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Concerns rise as several who died from Wuhan coronavirus did not have fever

SEVERAL people who died from a new virus in China didn’t display symptoms of fever, potentially complicating global efforts to check for infected travellers by temperature screening at airports and other travel hubs.

Sprinter Syazrul banned for four years for doping

KUALA LUMPUR: National sprinter Syazrul Adli Saiful Adli was slapped with a four-year ban for doping by the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF), on Thursday.

'An icon and a true Malaysian'

KUALA LUMPUR: Mention Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and the late Tan Sri Dr Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman’s name springs to mind.

Singapore begins temperature screening at Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints

SINGAPORE: Singapore today implemented temperature screening for visitors from Malaysia at its busy Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints.

Court allows forfeiture of RM32,000 seized from Kelantan Umno

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today allowed the government to forfeit a total of RM32,962.87 seized from the Kelantan Umno Liaison committee, two years ago.

China virus death toll jumps to 25, confirmed cases at 830

65 killed on Malaysian roads in last 5 days

NST Leader:ICJ's giant leap for humanity

January 24, 2020 @ 12:05am

Labuan Bajo set for tourism boom

January 23, 2020 @ 1:45pm

NST Videos

Najib gets a lesson on court proceedings

Najib gets a lesson on court proceedings

Trio nabbed for trafficking ecstasy via WeChat

Trio nabbed for trafficking ecstasy via WeChat

Cops nab Bezza driver for driving against traffic on NSE

Cops nab Bezza driver for driving against traffic on NSE

Bersatu polls No Umrah, holiday sponsorships during campaigning

Bersatu polls No Umrah, holiday sponsorships during campaigning

TIV 2019 grows 1.0 pct to 604,287 units: MAA

TIV 2019 grows 1.0 pct to 604,287 units: MAA

EC: 2,400 secondary schools nationwide to be involved in voter education system

EC: 2,400 secondary schools nationwide to be involved in voter education system

Mother charged with murder of 3 year old daughter

Mother charged with murder of 3 year old daughter

SMK Bukit Changgang student killed in early morning hit and run

SMK Bukit Changgang student killed in early morning hit and run

Columnists

Work Matters! Become self-motivated for success

Shankar R. Santhiram

Will China cross the Rubicon?

Packed Penang welcomes you for CNY

Marina Emmanuel

Power succession becoming more intense

Lifestyle

#JOM! GO: Summer in Melbourne be like...

SUMMER in Melbourne and regional Victoria is worth spent outdoor, exploring its sights and sounds. Go on an unforgettable adventure from exploring places on wheels, learning how to make chocolate, taking up fun challenges to greater heights, to simply immersing in a true blue Aussie ‘barbie’ experience. Here are some to fit every traveller’s style. For more information, go to www.visitmelbourne.com.

#Showbiz: 4 CNY films pulled from Singapore cinemas due to Wuhan virus

January 24, 2020 @ 1:11pm

#Showbiz: 'Twins Jenna and Niza are inseparable' - Zizie Ezette

January 24, 2020 @ 1:06pm

#Showbiz: 'Faded' hitmaker Alan Walker to headline Borneo Music Fest Live 2020

January 24, 2020 @ 12:31pm

#Showbiz: 'Arthdal Chronicles' star Erika Karata admits to affair

January 24, 2020 @ 12:09pm

Sports

FIB get more power to punish M-League teams

M-LEAGUE teams will now have more reasons to fear FIB (First Instance Body).

Kian Meng-Pei Jing keeping their dream alive

Wee Wern gets sisterly support

January 24, 2020 @ 10:44am

Last batch of athletes turn up for Sea Games post-mortem

January 24, 2020 @ 10:39am

Selangor to compete in Meizhou Hakka Cup in China

January 24, 2020 @ 10:24am

Hockey coaches' turn to be grilled

January 24, 2020 @ 10:11am

Liverpool charge towards title with win at Wolves

January 24, 2020 @ 9:26am

Medvedev battles nosebleed, resistance to progress

January 23, 2020 @ 1:22pm

Business

MARii eyes zero foreign labour in vendors ecosystem by year end

January 24, 2020 @ 11:47am

Maybank, RHB announce rate cut by 25bps

January 23, 2020 @ 7:53pm

Petronas president and group CEO among top global brand guardians for 2020

Kerjaya Prospek secures another contract worth RM41.5m

Property

Berjaya's newly opened ANSA Okinawa Resort a game-changer

January 23, 2020 @ 11:21am

More demand for sub-sale property

January 22, 2020 @ 12:56pm

Overhang property due to lack of research and pricing

Hope for property market to improve this year

World

'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever

WASHINGTON: The Doomsday Clock on Thursday ticked down to 100 seconds to midnight, symbolising the greatest level of peril to humanity since its creation in 1947 as the threat posed by climate change and a growing nuclear race loomed large.

Wuhan building 1,000-bed hospital over the weekend to treat coronavirus

January 24, 2020 @ 12:54pm

China virus: Singapore asks students for holiday travel details

January 24, 2020 @ 12:50pm

Portuguese banker named in dos Santos probe commits suicide

January 24, 2020 @ 12:45pm

Toddler whose hand was dipped in boiling water by maid 'traumatised'

January 24, 2020 @ 12:29pm

Beijing's Forbidden City to close over virus fears

January 24, 2020 @ 12:19pm

NST Images

An orphaned baby Koala sits on the shoulder of a vet at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island. Hundreds of koalas have been rescued and brought to the park for treatment after bushfires ravaged the island off the south coast of Australia. -- Image by AFP

A garbage-picking Interceptor seen on the Klang river, in front of a mosque in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. -- Image by AFP

Panda cubs born in 2019 play next to decorations to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Rat, which falls on January 25 this year, at the Shenshuping breeding base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, China's southwestern Sichuan province. -- Image by AFP

A horseman jumps over a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares in the province of Avila in central Spain, during the opening of the traditional religious festival "Luminarias" in honour of San Antonio Abad (Saint Anthony), patron saint of animals. -- Image by AFP

Models present creations by Louis Vuitton, during the men's Fall/Winter 2020/2021 collection fashion show in Paris. -- Image by AFP

An Iraqi student waves the national flag during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the southern city of Basra, shouting slogans against turning Iraq into a battleground for the conflict between Iran and the US. -- Image by AFP

A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, referred to in Vietnam as Tet. -- Image by AFP

Thunders lit the sky over the Mediterranean Sea in Lebanon's port district of al-Mina in the northern city of Tripoli recently. -- Image by AFP

A picture taken on Jan 9, 2020 shows a view of Athens from Mount Parnitha after heavy snowfall the past week. -- Image by AFP