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Thai hospital wraps 'khanom Tokyo' in patient files, earns rap with 1.21m baht fine

BANGKOK, Aug. 3 -- Thailand's Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has fined a major hospital in the country 1.21 million baht (RM160,000) after confidential patient files were found repurposed a... Read More


Forest fire near Felda Sungai Buaya in Rawang chars area the size of 34 football fields

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- A forest fire broke out along Jalan Kiambang Sari 1 near Felda Sungai Buaya in Rawang yesterday, affecting approximately 24.28 hectares of land - roughly the size of 34 footbal... Read More


JPJ to audit bus firm after crash injures three kindergarten pupils, teacher in Serdang (VIDEO)

SHAH ALAM, Aug. 3 -- The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will carry out a Safety Inspection and Audit (JISA) on the bus company involved in the accident along Jalan Persiaran Universiti 1 at Universit... Read More


Singapore mulls Malaysia's request to start cross-border buses at 4am from JB

SINGAPORE, Aug. 3 -- Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) is reviewing a request from Malaysia to begin cross-border bus services from Johor Bahru an hour earlier. LTA confirmed it received the... Read More


Teen with brain damage at birth wins RM4.1m damages in Johor court

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- The Johor Bahru High Court has awarded RM4.1 million in damages to a 16-year-old boy who suffered severe brain damage during birth. According to Free Malaysia Today, the court... Read More


Johor, Singapore propose cross-border e-hailing service for commuters

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- Johor and Singapore have proposed introducing cross-border e-hailing services as an alternative mode of transport for commuters. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said... Read More


Most road crashes linked to driver behaviour, not infrastructure, says works minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- More than 80 per cent of road accidents in Malaysia are caused by driver behaviour rather than poor road conditions, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has said. ... Read More


Perak Sultan's son among dozens stung by jellyfish during open water meet in Teluk Senangin

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- At least 30 swimmers, including Raja Kecil Besar Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah, were stung by jellyfish during the Teluk Senangin Open Water Swim 2025 held early Saturday morning, ... Read More


Raja Kecil Besar Perak among dozens stung by jellyfish during open water meet in Teluk Senangin

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- At least 30 swimmers, including Raja Kecil Besar Raja Azlan Muzzaffar Shah, were stung by jellyfish during the Teluk Senangin Open Water Swim 2025 held early Saturday morning, ... Read More


Suicide crisis in South Korea: Nearly 10 aged 65+ take own lives each day

SEOUL, Aug. 3 -- Nearly 10 South Koreans aged 65 and above died by suicide each day between 2019 and 2023, according to a new medical study in the Journal of the Korean Medical Association. A total o... Read More