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The Department of Statistics Malaysia on Friday (Aug 12) said the nation’s current account balance recorded a surplus of RM4.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2) versus RM3 billion in the previous quarter, primarily driven by net exports of goods account.

Many houses and flats as well as vehicles and public amenities in the Masai area in Johor Baru were affected by a heavy downpour coupled with strong winds on Friday afternoon.

Several researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have finally been able to put a face to the prehistoric 5,000-year-old “Penang Woman”.

Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him because of his writing, was stabbed in the neck and torso onstage at a lecture in New York state on Friday and airlifted to a hospital, police said.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol pardoned Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Friday (Aug 12) with the Justice Ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis." WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

Former top cop Datuk Seri Amar Singh has lodged a police report against Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK) in connection with allegations that Amar's girlfriend was present during a raid at former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's home in May 2018 and took one of the bags seized.

Senior Sabah PKR leader Datuk John Ghani has quit the party, citing unhappiness over its president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s timing in appointing a new state chief.

Malaysia recorded 3,943 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Aug 12), says the Health Ministry.