.0 percent in 2026,…
Election pledges putting Australia’s AAA credit rating at risk: S&P
CANBERRA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Global credit rating firm S&P has warned that Australia's top-level AAA rating is under threat…
Media key in shaping perception of gov’t initiatives, says Dr Zaliha
KUALA LUMPUR: Media practitioners serve as strategic partners to the government, playing a crucial role in building public understanding, fostering…
Death toll in Iran’s Bandar Abbas port blast rises to 65, state media say
DUBAI (Reuters) - The death toll from a major explosion in Iran's most important container port of Bandar Abbas has…