AWANI Tonight: TikToker ‘Abang Bas’ arrested for filming schoolgirls
A school bus driver, known as Abang Bus, has been remanded for five days after being accused of recording videos of primary schoolgirls to post on TikTok.
Fri Sep 06 2024
Lorry driver involved in accident that killed schoolgirl assaulted
After the incident, a group of men gathered and began hitting the lorry driver who suffered a cut on the right cheek and bruises to the eye.
Thu Mar 23 2023
Is the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran a new front in the war against girls' education?
Accounts differ, but many reports cite more than 1,000 cases of poisoning at schools across Iran.
Tue Mar 07 2023
Khamenei says poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is an "unforgivable crime"
Over a thousand Iranian girls in different schools have suffered "mild poison" attacks since November.
Mon Mar 06 2023
Perak cops probing attempted kidnapping of schoolgirl in Ipoh
Police are investigating a video showing the attempted abduction of a student outside Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan, Taman Pinji Mewah, Ipoh, on Sept 23, which recently went viral on social media.
Mon Sep 26 2022
Food delivery rider charged with raping schoolgirl
Afiq Yan was alleged to commit to offence against the 15-year-old girl at a hotel here at around midnight on July 16.
Thu Jul 28 2022
Six students detained over beating case in Inanam
Police have detained six female students in connection with a video of a schoolgirl being beaten up by several others, which has gone viral since Thursday.
Sat Jul 09 2022
Man nabbed over attempted kidnap of schoolgirl in Johor Jaya
Police have arrested a local man who is believed to have attempted to kidnap a 13-year-old girl in front of a school in Taman Molek, Johor Jaya here, last Thursday.
Sun Nov 28 2021
Schoolgirl sustains serious injuries after allegedly jumping off school building
Police said the incident was said to have occurred at 1.26 pm after the girl and her classmates sat for a test.
Thu Nov 18 2021
Chibok schoolgirl freed in Nigeria seven years after abduction
One abducted girl has been freed seven years after Boko Haram militants kidnapped her and more than 200 of her classmates.
Sat Aug 07 2021
[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: 7,000 firefighters to be inoculated from March 5, All 279 abducted Nigeria schoolgirls released by kidnappers.
A rundown of the most important stories you need to know for the day, from the newsroom of Astro AWANI.
Tue Mar 02 2021
Kidnappers release schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Zamfara state - Zamfara governor
Gunmen have released girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara.
Tue Mar 02 2021
Gunmen kidnap 300 schoolgirls in increasingly lawless northwest Nigeria
Police had begun search-and-rescue operations with the army to find the bandits who took 317 girls from a boarding school.
Fri Feb 26 2021
Male student detained after schoolgirl gives birth in school
Police detained a 16-year old male teenager after a schoolgirl gave birth to a baby girl at a secondary school surau here, Tuesday morning.
Wed Sep 20 2017
2 Form Five students nabbed after car rams into police patrol MPV in Bintulu
The form five students were caught speeding in the vehicle while a patrol team was conducting checks at the new Jalan Bintulu-Tatau market at 11.40am.
Sat Jun 10 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
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