ePaperEventsR.AGEmStarMajoritiStarPropertyStarCherishStarCarsifuStarSearchmyStarjobKualiKuntumSuriaFM988FM
PETALING JAYA: Following reports of the deaths of eight humanitarian volunteers from the Consultative Council for Islamic Organisations (Mapim) by an Israeli airstrike, the organisation's president Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid calls for the United Nations (UN) to take prompt action against Israel.
Five young volunteers here have been deliberately exposed to the Covid-19 virus in the country's first human challenge study, paving the way for more of such studies to be conducted here to strengthen Singapore's disease preparedness and response.
GEORGE TOWN: A pair of volunteer firefighters were injured during a firefighting operation involving two factories and a shop in Jalan Patani here Sunday (March 16).
(Reuters) - Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre in western Burkina Faso that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said late on Friday.
IN their fifth year of empowering primary school pupils to improve literacy, Projek BacaBaca and Projek BacaBaca+ are recruiting volunteers to serve as reading coaches starting next month.
NARATHIWAT: Two defence volunteers were killed and eight others were injured in a bomb blast in Sungai Golok, Narathiwat, on Saturday (March 8).
MELAKA: The Rotary Club of Melaka has paid tribute to the forgotten heroes of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Forces (SSVF) during the launch of the club's peacebuilding month at Bandar Hilir here.
COMMUNITY sports club Gasing Rangers has gone beyond hiking Bukit Gasing to clear its trails and surrounding area.
SINGAPORE: When Rachel Yeo and her husband visited Tasmania during their honeymoon in 2022, they were struck by the simplicity and tranquillity of the countryside.
GOMBAK: Amid the thousands of devotees thronging the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves for Thaipusam, various groups worked tirelessly to maintain cleanliness.
ABOUT 500 volunteers will be on duty at five major Thaipusam celebration locations nationwide to help maintain cleanliness.
About 100 volunteers are part of this group to help support people in their final stages of life and their families.
THE Thaipusam Task Force (TFF) is gearing up to deploy over 1,000 dedicated volunteers at temples nationwide for this year’s Thaipusam celebration on Feb 11.
HONG KONG, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- At 80 years old, Lee Cheuk Fan strolls through the campus of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) with a steady pace. For years, he has made it a daily ritual to visit the Jao Tsung-I Petite Ecole, a research institute for Chinese cultural studies that he heads.
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Penang state government has approved an allocation of RM360,000 to be distributed among 36 active volunteer fire brigades across the state.
GEORGE TOWN: St John Ambulance of Malaysia (SJAM) will be on standby during Chinese New Year for emergencies.
GEORGE TOWN: This year’s Thaipusam celebration holds a special meaning for 25 disabled devotees as they "climbed up" to the Arulmigu Balathandayuthabani Temple in Jalan Kebun Bunga, Penang, on Sunday (Feb 3).
BANGKOK: A senior officer at Metropolitan Police Division 3 is under investigation after reportedly endorsing a university course to train Chinese police volunteers and approving the issuance of ID cards bearing the police logo.
A COURT has found a police volunteer guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, a crime that sparked countrywide protests and hospital strikes last year amid renewed concerns over lack of safety for women.
NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Monday (Jan 20) sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year, a crime that sparked nationwide protests over inadequate safety for women and led to a speedy trial in the country’s slow-moving justice system.
