Death toll from fire at Thai nightclub Mountain B reaches 20
BANGKOK: The death toll from a Thai nightclub inferno has risen to 20, health officials said, as victims continue to receive medical treatment. The blaze broke out on Aug 5 at Mountain B Club in Chonburi province – roughly 150km southeast of Bangkok. Authorities found 13 charred bodies inside theContinue Reading
Shoddy flood wall upsets Ang Thong residents
ANG THONG: Officials in Pa Mok district have called for the inspection of a recently constructed flood wall found to have seams stuffed with plywood covered in a thin layer of silicone.Continue Reading
BN risks losing GE15 if not held this year, says Ahmad Zahid
PETALING JAYA: Delaying the general election means giving “ammunition” to the Opposition to attack Barisan Nasional, says coalition chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full storyContinue Reading
MATTA travel fair on in Penang after two-year hiatus
GEORGE TOWN: Over 160 booths occupied by travel agents, state tourism organisations, hotels and theme parks among others are available at the Penang Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair 2022. Read full storyContinue Reading
Crimea sabotage signals Ukraine shift to guerrilla war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly replaced the commander of his Black Sea fleet just three days after an attack on the Russian Saki airbase in Crimea, as Ukraine’s military strategy shifts towards regaining territory in the south, and especially Crimea. Meanwhile, Russian aircraft are being moved to bases deeper inside the peninsula or to […]
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Beijing and Washington’s unlikely vaccine cooperation
Since the United States launched an unprecedented trade war against China in 2018, the US-China relationship has soured at an alarming rate. Not even the signing of the Economic and Trade Agreement, also known as the Phase One Agreement, in 2020 was able to boost optimism about the future of bilateral trade relations. Many tariffs that […]
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Malaysian students allowed to enter China from Aug 24, says embassy
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign students holding valid Chinese residence permits for study are allowed to enter China from Aug 24, said the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia. Read full storyContinue Reading
16 more to face rap over Forex Ponzi
Sixteen more people including a celebrity couple will be charged with alleged roles in a Forex Ponzi scheme, according to Prayut Petchkun, deputy director-general of the Department of Special Litigation.Continue Reading
Soldier surrenders over fatal shooting
NAKHON PHANOM: An army corporal accused of shooting dead a private at the entrance of an arm camp in Pla Pak district surrendered to police on Friday and claimed he had a personal problem with the victim.Continue Reading
DBKL’s ban on Crackhouse Comedy Club was supposed to be for one year only, claims Kepong MP
PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) had recommended a one year blacklist on the owners of Crackhouse Comedy Club, however they were overruled by the Federal Territories Ministry according to Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng. Read full storyContinue Reading