6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (388+ words) JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 8 — The Johor government has directed a large-scale operation to hunt and capture five feral dogs that attacked a two-year-old girl in Kampung Tambak in Batu Pahat last weekend. Johor religious committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khaled said…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (366+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Two brothers have obtained High Court permission to challenge Kuala Lumpur City Hall's approval for two 39-storey residential towers planned less than 11 metres from their home along Jalan Klang Lama. The Edge reported that Judge Datuk Azizan…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (146+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — A dispute over securing passengers is believed to have led to a fight between two bus company workers at the Inanam Bus Terminal in Kota Kinabalu last Friday. The incident, which occurred at about 11.54am, involved two men…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (142+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah was diverted to Chennai, India on Monday after a suspected problem with one of its engines, according to Indian media reports. According to national news agency Bernama, citing…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (509+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Nearly two weeks after devastating floods struck parts of Nepal and the Nepal-Tibet border, rescue and recovery efforts are continuing, with Malaysians among those still unaccounted for. To date, at least 1,300 people have been killed and more…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (411+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Some villages in Nepal have been so completely devastated by the floods that there is no sign they ever existed, according to Malaysian relief volunteers who have seen the destruction first-hand. Mercy Malaysia Rapid Assessment Team leader…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (242+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The Economy Ministry is looking at ways to make salary offers more transparent and equitable, rather than setting an absolute wage target. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said wage growth was important to ensure the benefits…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (219+ words) JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 6 — A two-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being critically injured by a pack of five stray dogs outside her grandmother's house in Kampung Tambak, Sungai Kelambu, Peserai in Batu Pahat yesterday. Nur Haira Watikah Mohammad…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (396+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Five Malaysian volunteers are heading deep into one of Nepal's worst-hit flood zones, travelling over rough terrain to deliver emergency supplies and help families whose homes and communities have been devastated by floods and landslides. The team…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (465+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 6 — Singapore will never be entirely insulated from racial division, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned, as he condemned racist abuse directed at the Indian community following the Nepal flood tragedy and urged Singaporeans to "reject hatred". In…...