KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Saturday attended the Investiture ceremony at Istana Negara to present the 2024 federal awards, medals and honours that were conferred in conjunction with his official birthday. It is the first investiture ceremony by His Majesty after being installed as the 17th King of Malaysia last July...
PETALING JAYA: The Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar was among those who headed the list of awards conferred by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. Shamsul was among the 116 awards recipients to mark His Majesty's official birthday celebration on June 3. He was conferred the Panglima Mangku Negara (PMN),...
KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita MCA plans to rally its members in Mahkota to ensure Barisan Nasional's victory in the upcoming Mahkota by-election in Johor on Sept 28, says Datuk Wong You Fong. The Wanita MCA chief said that MCA's 3,987 members, who are part of the 17.8% of the total Chinese voters in the constituency, would support...
KOTA KINABALU: Plans are in place to expand the potentially profitable kenaf industry in Sabah, says Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin. He said this to Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan during a courtesy call here on Thursday (Sept 5). Chan’s delegation had briefed Kitingan, who is also the state...
PETALING JAYA: The probe into YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL) over the RM4.07bil 1BestariNet service tender from the Education Ministry will be transparent and impartial, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The commission has assured that the probe was being carried out professionally, with no interference from external parties. In a statement on Friday (Sept 6), the...
ALOR SETAR: The Education Ministry is ready to provide counselling support to the children involved in the case of a school bus driver recording videos of them and uploading the footage on social media. Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said that counselling services would be offered through the state Education Department and the District Education...
Speeding is a crime because it puts the occupants of the offending vehicle in danger, as well as everyone else on the road. Recently, a viral video of a dash camera made its rounds on social media. It shows a white van speeding on an expressway in Gombak before clipping a motorcycle, causing an accident, and...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has taken the statements of two more individuals in connection with the investigation of a human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar. This brings the total number of individuals whose statements have been recorded to 11. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the recording process involved a politician and her...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah has failed in his bid to include six other individuals as third parties in the US$6.59bil (RM28.5bil) lawsuit filed against him by 1MDB. High Court Commissioner Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan granted the application of the six individuals to dismiss the...
PETALING JAYA: World record holder, three-time world champion and now a two-time Paralympics gold medal winner. Powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin oozed class as he smashed his own world record in the men's 72kg category en route to giving Malaysia their second Paralympics gold medal for Malaysia at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris today...
