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Johor Customs seize cigarettes and alcohol

The Johor Customs seized 785 cartons of cigarettes valued at RM1.41mil and 68 cartons of alcoholic drinks worth RM16,020 which were being smuggled into the country in three raids in the city on Thursday and Friday.

NZ records first three A (H1N1) flu deaths

New Zealand health officials confirmed the country’s first three influenza A (H1N1)-related deaths Saturday - two discovered only after autopsies on the victims.

Aussie PM to meet Najib

MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will make a brief stopover in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to meet his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

• Electronics sector looking up again with more demand
• PM confident Malays will accept liberalisation measures too
• More cracks in Pakatan
• Proton still looking for the right foreign partner, says Najib
• Condo road caves in
• Capture spirit of 1Malaysia on camera
• Healthcare business on the rise

World Updates »

Update: Saturday, July 04, 2009 MYT 12:45:46 PM

North Korea raises stakes with new missile launch

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired three Scud missiles on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said, further stoking regional tensions that were already high due to its nuclear test in May.

Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor.

U.N.'s Ban denied Suu Kyi visit by Myanmar junta

"I'm deeply disappointed," Ban told reporters after his 30-minute meeting with the junta supremo. "I'm very sorry to report to you that this is not possible."

Copa Libertadores final on despite swine flu

BUENOS AIRES: Next week's first-leg match of the Copa Libertadores final will go ahead as planned in La Plata, Argentina, despite a swine flu outbreak that is blamed in the deaths of at least 44 people in the country.

Peru official warns of punishment for boycott

LIMA, Peru: Peruvian football players threatening to boycott the national team in upcoming World Cup qualifiers will face punishment, a top Peruvian sports official said Friday.

Canada beats Jamaica in Gold Cup

CARSON, California: Ali Gerba scored in the 75th minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the opening game of the Gold Cup on Friday.

Courts »

• Anwar’s application to be heard on Wednesday
• Man who slit dad’s throat not guilty
• Man found guilty of murder at 17 to be detained in prison

Parliament »

• Nazri questions Abu Talib’s neutrality in Perak crisis
• Opposition MPs ask for PKFZ report
• Nod for motion to fine errant