Thai police shoot gunman dead after 15-hour standoff
BANGKOK: Thai police shot dead a gunman who killed three people and wounded three others, a senior officer said Thursday, after a 15-hour standoff. The shooter started firing in Phetchaburi, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southwest of Bangkok, at around 3 pm (0800 GMT) on Wednesday, before police surrounded a house he was in. The […]
First 3D-printed rocket lifts off but fails to reach orbit
WASHINGTON: The world’s first 3D-printed rocket launched successfully on Wednesday, marking a step forward for the California company behind the innovative spacecraft, though it failed to reach orbit. Billed as less costly to produce and fly, the unmanned Terran 1 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 11.25 pm (0325 GMT Thursday) but suffered an […]
Gangguan bekalan air jejas kemeriahan hari pertama puasa di Labuan
LABUAN: Gangguan bekalan air sejak beberapa hari lepas telah menjejaskan kemeriahan hari pertama Ramadan di pulau bebas cukai ini. Lebih 20 kampung dan taman perumahan tidak menerima bekalan air dan terpaksa bergantung kepada tangki statik di kawasan kediaman masing-masing, selain membeli air minuman botol untuk kegunaan harian. Ketua Bahagian Bekalan Air Labuan (BBAL), Trinil Indah […]
99 Speed Mart kicks off Raya Rahmah sale
KUALA LUMPUR: Raya biscuits and mini instant “ketupat” are among the 150 food items being sold at 40 per cent cheaper than usual prices at 99 Speed Mart. The month-long Hari Raya Rahmah Sales was launched by Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub today. Salahuddin said the additional discounts offered […]
KTMB Klang Valley disruption due to power outage
PETALING JAYA: The disruption of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) services along the Klang Valley line and the inter-city Electric Train Service (ETS) on Wednesday (March 22) were due to a power outage, says the company. It added that the 5.50pm disruption was due to an electric power outage in areas within Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur […]
Risiko keselamatan: KKM batal pendaftaran ubat batuk mengandungi pholcodine
PUTRAJAYA: Orang ramai diarahkan untuk menghentikan pengambilan ubat batuk dan selesema mengandungi bahan aktif pholcodine. Ia selepas Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) menerusi Pihak Berkuasa Kawalan Dadah (PBKD), membatalkan pendaftaran dan mengeluarkan arahan panggil balik ke atas semua produk berdaftar yang mengandungi pholcodine. Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata, ini berikutan terdapat […]
Jangan biar keluarga berlapar, tampil minta bantuan LZS
Shah Alam: Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS) menyeru umat Islam yang berada dalam kesusahan terutamanya memerlukan bantuan makanan tampil kepada Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS). Pengerusi MAIS Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof berkata, dalam keterujaan menyambut Ramadan, pastinya ada dalam kalangan rakyat di Selangor kesusahan dan memerlukan bantuan, tambahan pula dengan keadaan ekonomi tidak menentu. […]
Tradisi wakaf perlu disemarakkan – Perdana Menteri
KUALA LUMPUR: Usaha membangunkan wakaf perlu disemarakkan bagi menggalakkan masyarakat, khususnya syarikat berkaitan kerajaan (GLC), syarikat pelaburan berkaitan kerajaan (GLIC) dan syarikat swasta meneruskan tradisi Islam itu. Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, berkata seiring dengan tujuan itu, hala tuju baharu bagi pembangunan wakaf di negara ini perlu dikenal pasti. “Inisiatif Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia […]
