JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 30 – Firemen managed to rescue 37 pupils and seven teachers who were earlier trapped in the Umiku Sayang Kindergarten and Nursery on Jalan Muhd Amin here after it was inundated by a flash floods today. Larkin Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Senior Fire Officer I Nakish

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — To help lower-salary workers save up more money for their retirement through the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), their employers could help put in more money towards their EPF savings, former EPF CEO Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Ridzuan said today. Shahril, currently Axiata Group Berhad’s chairman, noted that

  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Maritime Network Sdn Bhd is seeking a written explanation from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) following a meeting with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) over the handling of Atlanta crude discharged at Tanjung Langsat under a K8 declaration. At the September 25 discussion, chaired by

KUCHING, Sept 29 — A total of 3,579 dogs have been vaccinated through Sarawak’s recent field rabies vaccination efforts this year, alongside the distribution of 2,281 oral rabies vaccine (ORV) baits, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the ORV programme provided an important last-mile approach

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — After seven decades together, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today faced one of his most difficult moments as he accompanied his late wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, to her final resting place. Dr Mahathir, who used a motorised wheelchair and wore an oxygen tube, remained

IPOH, Sept 28 — Perak is hoping for at least RM1.4 billion in the upcoming Federal Budget to fund key water supply infrastructure, particularly a project to transfer water from Sungai Perak to Bukit Merah to support farmers regularly affected by drought. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the project

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 27 — Malaysia initially requested that the search and rescue (SAR) operation involving 55 Malaysians who are still uncontactable in Nepal cover the area from Rasuwagadhi to Syabrubesi, but the national team was only allowed to conduct searches in certain areas. Malaysia Solidarity: Families in Hope (MASFIH) spokesman Dr

ALOR SETAR, Sept 27 — The State Health Department (JKN) of Kedah has reported the state’s first human rabies case since 1998, involving a 31-year-old man from Kubang Pasu who died today after being bitten by a stray dog in August. It said that the victim sought treatment at a healthcare

NAGOYA, Sept 26 — Malaysia’s national professional men’s doubles pair, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, are one step away from securing a medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games after advancing to the quarterfinals following a straight-set victory over Japan’s Yugo Kobayashi-Takuro Hoki today. During the match held at the Ichinomiya

BANGKOK, Sept 26 — Malaysians in Bangkok have been urged to exercise caution and remain vigilant as persistent heavy rain and flooding continue to disrupt roads and daily activities across the Thai capital, with all 50 districts declared disaster zones. In an advisory issued Saturday, the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok urged