A fearful New Year in temporary homes after Japan quake
[New Straits Times] - 12/30/2024
WAJIMA, JAPAN: Before the earthquake changed everything, 83-year-old Sueko Naka from Japan’s remote Noto Peninsula wished to live out her life at home, watched over by an altar to her ancestors. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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Egypt tests new Suez Canal extension to boost capacity, enhance navigational safety
CAIRO, Dec 29 — Egypt has tested a new 10-kilometre extension to the Suez Canal as it tries to minimise the impact (…)
[Malay Mail] - 29/12/2024
Heavy rain triggers flash floods in Singapore’s Bukit Timah
SINGAPORE, Dec 30 — Flash floods hit Singapore’s Bukit Timah area yesterday following a deluge of heavy rainfall, (…)
[Malay Mail] - 30/12/2024
NBA’s ‘King’ James celebrates 40th birthday — and milestone as first NBA player to play in his teens, 20s, 30s and 40s
LOS ANGELES, Dec 30 — NBA superstar LeBron James celebrates his 40th birthday today, the milestone carrying him to (…)
[Malay Mail] - 30/12/2024
Eight doors of Sibu General Operations Force barrack block destroyed in evening fire
SIBU (Dec 30): Eight doors of a barrack block at the 10th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF) camp in Jalan (…)
[BorneoPost] - 30/12/2024
S. Korea secures black boxes from crashed Jeju Air jet
SEOUL, Dec 29 — South Korea’s Transport Ministry said on Sunday that its investigation unit secured both of the two (…)
[Malay Mail] - 29/12/2024
Ringgit steady as markets brace for holiday lull
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar today, weighed down by a lack of catalysts (…)
[Malay Mail] - 30/12/2024
Floods return to Terengganu, 48 evacuated as heavy rain persists
KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 29 — Terengganu was hit by floods again when two temporary evacuation centres (PPS) were (…)
[Malay Mail] - 29/12/2024
Kospet launches M3 Ultra, T3 Ultra smartwatches in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): Kospet, a global leader in rugged smartwatch innovation, has officially launched its highly (…)
[BorneoPost] - 29/12/2024
RM8,600 in fines issued under 2024 Christmas price control scheme
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry conducted 2,748 inspections on retail, wholesale, and (…)
[New Straits Times] - 30/12/2024
Reject racial, religious rhetoric of peninsula-based coalitions, Yap tells S’wakians
KUCHING (Dec 30): Sarawakians are reminded to remain united in rejecting the racial and religious rhetoric of (…)
[BorneoPost] - 30/12/2024
Rotation system proposed to curb ‘Little Napoleons’ within Sabah civil service
KOTA KINABALU (Dec 29): The appointment of Tun Musa Aman as the 11th Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah, effective January (…)
[BorneoPost] - 29/12/2024
