ALOR STAR: Authorities in Kedah have dismissed the possibility of a rabies breakout in the state following a recent incident where a boy was hospitalised after being attacked by a pack of dogs in Langkawi.

JEDDAH: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday to attend the Extraordinary Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, scheduled for today.

GEORGE TOWN: Physical works for the Juru-Sungai Dua Elevated Highway project, which was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the 2025 Budget, are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.

MANCHESTER: The inaugural Women’s Club World Cup will be pushed back to 2028 from its original date of 2026, soccer’s global governing body announced yesterday.

JOHOR BARU: Johoreans can now enjoy a RM20 Touch ‘n Go eWallet incentive as part of a states initiative to promote cashless transactions at eight selected Ramadan bazaars.

JUST metres from the last houses in Bardala, a Palestinian village at the northern end of the occupied West Bank, Israel's army has been bulldozing a dirt road and ditch between the community and open grazing land on the hills behind it.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should diversify its export markets to reduce the impact of US import tariffs, economists said.

KANGAR: The Perlis Integrated Public Transport Terminal, or Kangar Sentral, in Seriab is expected to begin operations before the end of this month, replacing the Bukit Lagi Bus Terminal in the heart of Kangar.

ALOR STAR: The Kedah Mufti Department will review future zakat fitrah rates following recent findings that imported white rice has been mixed with local white rice.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has called on the Sabah state government and Kota Kinabalu City Hall to suspend a newly enforced hotel licensing fees, citing a significant financial burden on hotels.

IPOH: Some commercial buildings in the city still have signboards that do not feature the national language prominently because they were installed before World War II.

A plan for Gaza drawn up by Egypt as a counter to US President Donald Trump's ambition for a Middle East Riviera would sideline Hamas and replace it with interim bodies controlled by Arab, Muslim and Western states, according to a draft seen by Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government does not currently plan to make urine tests a mandatory requirement for concert events.

KOTA KINABALU: There has been no changes to the Sabah government’s policy that there should not be any exploitation of coral species in the state’s waters.

LANGKAWI: The owner of the dogs that severely mauled a child in Kampung Dede, Sungai Menghulu, last Saturday faces a fine by the Tourism City of Langkawi Municipal Council.

JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has warned that business licences will be revoked on the spot if any foreign traders are found operating at Ramadan and Aidilfitri bazaars, including cases of “subletting” stalls to non-Malaysians.

PETALING JAYA: All 126 flood mitigation projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK-12), aimed at addressing flood issues, are expected to be fully completed by 2030.

FOR years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's repressive regime.

PORT SUDAN, Sudan: In the safety of Sudan’s eastern coast, residents preparing for Ramadan were struggling to afford basic holiday staples as the war raging elsewhere in the country has sent prices soaring.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will expand the online safety training module nationwide to raise public awareness on the matter, said its deputy managing director Datuk Zurkarnain Mohd Yasin.