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There were 327 cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infections in 2024, up from 225 in 2023. This indicates a significant rise in respiratory tract infections caused by this virus from the Pneumoviridae family. The Health Ministry…

Following President Bashar Assad's overthrow last month, Syria said on Saturday that its main airport in Damascus would begin operating international flights again the following week. Ashhad Al-Salibi, head of the General Authority of…

Within 20 days of meeting a woman he met on the WeChat app, a freight forwarder fell victim to a love fraud and lost almost RM60,000. The 28-year-old local male victim said the event started in early August when he met the suspect, whom…

In the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the military wing of the Hamas resistance movement says it attacked five Israeli battle tanks. Israeli airstrikes killed dozens more people in the encircled area. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades…

Earlier, we revealed that President Joe Biden's government intends to offer Israel an additional $8 billion in weaponry sales. Faced with worldwide criticism, Washington has supported Israel during its assault on Gaza, which has…

The alleged murder of a foreign woman at a hotel in Taman Mawar, Puchong, on December 31 has led to the arrest of a third suspect. According to Bernama, Serdang police commander AA Anbalagan captured the suspect, a 23-year-old…

Malaysia "unambiguously" denounced Friday the "incessant and targeted" Israeli attacks on people in Gaza, according to the Anadolu Agency. Deliberate hospital targeting, such as the most recent "devastating assault" on Kamal Adwan…

Tourists from other countries are strongly encouraged by the Immigration Department to exercise caution when visiting websites that claim to be associated with the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) registration process. In a Facebook…

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than US$400 million in assets on Friday (Jan 3), her party said, including more than 200 designer handbags worth over US$2 million and at least 75 luxury watches valued at…

Despite the civil service's competence, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim believes there is still room for improvement. In the first meeting of its sort this year, he reminded more than 1,000 top civil workers from various…