Outriders – most motorists dread them. Making way for VIP motorcades isn’t the reason. Demanding other vehicles to move aside, even when it seems almost impossible during rush-hour traffic, is the concern. It can also be dangerous. Bukit Aman is taking heed.
KUALA LUMPUR: The fourth suspect arrested over the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother Kim Jong-nam is the first North Korean citizen detained so far and has expertise in chemistry.
KUALA TERENGGANU: People living in coastal areas such as Kuala Terengganu, Dungun and Marang have been told to evacuate as a tropical storm is expected to make landfall today, bringing with it a third wave of floods.
KOTA BARU: Residents living in Kampung Chabang Empat at Sabak, Pengkalan Chepa here, which is usually waterlogged after a downpour or high tide, are bracing for the worst effects of the impending tropical storm.
PETALING JAYA: Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang have been placed on high alert for a tropical storm which is expected to make landfall today and cause flooding in the coastal areas.
KUANTAN: Pekan, Rompin and Kuantan in Pahang are the districts most likely to be flooded during the tropical storm which could lash the east coast states from today.