LONDON: Britain’s King Charles said on Thursday he was desperately shocked by the Air India plane crash in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, with passengers including 53 Britons and one Canadian. “My wife and I have been desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning,“ the monarch said in a statement. “Our…
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SEREMBAN: A warden from an Al-Quran study center was sentenced to six years in prison and two strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to charges of committing physical sexual assault, sodomy, and unnatural carnal sex against two boys, between 2023 and last January. Judge Datin Surita Budin handed…
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KUCHING: The Kuching branch of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today organised a ‘Train the Trainers’ Workshop under the Safe Internet Campaign (KIS) to enhance digital safety awareness for children, especially those in primary schools. The workshop, led by MCMC Kuching Division deputy director Mohd Mu’izzuddin Rengga, aimed to foster understanding of safe…
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AHMEDABAD: Thick black plumes of acrid smoke towered high above India’s Ahmedabad airport Thursday after a London-bound passenger jet with 242 people aboard crashed shortly after takeoff. Several videos posted on social media, which AFP was not able to immediately verify, showed an aircraft rapidly losing altitude — with its nose up — before it…
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NEGERI Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has been appointed as the new chairman of the Negeri Sembilan Football Club (NSFC), effective today, replacing Tunku Besar Tampin Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri. Tunku Syed Razman, who is also president of the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS), said the appointment reflected a continuous…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that three Malaysians have been detained in Laos after being believed to be involved in an attempt to smuggle 103 packages of ganja into that country on May 27. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department acting director DCP Mat Zani @ Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali said the three men, aged…
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AHMEDABAD: Police in the Indian city of Ahmedabad said no survivors were expected after a London-bound passenger plane with 242 on board crashed Thursday, warning of more deaths where the jet smashed down. “There appears to be no survivor in the crash,“ city police commissioner GS Malik told AFP. “And since the airplane has fallen…
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police’s (PDRM) elite Special Actions Unit (UTK) remains one of the most sought-after tactical forces in the country, particularly for VIP escort and protection duties, as well as counter-terrorism operations. According to Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department deputy director (Operations), DCP M.V. Sri Kumar, UTK has not…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) menggunakan khidmat pasukan taktikal ketika proses merakamkan keterangan seorang individu bergelar Tan Sri berhubung siasatan kes penyelewengan dana sukuk pembinaan lebuh raya di Lembah Klang yang bersambung hari ini di kediaman individu berkenaan di sini. Menurut sumber, khidmat Pasukan Taktikal SPRM (ACTS) bersama dua pegawai penyiasat digunakan bagi…
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SHAH ALAM: Jajaran Seksyen 2 Lebuhraya Pesisiran Pantai (WCE) yang menghubungkan Persimpangan Bertingkat SAE (KESAS) ke Persimpangan Bertingkat Lebuhraya Lembah Klang Selatan (SKVE) dan Persimpangan Bertingkat Banting akan melaksanakan kutipan tol bermula pada 12.01 tengah malam ini. WCE dalam kenyataan memaklumkan bahawa jajaran sepanjang 7.2 kilometer (km) itu beroperasi secara percuma sejak dibuka secara rasmi…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim melahirkan rasa dukacita yang mendalam terhadap nahas tragik pesawat Air India Penerbangan 171 dekat Ahmedabad, India. “Saya berasa amat sedih apabila mengetahui mengenai tragedi ini. Bagi pihak kerajaan dan rakyat Malaysia, saya merakamkan ucapan takziah kepada keluarga dan insan tersayang semua mangsa yang terlibat,“ kata beliau dalam…
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PUTRAJAYA: Konsulat Jeneral Malaysia di Mumbai mengesahkan bahawa tiada rakyat Malaysia berada dalam pesawat Air India penerbangan AI171 yang terhempas berhampiran Lapangan Terbang Ahmedabad ketika berlepas pada Khamis. Kementerian Luar dalam satu kenyataan media memaklumkan bahawa pihaknya sedang memantau rapi perkembangan insiden berkenaan dan akan menyalurkan maklumat dikemas kini sekiranya perlu. Bagi sebarang bantuan konsul,…
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PETALING JAYA: No Malaysians were on Air India flight AI171 that crash near Ahmedabad Airport during takeoff today. Wisma Putra confirmed this in a statement, saying the Consulate General of Malaysia in Mumbai, is closely monitoring the situation following reports of the crash. The aircraft, a Boeing 787, was en route from Ahmedabad to Gatwick…
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LONDON: Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Thursday it will fine “disruptive passengers whose unruly behaviour” results in their removal from aircraft 500 euros ($580). Europe’s biggest airline by passenger numbers has previously hit out at “unruly” behaviour caused by travellers consuming excessive amounts of alcohol while waiting to board delayed flights. “Ryanair is committed to…
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JERTIH: A lorry transporting the personal belongings of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who died in the tragic road crash near Tasik Banding in Gerik, Perak, arrived safely at the Hadhari Mosque compound here this morning. Head of the mission, Prof Dr Mohd Azlan Nafiah, said the belongings were immediately handed over to…
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KUALA LUMPUR: One of the survivors of the bus crash that killed 15 Universiti Perguruan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students four days ago said that he could still hear his peers’ cries for help on that fateful night. Recalling the harrowing moment, 21-year-old Tuan Muhammad Adham Tuan Adnan said he was seated on the right side…
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AN Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, and India’s federal health minister said that “many people” were killed. Following are details of some other airline accidents in India in recent years: AUGUST…
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KOTA BHARU: Over 100 participants from Sabah and Sarawak are expected to join the Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans’ Entrepreneur Empowerment Programme (Puvet) this year. Ex-Servicemen Affairs Corporation (PERHEBAT) Skill Training and Entrepreneurship Sector Head Dr Nor Hayati Yahya said they were currently identifying qualified participants to join the programme. “We will focus on seven scopes…
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A Malaysian woman’s routine e-hailing trip turned into her worst nightmare when her driver spent the entire 20-kilometer journey boasting about violently assaulting previous passengers – and she’s sharing her terrifying experience as a warning to others. The shocking incident has gone viral after the woman detailed her horrifying ride on social media, revealing how…
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AHMEDABAD: At least 30 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, with the toll expected to climb, authorities said. The plane was headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital, Air India…
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MALAYSIA Athletics (MA) are targeting to surpass the five-gold medal tally achieved in the previous edition at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand this December. MA president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the association already have a specific target, which will be announced by Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh ahead of the biennial Games.…
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LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday called the scenes of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad “devastating”, adding “my thoughts are with the passengers and their families”. “The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating,“ Starmer said in a statement…
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NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he was shocked by the crash of a London-bound passenger plane with 242 people on board and offered his support to those affected. “The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words,“ Modi said in a message posted on social…
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TEMERLOH: The car driver believed to be involved in the fatal accident that killed two teenage girls at the traffic light intersection on Jalan Tengku Ismail here yesterday has been remanded for seven days. Temerloh District Police Chief ACP Mazlan Hassan said the 38-year-old man, whose address is in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, was detained starting…
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra), in collaboration with CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM), today launched the CyberSAFE in Schools Programme as part of efforts to enhance digital safety awareness among students. The programme, officiated by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa, targets the participation of more than…
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PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) inspected a total of 1,478 business premises nationwide during the Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) in conjunction with the Kaamatan Festival and Gawai Day 2025. The SHMMP Kaamatan Festival was held from May 27 to June 2, while the SHMMP Gawai Day…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities in particular and society at large have been urged to take firm and prompt action in tackling the grooming and sexual harassment of children. Condemning the existence of social media pages that promote such elements, Wanita PKR called on the Royal Malaysia Police, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), and the…
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LONDON: Boeing is working to gather information after an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people onboard crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad, a company spokesperson said. Boeing shares fell 8% in pre-market U.S. trading.
LONDON: British foreign minister David Lammy said he was deeply saddened by news of a plane crash in India, and that Britain was now working with Indian authorities. “Deeply saddened by news of a devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad, India,“ Lammy said on X. “My thoughts are with all those affected. The UK is working…
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PUTRAJAYA: A Myanmar national has escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal substituted his death sentence with 30 years’ imprisonment for murdering his employer, a local woman. A panel of three judges, comprising Datuk Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, Datuk Azmi Ariffin, and Datuk Dr Choo Kah Sing, had, on April 17, dismissed Than Nwe Soe’s…
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NEW DELHI: Air India said that the 242 passengers and crew on board the London-bound passenger plane that crashed on Thursday included 169 Indian passengers, as well as British, Canadian and Portuguese nationals. “The flight… was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft”, it said in a statement. Among the…
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CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have detained more than 200 pro-Palestinian activists in Cairo ahead of a planned international march with the stated aim of breaking Israel’s blockade on Gaza, the organisers said Thursday. “Over 200 participants were detained at Cairo airport or questioned at hotels across Cairo,“ the march’s spokesperson Saif Abukeshek told AFP, adding that…
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BANGI: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) received a staggering 34,819 reports of alleged corruption and abuse of power from 2020 to April 2025, said its Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki. He said that based on the reports, 5,145 investigation papers were opened, leading to the arrest of 5,703 individuals and the prosecution of 2,479…
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Kimiko Nishimoto, who died this week at the age of 97, told AFP in a 2018 interview that “you can take photos no matter how old you get”. TOKYO: A Japanese great-grandmother with 400,000 Instagram followers who shot to fame for her goofy self-portraits after taking up photography aged 72 has died, her son said…
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PUTRAJAYA: The public need not be worried about the new COVID-19 subvariant JN.1, the Health Ministry said today. It added that the subvariant was not dangerous compared to variants that appeared earlier and even with the recent rise of COVID-19 cases in the community, the weekly case average was under the national warning level and…
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THE Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) expresses its gratitude to the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, for his efforts and initiatives in revolutionising the national team. FAM President Datuk Mohd Joehari Mohd Ayub said Tunku Ismail’s touch has begun to show a positive impact after Malaysia’s 4-0 victory over Vietnam in the 2027 Asian…
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GERIK: The Ministry of Transport (MOT), through the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (PUSPAKOM), is investigating the brake system of the bus involved in the crash here last Monday that killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said this followed an allegation by the bus driver that the vehicle…
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SHARES of planemaker Boeing slid in premarket U.S. trading on Thursday after an Air India aircraft with more than 200 people crashed near the airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad. The aircraft involved was Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, according to Flightradar data. Reuters could not independently verify the make of the aircraft. It was not…
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PEKAN: The government is currently refining efforts to officially recognise the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0 certificate as a benefit for trainees in gaining admission to higher learning institutions or to secure employment. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said the matter was discussed with the National Service Training Department director-general Major General…
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NEW DELHI: Air India confirmed on Thursday that its Flight 171 from the western city of Ahmedabad to London Gatwick had crashed in a “tragic accident”. “With profound sorrow I confirm that Air India Flight 171 operating Ahmedabad London Gatwick was involved in a tragic accident today,“ Air India chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran said in a…
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PUTRAJAYA: Social media platforms Facebook, TikTok and YouTube have agreed to remove 159,518 pieces of content related to online gambling, scams, cyberbullying and fake news as of yesterday, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said the figure is part of 174,473 online content takedown requests made so far this year. “Of the total, nearly…
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PUTRAJAYA: The Southwest Monsoon (MBD), which began on May 10 and is expected to last until September, is not likely to bring extreme dry weather, as the current El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) pattern remains in a neutral phase, said National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) director-general Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah. He said that as a…
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NEW DELHI: An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, without specifying whether there were any fatalities. The plane was headed to Gatwick airport in the UK, Air India said, while police officers…
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LG Electronics Malaysia has unveiled a major shift in how Malaysians can access cutting-edge home appliances — by rebranding its LG Rent-Up programme to LG Subscribe. This move, launched at an exclusive event featuring LG Brand Ambassador and Paris 2024 Olympic Bronze Medallist Lee Zii Jia, positions Malaysia as the first global LG subsidiary to…
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PUTRAJAYA: Masyarakat tidak perlu bimbang dengan penularan subvarian baharu COVID-19, JN.1, kerana ia tidak berbahaya berbanding varian-varian pada awal kemunculan wabak itu, menurut Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM). Dalam kenyataan hari ini, KKM memaklumkan bahawa meskipun terdapat peningkatan kes COVID-19 dalam komuniti sejak kebelakangan ini, purata kes mingguan masih kekal di bawah paras amaran kebangsaan dan tiada…
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GERIK: Kementerian Pengangkutan (MOT) melalui Pusat Pemeriksaan Kenderaan Berkomputer (PUSPAKOM) sedang melakukan siasatan terhadap sistem brek bas yang terlibat dalam nahas menyebabkan 15 penuntut Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) maut di sini pada Isnin lepas. Menteri Pengangkutan Anthony Loke berkata dakwaan pemandu bas terbabit yang menyatakan bahawa brek bas itu tidak berfungsi hanya boleh dibuktikan…
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INDIA launches a rugby sevens league this weekend in a bold bid to win fans and bolster dreams of the Olympics in a country where cricket is king. The 34-match Rugby Premier League (RPL) will be staged for two weeks from Sunday in Mumbai and has attracted greats of the game such as the United…
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MELAKA: Seorang guru wanita dan anak sulungnya maut manakala anak bongsunya cedera parah dipercayai akibat ditikam di rumah mereka di Taman Rambai Mutiara, Bukit Rambai, awal pagi tadi. Ketua Polis Melaka Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar berkata kejadian dipercayai berlaku kira-kira 5 pagi dan ibu tunggal berusia 51 tahun bersama anak lelakinya berusia 21 tahun itu ditemukan…
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PARIS Saint-Germain’s Lee Kang-in has pleaded with South Korea fans to get behind the team at the World Cup after more boos were aimed at coach Hong Myung-bo despite leading them to qualification. South Korea reached next year’s finals in North America without losing a game but that does not tell the whole story. The…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang peniaga didenda RM3,000 oleh Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini selepas mengaku bersalah menyamar sebagai anggota Imigresen bagi meminta wang daripada seorang lelaki warga Pakistan, tahun lepas. Majistret Farah Nabihah Muhammad Dan menjatuhkan hukuman itu terhadap Muhammad Nazrin Azmi, 22, dan memerintahkan tertuduh dipenjara tiga bulan sekiranya gagal membayar denda. Muhammad Nazrin…
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