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Malaysia

JITRA: The powerful storm which lashed northern states of the peninsula on Friday caused damage to 1,358 homes in Kedah alone, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir revealed today (Aug 11).

China

SHANGHAI: The death toll from Typhoon Lekima rose to 30 in eastern China, local authorities said Sunday, as rescue teams worked to find more than a dozen missing after the storm triggered a landslide and forced more than a million people to evacuate.

Malaysia

SERDANG: It was a heart-wrenching scene at the Serdang Hospital Forensic Department today as a woman cradling her 4-month-old daughter wept incessantly.

Malaysia

CYBERJAYA: The government today announced that DreamEDGE Sdn Bhd was chosen as the ‘anchor company’ to deliver the new national car.

Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has given the greenlight for the Education Ministry to introduce ‘khat’ in the Year Four Bahasa Melayu syllabus next year.

Malaysia

SEPANG: Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, arrived here on Thursday night for a two-day official visit to Malaysia.

Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: A New Zealand man lost RM320,000 worth of belongings after his three-storey house at Jalan Bukit Pantai here was burgled, recently.

Malaysia

FUKUOKA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed surprise at the outbursts over news of the introduction of khat in the Year Four syllabus next year.

Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is seeking RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's son, Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin Mohd Najib.

World

TAIPEI: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast on Thursday, the island’s weather bureau said, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 2,000 buildings.