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Portugal braces for more rain as 200,000 still without power
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (127+ words) The national weather agency, IPMA, has placed all of mainland Portugal on alert for heavy rain until Monday and urged the public to stay informed. Storm Kristin struck central and northern Portugal overnight on Tuesday with hurricane-force winds, causing flooding,…...
Ex-journalist released on police bail
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (213+ words) Rex Tan, who is being probed for sedition, was released after having his statement recorded, Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director M Kumar said. He also said Tan was released on police bail. "We also seized his phone to facilitate…...
Former journalist detained after reporting to cops
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (233+ words) Tan, 31, who resigned from FMT yesterday morning, was arrested just past midnight after turning up at the Dang Wangi police headquarters. His lawyer, Rajsurian Pillai, said Tan had been arrested under the Sedition Act. It is understood that Bukit Aman…...
Clinic doctor charged with killing wife and son
2+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) Dr Chia Tong Hong, 34, nodded after he was charged with killing Phun Lai Ling, 37, and their son, Aaden Chia, in two separate magistrates" courts, Bernama reported. No plea was recorded since murder cases fall under the High Court"s jurisdiction....
Road rage driver, 60, nabbed for waving toy pistol on highway
2+ week, 6+ day ago (136+ words) Road rage driver, 60, nabbed for waving toy pistol on highway'Free Malaysia Today Brickfields police chief Hoo Chan Hook said the 60-year-old man said he had been angered by the actions of another driver who had cut into his lane without…...
Absence of safety officer led to fatal helicopter crash, says report
2+ week, 6+ day ago (311+ words) The report noted that no safety officer was present to oversee flight and ground activities during the operation, which involved refuelling the helicopter with the engine running, "The absence of direct supervision meant there was no authoritative figure to enforce…...
US authorities arrest 18-year-old over alleged New Year’s Eve attack plot
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (251+ words) A North Carolina judge ordered Christian Sturdivant, who was arrested on Dec 31, to remain in custody until a further hearing on Jan 7. Sturdivant was charged with providing material support to a "terrorist organisation," after undercover FBI agents fooled him into…...
After cancer, a baby at last: Juliana’s 11-year journey to motherhood
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (503+ words) Juliana, now 43, was diagnosed with mucinous carcinoma, a rare form of breast cancer, after discovering a lump in her right breast in December 2016. The cancer accounts for just 1-2% of all breast cancer cases and typically affects older women. "At that…...
Heavy rains, flash floods leave Southern Californian homes caked in mud
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (484+ words) The holiday storm drenched the greater Los Angeles basin with up to 6 inches of rain by Friday, with 12 inches or more measured in lower-elevation mountains east of the city, according to the National Weather Service. The deluge, which began around…...
KJ’s return to Umno: who will be the first to offer olive branch?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (829+ words) That Khairy Jamaluddin, sacked by Umno in 2023, would eventually return to the party's fold has always been a safe bet. That he will do so before the 16th general election (GE16) is also a relatively good bet. The million ringgit question however…...