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Health minister: Singapore to raise first-time blood donor age limit to 65 from 2026

SINGAPORE, June 29 -- From January 1, 2026, the age limit for first-time blood donors in Singapore will be raised from 60 to 65, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced yesterday. According to Channel ... Read More


Over 600 dogs, no space, no vets: Sandakan SPCA's crisis amid stray dog crackdown

SANDAKAN, June 29 -- The Sandakan Municipal Council has ramped up efforts to tackle the town's stray dog population, capturing more than 600 dogs in recent operations. However, the sudden success has... Read More


Plastic to paracetamol: Scientists engineer E. coli to turn waste into painkillers, but doubts remain

LONDON, June 29 -- Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E.Coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said Monday, though outside experts doubted the technique would ma... Read More


PBS denies forming new bloc with STAR, says alliance is to boost GRS unity before state election

KOTA KINABALU, June 29 -- The collaboration between Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) should not be misconstrued as the formation of a new political bloc but instead se... Read More


Tawau police arrests fleeing man after wife reports him for beatings, threats at home with axe and knife

TAWAU, June 29 -- Police arrested a man for allegedly beating and threatening his wife with sharp weapons at a residence here on Saturday. Tawau District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Jasmin Hu... Read More


Dwindling desert hounds: Tunisia's Sloughi hounds face extinction as breeders fight to preserve ancient lineage

TUNIS, June 29 -- Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential t... Read More


Dwindling desert breed: Tunisia's Sloughi hounds face extinction as breeders fight to preserve ancient lineage

TUNIS, June 29 -- Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential t... Read More


Religious affairs minister censures surau for ejecting worshipper, says mosques are not 'exclusive spaces'

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- Religious Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar has expressed disappointment over a viral incident involving a male worshipper who was removed from a surau in Teluk Pangli... Read More


Pink Dot returns to Singapore's Hong Lim Park with call for inclusion and hope for future generations

SINGAPORE, June 29 -- Thousands gathered at Hong Lim Park in Singapore yesterday for the 17th edition of Pink Dot, celebrating LGBTQ love and pushing for greater inclusion in Singapore society. Despi... Read More


New claims link six more Sabah politicians to RM3.96m mining licence bribes, raising number to 15

KOTA KINABALU, June 29 -- Six more politicians in Sabah have been accused of involvement in the mining licence scandal. A MalaysiaKini report yesterday alleged that among the politicians named are fr... Read More