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Kluang cops: Axia driver who looped roundabout for hours diagnosed with schizophrenia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 15 -- The driver of a white Perodua Axia seen circling Bulatan Mahkota in Kluang hundreds of times in a viral video has been confirmed to have schizophrenia. According to Sinar Har... Read More


Elderly driver dies after running red light and crashing into another car in Johor

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 15 -- A 69-year-old driver who ran a red light and collided with another car in Johor on Thursday died at the hospital yesterday morning. Seri Alam district police chief Assistant ... Read More


Sosma review welcomed, but action needed now, Suaram tells Putrajaya

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 15 -- Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) has welcomed the government's plan to review the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) but cautioned that the amendments must no... Read More


European Space Agency clears first astronaut with disability for International Space Station mission

BRUSSELS, Feb. 15 -- The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability has been cleared for a mission onboard the International Space Station, the European Space Agency announced yesterday. John Mc... Read More


Shelter in the storm - Noralina Omar

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 15 -- It was raining that afternoon. The kind of rain that makes you retreat into yourself, hands buried in pockets, head down, rushing to wherever you need to be. I was waiting at... Read More


EU disinformation fight: Facebook, TikTok on board - but not Elon Musk's X

BRUSSELS, Feb. 15 -- Digital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in the EU, Brussels said on Thursday, just days after the new US administ... Read More


Unlicensed teen rider arrested after hitting elderly woman in front of Masjid Zahir in Alor Setar

ALOR SETAR, Feb. 15 -- A 65-year-old woman sustained injuries after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road in front of Masjid Zahir here on Thursday night. A 1-minute-20-second video of th... Read More


Comedian Ajak Shiro helps persuade armed man off ledge at KL building

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 15 -- Radio host and comedian Ajak Shiro successfully persuaded a machete-wielding man to step away from the edge of the 11th floor of Menara Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang (LPP) on Ja... Read More


Pahang Sultan demands swift action after woman's murder in Kuantan

KUANTAN, Feb. 15 -- The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has urged authorities to swiftly arrest the individual responsible for the murder of a woman whose bod... Read More


Hip-hop stars Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accuser drops lawsuit alleging sexual assault

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- A woman who accused hip-hop stars Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 dropped her civil lawsuit yesterday, court records showed. Jay-Z - real ... Read More