Cyclone Mocha set to crash over Myanmar, Bangladesh
KYAUKTAW, Myanmar: The Bay of Bengal’s most powerful cyclone for over a decade was set to make landfall Sunday, with hundreds of thousands evacuated from the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh taking shelter from driving winds and rain. Cyclone Mocha was packing winds of up to 240 kilometres per hour (149 miles per hour), according […]
Former exec at TikTok parent firm sues, citing ‘lawlessness’
SAN FRANCISCO: A former US-based executive of ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, has sued it for wrongful dismissal, saying he was fired for sounding the alarm over what he called its “culture of lawlessness.” The suit, filed by Yintao Yu in a San Francisco court, comes as political pressure has been growing in […]
Low water pressure or no supply at all in some parts of Penang
SEBERANG PRAI: The sudden drop of water level at the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP)’s Lahar Tiang intake in Sungai Muda on the mainland here early this morning has affected treated water production at the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant (WTP). According to PBAPP, it was now drawing water from the expanded Mengkuang Dam as […]
Lima 2023: Transport ministry urges airlines, ferry operators to increase number of trips to Langkawi
SEREMBAN, May 14 — The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has asked airline companies and ferry operators to increase the number of trips to Langkawi, Kedah in conjunction with the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2023 (Lima ‘23) next week. Its minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said transport operators are expected to cooperate as it […]
Perak rancang wujudkan pasukan petugas tangani jenayah penipuan dalam talian
KAMPAR: Perak merancang untuk membentuk satu pasukan petugas khas bagi menangani jenayah penipuan dalam talian dalam negeri tidak lama lagi. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Komunikasi, Multimedia dan NGO Perak, Mohd Azlan Helmi berkata, pasukan petugas itu akan melibatkan beberapa agensi seperti Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC), Jabatan Penerangan dan lain-lain. Beliau berkata, […]
160 petugas haji berlepas ke tanah suci
KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 160 petugas Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) Musim Haji 1444H/2023M berlepas ke tanah suci hari ini sebagai persediaan awal bagi menyantuni jemaah haji dari Malaysia. Antara kumpulan yang berangkat pada hari ini termasuklah petugas kebajikan, perubatan, beberapa agensi luar dan wakil media. Keberangkatan semua petugas dilakukan secara berperingkat melalui beberapa siri penerbangan sepanjang […]
2 remaja hilang ditemukan lemas
Sibu: Dua remaja lelaki yang dilaporkan hilang Jumaat lalu selepas dihanyutkan arus sungai semasa mandi di Sungai Rajang berdekatan pekan Durin, kira-kira 26 kilometer dari sini, ditemukan lemas hari ini. Ketua Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Zon Sibu Andy Alie berkata, mangsa pertama, Justin Siaw ditemukan pada 7.35 pagi, manakala mangsa kedua Kong Wei […]
