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Snake disrupts day out: Python emerges from the sea at Tanjung Bidara beach

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 22 -- A cheerful day at the popular Tanjung Bidara beach in Alor Gajah, turned chaotic when a reticulated python suddenly emerged from the sea yesterday afternoon. The reptile, we... Read More


Schools shut, shelters fill as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears landfall in Philippines and Taiwan

MANILA, Sept. 22 -- Hundreds of families sheltered in schools and evacuation centres today as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the northern Philippines and southern Ta... Read More


RMK13 may prove to be our lucky break - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 22 -- RMK13 may prove to be Malaysia's lucky break from the middle income trap. As Parliament dissects this five-year roadmap towards a "sustained high-income prosperous nation," q... Read More


'I don't recognise my country,' says Angelina Jolie

SAN SEBASTIAN, Sept. 22 -- American actress Angelina Jolie said yesterday she no longer recognises her country, voicing concern over threats to free expression while presenting her latest film at Spai... Read More


North Korea's Kim recalls 'fond memories' of Trump, signals openness to US talks

SEOUL, Sept. 22 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to future talks with the United States if Washington drops its demand that the country give up its nuclear weapons, state media said... Read More


Kedah man slashed by intoxicated assailant in machete attack at Sungai Petani flats

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 22 -- A man sustained injuries to his arms and legs after being attacked with a machete by an unknown assailant while waiting for his brother at the Paya Nahu flats in Sungai Petan... Read More


Months after messy split, Trump and Musk sit side by side 'for Charlie'

GLENDALE (Arizona), Sept. 22 -- Donald Trump sat side-by-side with billionaire Elon Musk, a once trusted advisor with whom the US president had a spectacular public falling out, at a memorial event fo... Read More


Western powers recognise Palestinian state in historic break with decades of policy; Israel's Netanyahu says 'it will not happen'

LONDON, Sept. 22 -- Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal yesterday recognised the State of Palestine, a historic shift in decades of Western foreign policy that drew swift anger from Israel. Thoug... Read More


Pahang teacher under probe for alleged sexual assault of 11-year-old Orang Asli boy

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 22 -- Police have seized the mobile phone of a senior assistant teacher at a national school in an Orang Asli settlement in Pekan, Pahang, to assist investigations into the alleged... Read More


Who's in and who's out? Understanding global recognition the State of Palestine

PARIS, Sept. 22 -- Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state after nearly two years of war in Gaza, with France, Belgium and other countries poised to follow sui... Read More