South Koreans voted Wednesday to elect the education chief of Seoul and four local government heads, with the result expected to serve as a litmus test of public sentiment since the April general elections.

Up for grabs in Wednesday’s by-elections ar…

SEPANG, The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) thwarted an attempt to smuggle 40 kilogrammes (kg) of methamphetamine worth over RM6.6 million hidden within an industrial machine at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) recently.

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South Korea, the United States and Japan will establish a new joint mechanism with partner countries to monitor U.N. sanctions on North Korea, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, after Russia’s veto ended the mandate of the U.N. monitoring panel….

MELAKA, Four medical teams, from three clinics in Jasin, have been mobilised to temporary relief centres, to provide health assistance to flood evacuees.

State Health, Human Resources and Unity exco Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem said the teams, comprising medic…

The defense ministry said Wednesday it is “closely” monitoring for signs of North Korea possibly sending troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, following media reports of Russia forming a battalion of North Koreans.

Ukrainian media outl…

SERDANG, The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) has been invited to join the Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) to enhance its intellectual property management capabilities.

Domestic Trade and Cost of Livin…