Growing parental awareness drives increase in MyKad application for 12-year-olds
According to NRD, a total of 366,526 first-time MyKad applications were submitted from January to September 2024.
Wed Oct 09 2024
The Mekong is drying up. What now?
A host of issues are tied together with climate change in the region and will require a sustained and coordinated effort to overcome.
Sat Aug 17 2024
Worrying number of lost MyKads annually - NRD
Zamri Misman said apart from being fined, individuals who lose MyKads risk having their identity cards misused by irresponsible persons.
Wed Sep 06 2023
How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet
The message from scientists is: rice cannot be ignored in the battle to cut emissions.
Sat Apr 01 2023
China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'
Those who live by the Mekong collecting river weed for decades, but their harvest has fallen since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream.
Wed Mar 22 2023
Rescuers in Vietnam try to save boy trapped in concrete pile
Ly Hao Nam fell into the narrow open shaft of a concrete pile at a construction site on New Year's Eve.
Mon Jan 02 2023
The high price of a Sri Lankan family's bid to flee crisis
Hundreds of Sri Lankans have attempted to escape an unprecedented economic meltdown by boarding fishing boats bound for Australia.
Thu Aug 11 2022
Mekong villagers land heaviest ever freshwater fish
Cambodian villagers caught a stingray that weighed in at 300kg which took around a dozen men to haul to shore.
Tue Jun 21 2022
Gov't approves RM300 million allocation for people's highway in Kelantan
The government has approved an allocation of RM300 million for the People's Highway Project connecting Bukit Tiu and Kampung Berangan Mek Nab in Machang.
Sat Feb 19 2022
Mekar programme helps disabled man finally get a MyKad
A 25-year wait for Hazbillah Rasid, 37, to get an identity card ended today when he received the document through the NRD 'Menyemai Kasih Rakyat' (Mekar) programme.
Sat Feb 05 2022
Floods: Relief centres second home for octogenarian Mek Yam
"For the past 20 years, I have been facing floods and each time it hits I am ready to be evacuated to a relief centre in this district," said Mek Yam Hamad, 80.
Sun Dec 19 2021
Floods: People in Yan slowly recovering, ready to move on
After almost a month of being traumatised by a harrowing flood incident, people in Yan are slowly regaining their spirit to move on with their life.
Mon Sep 13 2021
China's wild elephants seek room to roam as habitats shrink
The Jinghong Hydropower Plant has made the Mekong river, impossible for elephants to cross, further fragmenting their habitats.
Tue Jul 20 2021
Mektic and Pavic become first all-Croatian pair to triumph at Wimbledon
Top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic claimed the doubles trophy at the grasscourt major.
Sun Jul 11 2021
Senior citizen receives new identity card after 50-year wait
After 50 years of waiting, a senior citizen here who lost his identity card when he was a teenager, finally received the document.
Thu Jul 08 2021
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers
Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024