29+ min ago (385+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 " Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) train services were disrupted this morning following a break in the overhead power line between Salak Selatan and Serdang. In a statement, KTMB said the incident at 7.23am affected both Electric Train Service (ETS) and KTM Komuter operations. The company said train operations were temporarily disrupted as only a single track was in use in the sector due to ongoing KVDT track upgrading work. Following the incident, KTM Komuter trains from Pulau Sebang/Sungai Gadut heading towards Batu Caves ended at Kajang Station before returning to Pulau Sebang, while southbound services from Batu Caves operated only up to KL Sentral station. According to the statement, train services between Kajang and KL Sentral were temporarily out of service, with passengers advised to use alternative transport while repairs were being carried out. KTMB said ETS…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago (327+ words) COLOMBO, Nov 30 " Sri Lankan authorities battled rising floodwaters in parts of the capital today after a powerful cyclone left a trail of destruction, killing at least 159 people acorss the country. The northern part of Colombo was facing a major flood, as the water level in the Kelani River continued to rise, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. The death toll had reached 159, with another 203 people missing, the DMC reported, following a week of heavy rains brought on by Cyclone Ditwah, which moved away from Sri Lanka yesterday. "Although the cyclone has left us, heavy rains upstream are now flooding low-lying areas along the banks of the Kelani River," a DMC official said. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency on Saturday to deal with the aftermath of the cyclone and appealed for international aid. India was the first to…...

10+ hour, 38+ min ago (228+ words) SUNGAI PETANI, Nov 30 " The investigation into the bullying incident at a boarding school here has been completed, and the police are now awaiting further instructions from the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC). Kuala Muda police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan said the 16-year-old male student previously remanded to assist in the investigation has been released on police bail. "We have completed the investigation, including recording statements from the victim, witnesses, and suspects. The investigation papers have been referred to the public prosecutor for further action," he said in a statement today. The incident, which occurred last Nov 24, involved a 16-year-old student allegedly beaten by a group of students at the school dormitory until he collapsed. The victim later received treatment for bruises on his stomach. Police arrested four students on Nov 27 to assist in the investigation. "One of them, aged 16, was remanded…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago (390+ words) PADANG, Nov 30 " Indonesian and Thai authorities raced today'to clear debris and find hundreds of people still missing after devastating floods and landslides that killed at least 480 people across Southeast Asia. Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swaths of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week, leaving thousands of people stranded without shelter or critical supplies. At least two cities on Indonesia's worst-affected Sumatra island were still unreachable on Sunday, and authorities said they had deployed two warships from Jakarta to deliver aid. "There are two cities that require full attention due to being isolated, namely Central Tapanuli and Sibolga," National Disaster agency head Suharyanto said in a statement. The ships were expected in Sibolga on Monday, he said. The death toll in Indonesia rose to 316, while 289 were still missing, according to the latest figures from the disaster authority. In Sungai Nyalo village, about…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago (140+ words) JERUSALEM, Nov 30 " Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing long-running corruption cases, has submitted a formal pardon request to President Isaac Herzog, the head of... Netanyahu requests pardon from Israel president amid long-running corruption cases JERUSALEM, Nov 30 " Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing long-running corruption cases, has submitted a formal pardon request to President Isaac Herzog, the head of state's office said today. "The Office of the President is aware that this is an extraordinary request which carries with it significant implications. After receiving all of the relevant opinions, the president will responsibly and sincerely consider the request," Herzog's office said in a statement. US President Donald Trump wrote to Herzog earlier this month asking him to pardon Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the ongoing court cases. " AFP You May Also Like...

11+ hour, 6+ min ago (202+ words) KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 30 " The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has sufficient personnel to respond, even if floods were to strike all states simultaneously. Its director (Fire and Rescue Operations), Nordin Pauzi, said that in such a scenario, personnel would be directed to switch from 12-hour to 24-hour work shifts. "However, during the recent Typhoon Senyar incident, combined with the monsoon season " which resulted in floods in almost every state " we did not need to extend shifts to 24 hours. This shows that we have not yet utilised 100 per cent of our manpower. Our personnel are still able to work overtime," he said. He told reporters this after visiting the Disaster Operations Room and attending a briefing on the current flood situation at the Terengganu JBPM Headquarters today. Nordin added that assets have also been strategically positioned to ensure smooth rescue…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago (147+ words) KLUANG, Nov 30 " Police arrested three local men, aged 27 to 33, for suspected cable theft at a banana plantation along Jalan Kluang'Renggam at about 3pm last Friday. Kluang police chief ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh said the arrests followed a report lodged on May 2 regarding a cable theft in Taman Kluang Barat. Subsequent investigations and surveillance led to the raid. "Initial investigations show the suspects were involved in four cable theft cases in Kluang. "They have been remanded for four days from November 29 to December 2," he said in a statement. Police also seized a modified cable-cutting tool, piles of iron wire and copper cable, two sacks of iron wire and six knives. Checks revealed the suspects had previous criminal and drug-related records, although their urine tests were negative. The case is being investigated under Section 431A of the Penal Code. " Bernama...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago (461+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 " What started as a high-profile raid on a spa and health centre in Chow Kit here for suspected deviant sexual activities ended with 171 Malaysian men walking free on bail, apparently because no one admitted they were a victim. City police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said Malaysian men were let go after the Magistrate's Court rejected its remand applications, local media reported today. He said police investigating the case under Sections 377 (unnatural intercourse) and 372 (prostitution exploitation) of the Penal Code could not proceed because "not a single one of them admitted to being a victim of exploitation'so the case is gone. "All those arrested were investigated under Sections 377/372 of the Penal Code, but there was no evidence to help the police pursue the case in that direction, he was quoted as saying by Berita Ahad, the Sunday edition…...

14+ hour, 12+ min ago (228+ words) DHAKA, Nov 30 " Bangladesh's former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia remains in "very critical" condition at a Dhaka hospital, her party said today, as her exiled son and acting party chief Tarique Rahman signaled uncertainty over his return. Khaleda, 80, was admitted to a private hospital on November 23 with a severe chest infection affecting her heart and lungs, doctors and senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party officials said. Her deteriorating health comes at a sensitive time for her political party, which has regained prominence after Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's long-serving former prime minister, was ousted in a student-led uprising last year. Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, wrote on Facebook on Saturday that his return to Bangladesh was "not entirely" in his control, fuelling speculation over political or legal hurdles. Hours later, the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus said it had…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago (444+ words) ISTANBUL, Nov 30 " Pope Leo travels to Lebanon today, where he is expected to appeal for peace in a country that is a continued target of Israeli air strikes, on the second and final leg of his first overseas trip as leader of the Catholic Church. The first US pope will arrive from Turkey, where he has been visiting for four days and warned that humanity's future was at risk because of the world's unusual number of bloody conflicts and condemned violence in the name of religion. Leo is due to land at Beirut's Hariri International Airport at 3.45pm (9.45pm Malaysian time), ahead of meetings with the president and prime minister and an address to national leaders, the pope's second to a foreign government. Lebanon, which has the largest share of Christians in the Middle East, has been rocked by the spillover of…...