CHIANG MAI, (Thailand): A doctor at Nakornping Hospital in Chiang Mai successfully removed a full-sized leech from a three-year-old girl's nostril after she suffered repeated nosebleeds over four days.
KAJANG: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof and Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil are among 79 individuals who received the instruments of appointment as honorary and associate officers of the Civil Defence Force (APM) here on Tuesday (April 8).
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A majority of Singaporeans have yet to decide which party to vote for ahead of a general election this year, but most of those who have made up their minds would back the ruling People's Action Party, a survey showed on Tuesday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Bhd expects gas supply disruption from the Putra Heights pipeline fire to impact the production of its fan and electric iron products, with an estimated 3% revenue loss based on total revenue from the previous financial year.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) has conducted its initial review and has identified 24 victims of the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, as eligible for rehabilitation equipment assistance.
NEW DELHI: Indian police arrested a man on Tuesday (April 8) accused of impersonating a respected London-based cardiologist, days after a probe into the deaths of seven patients.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz is set to lead Malaysia's delegation to Washington at the end of this month to discuss the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States (US) on Malaysia.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian military said on Tuesday it had pushed Ukrainian forces out of a settlement called Guyevo in Russia's Kursk region and had carried out air and artillery strikes on Ukrainian troops across the border.
KUALA LUMPUR: The visit of English Premier League giants Manchester United to Malaysia for the first time in 16 years has caught the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
BEIJING: A popular fitness influencer in China has made headlines after his recent live-stream was forcibly shut down for being "too provocative".
KUANTAN: Pahang State Finance Officer Datuk Nazri Abu Bakar has been appointed the new Pahang State Secretary, effective Tuesday (April 8).
PETALING JAYA: Yong Tai Bhd is tying up with Taghill Holdings Bhd in a deal that will grant the latter exclusive rights to develop two blocks of serviced suites in Melaka.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz will be heading to the United States soon for negotiations on the US tariff issue.
KUALA LUMPUR: (Bernama) The Myanmar community in Malaysia gathered on Monday (April 7) in a display of gratitude to welcome home the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart), following their perilous earthquake relief mission in Myanmar.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued to close lower against the US dollar, weighed down by lingering market concerns over US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 39 out of the 150 victims involved in the gas pipeline fire tragedy in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, last Tuesday (April 1) are still receiving treatment at hospitals and clinics.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - An American academic was arrested in Thailand on Tuesday charged with insulting the monarchy, in a rare prosecution of a foreigner under one of the world's strictest lese-majeste laws.
ATHENS (Reuters) - The EU border agency said on Tuesday it was reviewing 12 cases of potential human rights violations by Greece, including some allegations migrants were pushed back across the frontier, a practice for which Athens has already been chastised in European court.
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