NIBONG TEBAL: Voters in Sungai Bakap stand to face significant losses if they vote for the Perikatan Nasional candidate in the state by-election says a state PKR leader. State PKR deputy chairman Datuk Mohamad Abdul Hamid said one of the losses would be the lower annual allocation to their respective constituencies. "First of all, in terms of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Firefly Specialist Group has identified four congregating firefly species, threatened with extinction. In a joint statement today, the group discovered the matter after assessing the status of four congregating firefly species using the IUCN Red List criteria. The Comtesse's firefly (Pteroptyx bearni), the Synchronous bent-wing firefly (Pteroptyx...
KUALA LUMPUR: The withdrawal of BlackRock's investment from Malaysia, if it happens, will have implications and negative impacts on efforts to realise the country's investment agenda, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. BlackRock is a shareholder in various listed companies worldwide, including sovereign funds from Saudi Arabia, the United...
KUALA LUMPUR: Several Members of Parliament today urged that the new Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman be appointed immediately to ensure it can properly carry out its functions and role on human rights. During the debate on the motion of Suhakam's Annual Report and Financial Statement for 2021 and 2022 at the Dewan Rakyat,...
NIBONG TEBAL: The Education Ministry has taken various approaches and mechanisms to boost the spirit and motivation of teachers to prevent them from opting for early retirement. Its Minister, Fadhlina Sidek (pic), said the ministry took a serious view of the issue but would still give the teachers involved the space to decide. "We constantly create various...
SINGAPORE: More than 110 suspicious bank accounts with over S$400,000 were blocked by UOB or seized by the police in a joint operation targeting money mules. The operation was conducted by the bank and officers from the Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) from June 17 to 24, the police said in a statement on Thursday (June 27). The...
PETALING JAYA: Despite the Malaysian Football League’s (MFL) reduction of Selangor’s fine from RM100,000 to RM60,000, the club intends to pursue their appeal. In a statement, Selangor said they had taken note of the reviewed decision made by the MFL board of directors on Thursday (June 27) regarding the club’s non-participation in the Charity Shield match...
PETALING JAYA: A video claiming to show a dog chasing after the people who abandoned it has gone viral, pulling on the heartstrings of social media users. The video uploaded by X user @ricxxxkiddo shows the adult dog chasing after the 4x4 vehicle. As the vehicle picked up speed the dog tried its best to keep up...
TANGKAK: The Gunung Ledang National Park has been ordered to close for two weeks following reports of leptospirosis cases in the district. According to the Johor National Parks Corporation, the national park and the Gunung Ledang waterfall are closed to the public from June 27 until July 10. "The closure was due to reports of leptospirosis cases...
PETALING JAYA: Professional singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia wants to do what other Malaysian has not done - win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. And Zii Jia said his family's love is the driving factor behind his mission to end the wait for Olympics glory at the Paris Games in July. And to underline his...
