KUALA LUMPUR: The government has obtained a final landmark victory at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, which ruled in favour of Malaysia and dismissed the appeal filed by the Sulu claimants, says the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said. In her Facebook post on Friday (Sept 6), Azalina...
PATTANI: A total of 20,000 tourists from Malaysia vacationed in Thailand's southern provinces, contributing over 100mil Baht (RM12.71mil) to the local economy during the long weekend for the National Day celebration last Saturday (Aug 31). Most Malaysian visitors reportedly used the Bukit Kayu Hitam and Pengkalan Hulu entry points in Malaysia to travel to Sadao and...
PUTRAJAYA: Drug-related crimes and substance abuse emerged as the central issues requiring urgent government action at the first National Security Conference 2024. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that drug-related offences dominated discussions at the conference, noting that many criminal activities often begin with drug problems. "These issues often escalate to armed robbery, property crimes,...
PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has given assurances of the Royal Malaysia Police's capability to handle elements of extremism in the country. He said that the police force can dismantle these extremist groups, no matter the situation. He spoke to reporters briefly after attending the closing ceremony of the National Security Conference here on...
National badminton player Lee Zii Jia made Malaysia proud when he clinched a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics last month. Zii Jia secured the country’s second bronze medal in the games after beating Indian player Lakshya Sen in the men’s singles, finishing with scores of 13-21, 21-16 and 21-11. On Monday (Sept 1), Zii Jia took...
KOTA TINGGI: Two people died in an accident involving four vehicles at KM61.5 of Jalan Johor Bahru-Mersing here on Monday morning (Sept 2). Acting Kota Tinggi district police chief DSP Mohd Syamsuri Mohamad said the victims were a 51-year-old woman who was in the backseat of a multi-purpose vehicle and a motorcyclist, a 21-year-old man. Both...
JOHOR BARU: A joint operation between the police and the Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB) led them to seize almost 60,000 litres of crude palm oil estimated to be worth more than RM220,000. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said acting upon information, a team of police officers and personnel from Bukit Aman’s Federal...
GEORGE TOWN: Efforts to attract young people's interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects must involve all parties, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. He said all parties need to take responsibility for creating interest in the STEM field, starting from the school level, which is one of the main...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia continues to practice a pragmatic and friendly foreign policy with all parties without compromising the country's sovereignty or becoming a puppet of any foreign power, said Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and international) Prof Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani. Commenting on the criticism made in a recent issue of The Economist...
PETALING JAYA: The government is taking decisive action against cyberbullying as the number of cybercrimes continues to increase at an alarming rate. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said the government has established a dedicated task force comprising experts from four key ministries, including the Ministry in the Prime Minister's Office for Law and Institutional Reform,...
