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ALOR STAR: A total 162 flood victims in Kuala Muda were evacuated to three flood relief centres following several hours of heavy downpour yesterday evening. State Civil Defence Force disaster operations chief Saifuddin Abdullah said the…

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The ringgit opened higher on Thursday (Oct 21), buoyed by the positive sentiment following the strong performance of commodities. Brent crude oil was trading at US$86 (about RM357.59) per barrel, while crude palm oil…

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday (Oct 21) but retreated thereafter as profit taking emerged for selected heavyweights following recent gains, dealers said. At 9.08am, the benchmark index was 2.35 points lower…

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today allowed former prime minister Najib Razak and his son Nazifuddin’s bid to halt a summary judgment order that ordered them to pay more than RM1.7 billion in tax arrears. Judge Azizah Nawawi granted an…

PETALING JAYA: The Klang Valley has seen a 22% increase in hospital admissions over the last seven days. In a Twitter post, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the ministry has included a snapshot view on its CovidNow portal to “quickly…

PETALING JAYA: Singapore recorded 18 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, the highest in a single day since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. In a statement, Singapore’s health ministry said the 18 were aged between 55 and 96 years. Nine of…

PETALING JAYA: A firefighter who nearly drowned during a rescue operation in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, yesterday passed away early this morning. “Mohd Diya Che Jusoh, the firefighter who was involved in the drowning incident at Sungai Putat,…

JAKARTA: Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Tuesday that at least 1,862 houses in the resort island of Bali were damaged by earthquakes measuring 4.8 and 3.8 magnitude last Saturday (Oct 16). Of the 1,862…

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry reported 5,516 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Oct 20). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,407,382. However,…

JOHOR BARU, Oct 19 — The federal Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) thwarted an attempt by an international syndicate to smuggle 398.28kg of syabu (crystal methamphetamine) with a street value of about RM14.33 million that was…