Day: August 5, 2024

Extreme heat claims 13 lives in S. Korea this year

Five South Koreans died of heat-related deaths over the weekend, bringing this year’s total to 13, as scorching heat continues to plague the nation, authorities said Monday.

On Saturday, three deaths were reported in the southwestern city of Gwangju…

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KCC swings to red in Q2

KCC Corp. on Monday reported its second-quarter net loss of 32.8 billion won (US$24.2 million), shifting from a profit of 67.3 billion won a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 140.6 billion won, up 55.5 percent

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Pahang Police Seize Drugs Worth Over RM300,000

KUANTAN, Pahang police have busted a local drug distribution operation with the arrest of a man and the seizure of ganja worth RM359,600 last week.

State police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 48-year-old suspect from Kelantan was

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