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Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupts, on highest alert level

JAKARTA, Jan 10 — Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted anew today, spewing ash clouds two kilometres (6,561 feet) above its peak as authorities raised the volcano’s alert status to the highest level. The eruption follows weeks of heightened volcanic activity on the mountain, located on eastern Indonesia’s Flores Island, and prompted the local government to […]

Three-metre tsunami recorded at Japan nuclear plant after quake

TOKYO, Jan 10 — Three-metre (10-foot) tsunami waves were recorded at, but did not damage, a nuclear plant in Japan in the recent earthquake, its operator told AFP today more than a week after the incident. The revelation served as a reminder of the risks associated with nuclear power in Japan 13 years after a […]

Police believe missing single mother Bella still in Malaysia

BATU PAHAT: Police believe that the single mother reported missing, Mira Sharmila Samsusah, 32, or Bella, is still in the country as there are no records of her leaving the country. Johor Police Chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said that further investigations are ongoing, but details cannot be disclosed to the public at this time […]

PDRM tumpas sindiket dadah antarabangsa, tahan wanita Mongolia, lelaki Hong Kong

KUALA LUMPUR: Polis menumpaskan sindiket pengedaran dadah antarabangsa hasil perkongsian maklumat dengan Biro Narkotik Hong Kong dan merampas pelbagai bahan kimia serta dadah dianggarkan bernilai RM7.89 juta. Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Narkotik Bukit Aman Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din berkata menerusi serbuan terhadap sebuah kondominium di ibu negara Jumaat lepas, polis menahan seorang lelaki […]

Tidak mengaku miliki diesel secara haram

Melaka: Pemandu lori mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen Ayer Keroh, hari ini atas tuduhan memiliki 1,511 liter diesel tanpa lesen sah, tahun lalu. Ng Chee Kiang, 52, membuat pengakuan itu di hadapan Hakim Darmafikri Abu Adam. Dia dituduh memiliki barang kawalan berkenaan dalam keadaan yang menimbulkan syak dan melanggar Peraturan 3(1) Peraturan-Peraturan Kawalan Bekalan […]

1.4 juta ahli KWSP terima RM500 caruman tambahan kerajaan

KUALA LUMPUR – Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) pada Rabu mengumumkan telah mengkreditkan Insentif Caruman Tambahan Kerajaan berjumlah RM708 juta kepada 1.4 juta ahlinya yang berusia 40 tahun hingga bawah 55 tahun. Dalam kenyataannya, dana persaraan itu berkata, insentif berkenaan diperuntukkan kepada kalangan individu yang mempunyai simpanan KWSP berjumlah RM10,000 dan ke bawah dalam Akaun […]