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YANGON: Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with two new criminal charges in a court appearance via video link on Monday, a month after a military coup triggered relentless mass protests. Suu Kyi has not been seen in…

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2,531,448 people since the outbreak emerged in China in Dec 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Monday. At least 114,050,170 cases of coronavirus…

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today urged Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) members to make full use of social media to disseminate party information for the 15th general election. He said shortcomings…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry, through the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), today announced a RM7 million subsidy to conduct Covid-19 screening for foreign construction workers. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah…

NEW DELHI (AFP): A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organisers of the event, police said Saturday. The bird had a knife attached to its leg ready to…

PETALING JAYA: Fines are being mulled for those caught jumping the queue for Covid-19 vaccines, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “Under the Act, we have several specific provisions in which we can bring a person to justice by…

PUTRAJAYA: A former tow truck driver will hang after he failed in his final appeal for the murder of Arab-Malaysian Bank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi eight years ago. A three-member Federal Court bench chaired by Rohana Yusuf also affirmed…

IPOH: VVIPs have been suspected as being the masterminds behind more than five drug syndicates in the country, says Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. The Inspector-General of Police said that those funding the illicit trade would be caught,…

KUALA LUMPUR: Employers who have yet to register with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) will be exempted from paying interest on Late Payment of Contributions (Faedah Caruman Lewat Bayar) if they register from today until June 30…

KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): The reopening of more economic sectors under the second phase of the movement control order (MCO 2.0) has succeeded in reducing the country's losses to RM300 million a day compared to RM2.4 billion a day during the…