PETALING JAYA: Some 100 residents of Taman Sri Nanding in Hulu Langat, Selangor, were left stranded by the floods over the weekend, forcing them to find shelter on the roof of Surau Al Munir Taman Sri Nanding for over 12 hours. Puteri Nadia Natasha Mohamed Ramzan, 24, said she was informed of this by a friend who had been stuck on the roof since Saturday night. Sinar Harian reported that rising water levels forced residents to seek higher ground.“ I was among the residents who managed to escape

Baltimore’s Natasha Dartigue will become the next top public defender for Maryland after the agency’s Board of Trustees appointed her to lead the office. Dartigue, who is currently the acting district public defender for Baltimore, has been a public defender in Maryland for more than 25 years.... “ Our core staff and attorneys embody the passion, dedication, expertise, and endurance required to provide superior representation for our clients.... She was selected by the Office of the Public Def

SUBANG JAYA: IOI Properties Group Bhd( IOIPG) will temporarily close the intersection of Lebuh Puteri and Persiaran Puteri in Bandar Puteri Puchong in front of IOI Galleria, Puchong this Saturday( Aug 21) at 12: 00am to facilitate excavation works for the construction of an underpass. The construction works are expected to be completed by end-December 2021. The underpass will complement the upgraded Bandar Puteri Puchong Interchange and will further enhance the connectivity of Bandar Puteri Puch

UNITED NATIONS( Reuters)-Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors and witnesses of sexual violence in conflict. Murad, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for her efforts to end rape as a weapon of war, first addressed the U.N. Security Council in 2015 at the age of 22-describing the torture and rape she suffered while enslaved by Islamic State a year earlier. Dubbed

JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance( Muda) has unveiled its Puteri Wangsa candidate at the party’s first candidate announcement for the upcoming Johor polls. President Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said Muda’s secretary-general Amira Aisya Abd Aziz was the one for the job in the Puteri Wangsa state seat." She is the backbone and iron lady of Muda." I hope the rakyat of Puteri Wangsa will give her a chance to fight for the people’s issues and education reforms, which are close to

The parents of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction to a Pret baguette have set up a ground-breaking trial with the aim of “ making food allergies history ”.... Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse launched the trial to investigate whether commonly available peanut and milk products, taken under medical supervision, can be used as a treatment for people with food allergies. The couple lost their 15-year-old daughter Natasha in 2016 after she suffered a severe allergic reaction to sesame in

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 42-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with a multi-purpose vehicle( MPV) at KM1.4 along the Second Link Expressway here. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Ariffin said the incident occurred northbound along the expressway at around 12. 20pm on Friday( March 8).“ The incident happened when the MPV made a U-turn heading back to Singapore.... The motorcycle could not avoid it in time and hit the right side of the vehicle.“ This caused the motorcyclist to suffer serio

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno should not continue its ties with PAS, says Puteri chief Datuk Zahidah Zakir KhanIn her speech to the Puteri wing at the general assembly here, she said that" it's time to say goodbye to PAS.... Bersatu was created from a part of Umno and PKR and they have a history of betrayal," said Zahidah.“ We have told PAS multiple times, if they want to work with us, come under Muafakat Nasional.... If they want to work with Bersatu, then leave, ” Zahidah added....

--When highly profitable companies like Microsoft urge shareholders to reject an activist investor's proposal to change corporate policy, investors almost always abide.So it was a shock when nearly 78% of shareholders at Microsoft's Nov.... The interview has been edited for length and clarity.Q: Were you surprised at how many Microsoft investors supported this?... If you look at the history of Microsoft, there have been very few ESG proposals for one thing and very few high votes....

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A teenage motorcyclist died on the spot after he was knocked down by a car driven by a man believed to be under the influence of alcohol at Jalan Sutera Danga here. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the 19-year-old victim, a local, was riding a motorcycle from Persiaran Utama Tan Sri Yaakob and making a turn at the traffic light intersection at Jalan Sutera Danga when the accident occurred.“ A car coming from Taman Sutera towards Perling allegedly beat a red