KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has added 12 new entities to its Financial Consumer Alert (FCA) list.
SHAH ALAM: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim advises those travelling back to their hometowns for Hari Raya Aidilfitri to drive safely and exercise caution on the roads.
The strong eruption continued into Friday, with a column of ash reaching 2,500 metres. Thick grey clouds moved westward from the volcano.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a continuous rain alert for four states until this Friday (March 21).
KOTA KINABALU: A crocodile has been sighted at Tanjung Aru beach, prompting authorities to urge the public to spread the alert.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia Airlines confirmed that Flight MH720, en route from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur initiated an emergency response following a cargo fire indication.
LONDON: Britain's public finances, strained by growing debt and sluggish growth, face a crucial test this month that investors say could prompt another market shock to an economy that is increasingly reliant on fickle foreign funds.
The Philippines recorded 426 rabies cases and deaths in 2024, the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
LA PAZ, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- All nine departments in Bolivia are on alert due to rising rivers and the risk of flash flooding following recent heavy rains, local media reported Thursday, citing data from the National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (Senamhi).
Forecaster calls on elderly residents and chronically ill people to take 'appropriate measures' to protect themselves
KOTA BARU: The police have tightened security along the Malaysia-Thailand border following a recent bomb explosion in Sungai Golok, southern Thailand.
PETALING JAYA: High temperature warnings are back this year with the mercury rising up to 37 degrees Celsius at four locations in Kedah.
Canada boosts Arctic defences as climate change sparks global interest.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Monday as the forex market tiptoes into the week on high alert, stuck in a "wait and see" mode, as traders hedge their bets ahead of Donald Trump's tariff D-Day tomorrow, said an analyst.
BANGKOK: The United States issued a security alert to its citizens in Thailand on Friday (Feb 28), warning of the possible risk of reprisal attacks after the kingdom deported dozens of Uyghurs to China.
Authorities in Xaysomboun province are escalating action to prevent the spread of African swine fever following an outbreak of the deadly virus, which is threatening livestock farms.
PETALING JAYA: While wearing a seatbelt may seem like a menial task upon entering a vehicle, road safety experts say its use, together with functioning airbags, greatly enhances passenger safety in the event of a collision.
YONAGUNI/NAHA (OKINAWA): A Chinese buoy placed south of Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost point located just 111km from Taiwan, is now a simmering cause of diplomatic friction despite earlier signs of warming ties between Asia's two largest economies with a flurry of political and business exchanges.
Australia's east coast is bracing for tidal surges, intense rainfall, strong winds and flooding as a cyclone is expected to veer toward the country's third-biggest city.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) received between 4,000 and 5,000 reports from the police regarding the possession or usage of e-vaporisers from 2023 to 2024.