Number of Muslim child brides on the rise
Grand Mufti authorizes marriage for girls as young as ten... They can't purchase alcohol nor drive a car, but Muslim girls as young as 12-years-old are permitted to marry in Malaysia, as reported by...
View ArticleBoy drowned in fish pond
AYER TAWAR: An angler failed in his bid to rescue a teen from being drowned in a fish pond in Kampung Bakar Bata here today. In the 8.45am incident, Mohd Rizal Saad, 33, rushed to rescue G. Tegarajan,...
View ArticleA myriad of things at handicraft fair
THE Malaysian Handicraft promotion is back at the Angsana Johor Baru mall, formerly known as Plaza Angsana. JOHOR BARU: The bazaar showcases 230 handicraft traders from all over the country and is...
View ArticleMalacca cops looking for relatives to identify bodies
JASIN: The Malacca police are seeking the assistance of relatives to identify the bodies of two people, including that of a woman found on the beach at...
View ArticleBody of boy flung out of car found
An anxious father's two-hour search for his three-year-old son, who went missing after their car crashed on the North-South Expressway divider near the Perak and Penang border here on Tuesday, ended...
View ArticleCops claim trial to graft
KUALA TERENGGANU: Two policemen have claimed trial to four counts of accepting bribes totalling RM25,000....
View ArticleFierce fighting rocks Syria Palestinian camp
BEIRUT - Fierce fighting rocked the Yarmuk refugee camp in southern Damascus on Tuesday as rebels fought to drive out a pro-regime Palestinian militia, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said....
View Article411 graduates receive certs
SOME 411 graduates from the Institute Sains and Teknologi Darul Takzim (INSTEDT) received their certificates here recently. JOHOR BARU: INSTEDT chairman and independent and non-executive director...
View ArticleFierce clashes rock Palestinian camp
Fierce fighting rocked the Yarmuk refugee camp in southern Damascus on Tuesday as rebels fought to drive out a pro-regime Palestinian militia, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The renewed...
View ArticleBN leaders: DAP slogan meaningless without multi-racial representation
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional leaders say the absence of elected Malay leaders in the DAP's central executive committee (CEC) raises questions on how far the party's Malaysian Malaysia propaganda can...
View ArticleCar bomb kills 17 people in market in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A car bomb exploded in a crowded market in Pakistan's troubled northwest tribal region near the Afghan border Monday, killing 17 people and wounding more than 40 others,...
View ArticleDAP on damage control
UPSET: Thrashing suffered by Malay candidates leaves Guan Eng red-faced GEORGE TOWN: RATTLED by criticisms of not living up to its self-proclaimed multiracial image, DAP went on the offensive...
View ArticleJB district 'zapin' groups win big
IT was a memorable evening for the district's zapin troupes which bagged six prizes at the finals of the 10th annual Johor Zapin Competition held recently at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia...
View ArticlePM: India to award 2 highway projects in Tamil Nadu to Malaysian firms
NEW DELHI: The Indian government will award two highway projects in Tamil Nadu, South India, to Malaysian firms under a government-to- government arrangement, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak...
View Article>Car bomb kills 17 people in market in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A car bomb exploded in a crowded market in Pakistan's troubled northwest tribal region near the Afghan border Monday, killing 17 people and wounding more than 40 others,...
View ArticleAttack on masjids: No arrests so far
MANGALORE: Police are yet to nab miscreants, who damaged three masjids in Kulai, Mukka and Karnad under Mangalore city police limits. Miscreants threw stones and soda bottles damaging window panes and...
View ArticleTurkey to fly troops to bases after deadly road convoy attacks
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey signed an agreement on Thursday to transport troops to and from their military bases by air after a string of fatal attacks on road convoys prompted it to rethink security...
View ArticleFive Indonesians jailed
PONTIAN: Five Indonesian men were jailed a total of 25 years jail after they were found guilty of human trafficking by a Sessions Court here. Laurensuis, 39, Puka Vinsesius, 23, Romanus Roja, 37,...
View ArticleBMX: Terengganu shine despite difficulties
STILL without even a proper BMX track in the state, the Terengganu team continued to defy the odds with medals in all categories in the final round of the MNCF National BMX Circuit in Ayer Keroh,...
View ArticleExplosion in Nimroz province, 7 killed 1 injured
According to local authorities in western Nimroz province of Afghanistan at least 8 people were killed or injured following a roadside bomb blast in Zaranj city. Provincial security chief Gen. Abdul...
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