Aussie travel agency collapses leaving holidaymakers out of pocket ahead of Christmas

By Lisa Edser For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:58 GMT, 18 December 2023 | Updated: 08:35 GMT, 18 December 2023 An Aussie travel agency has collapsed with dozens of travellers left out of pocket ahead of Christmas. Syon Travels, which operates from a house in Victoria, announced it had gone into liquidation in early December. As … Read more

Alex Batty’s life in French farmhouse revealed: ‘Abducted’ British boy stayed with couple who took him under their wing while his mother lived in ‘spiritual communities’ – but left for UK to get new ID papers so he could go to school

Abducted teenager Alex Batty set off to Britain last Sunday in a bid to get new identity papers so he could enroll at a French school and get an education, the owner of the isolated farmhouse in the Pyrenees mountains has revealed. Alex, or Zach, as he was known, arrived at the remote Gite de … Read more

Over 100 colourful tractors covered in Christmas lights delight locals in annual Banbury festive fundraiser

 The Christmas Tractor Run in Oxfordshire, has taken place every year By Emily Jane Davies Published: 20:36 GMT, 17 December 2023 | Updated: 14:15 GMT, 18 December 2023 Crowds lined the streets to catch a glimpse of 100 tractors decorated with Christmas lights for an annual festive fundraiser last night. The Christmas Tractor Run, held in … Read more

FIFA confirms eight European clubs qualified for 2025 Club World Cup

BERLIN: Football governing body FIFA has confirmed eight European clubs that have already secured a spot for the 2025 Club World Cup, which will feature a new format, reported German news agency (dpa). Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester City qualified as the latest Champions League winners, a fourth to be confirmed at the end of … Read more

Industri nanas negara berpotensi dikembangkan di Sarawak

JOHOR BAHRU: Industri nanas negara berpotensi dikembangkan di Sarawak memandangkan kesesuaian tanah gambut dan mineral yang terdapat di negeri itu, kata Pengerusi Lembaga Perindustrian Nanas Malaysia (LPNM) Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali. Beliau berkata terdapat banyak faktor yang boleh menyumbang kepada kejayaan industri nanas di Sarawak yang memiliki sumber tanah lebih luas berbanding Semenanjung yang mana … Read more

Sarawak can potentially expand the national pineapple industry

JOHOR BAHRU: The national pineapple industry has the potential to be expanded in Sarawak considering the peat and mineral soils available in the state, said Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (LPNM) chairman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali. He said there are four contributing success factors for the pineapple industry in Sarawak which is still rich in land … Read more

Kemasukan J-KOM perkukuh usaha kementerian sebar inisiatif kerajaan, perangi maklumat salah

KUCHING: Kemasukan Jabatan Komunikasi Komuniti (J-KOM) di bawah Kementerian Komunikasi akan memperkukuhkan lagi usaha kementerian untuk mempromosikan inisiatif kerajaan dan memerangi salah maklumat. Timbalan Menteri Komunikasi Teo Nie Ching (gambar) berkata inisiatif yang baik seperti Skim Perubatan MADANI perlu dipromosikan lagi supaya rakyat mendapat manfaat daripada skim itu. “(Di bawah skim ini) kami telah menyediakan … Read more

PM tells Nikkei Asia his views on hypocrisy surrounding Gaza crisis and woes within ASEAN

TOKYO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in an exclusive interview with Japan’s leading media group The Nikkei once again highlighted the hypocrisy over the crisis in Gaza by “so-called countries that promote democracy and human rights.” This insightful interview conducted by journalist Norman Goh on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit on Sunday … Read more

Local white rice supply shortage issue easing

KUALA LUMPUR: The year-end rice harvest by the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) has helped ease the local white rice supply shortage in the country, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu (gambar). He said however, the local rice supply in the country has not yet been fully stabilised, as consumer demand … Read more

Generous Aussie pays off all Christmas lay-by items at a popular toy store

By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:21 GMT, 18 December 2023 | Updated: 07:38 GMT, 18 December 2023 A Good Samaritan has paid off $12,500 in remaining lay-by fees at his local toy store  leaving grateful customers in tears.  The local businessman contacted Bunbury Toyworld, in Western Australia, to ask the owners if … Read more

Rod Stewart stuns sleepy Vermont town as he strolls into thrift store wearing leather pants and $1,000 boots with wife Penny Lancaster

Sir Rod caused quite a stir in the small town of Vergennes, Vermont, on Thursday in his alligator boots and leather pants – causing one woman to slip her boss a note: ‘Is he a rock star?’