Author - James Lim

Supermarket in Sandakan caught mixing halal and pork products

KOTA KINABALU: A supermarket in Sabah’s east coast Sandakan district has been found storing halal-certified products alongside pork in its cold storage room. The operation was jointly carried out by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry and the state Sabah Veterinary Services Department at about 10.50am on Thursday (June 27). Sandakan Domestic Trade and Cost...

Sg Bakap polls: Voting for Perikatan sends strong message, says Muhyiddin

NIBONG TEBAL: Voting for Perikatan Nasional and electing its candidate in the Sungai Bakap by-election would send a strong message to the government regarding concerns over rising living costs and the country's economy, says the coalition's chairman, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He stated that the country's declining economy had impacted the people and worsened in recent...

Government offers RM40,000 incentive to WSC 2024 gold medal winners

CYBERJAYA: The government has allocated a special cash incentive of RM40,000 to participants who win the gold medal at the Worldskill Competition (WSC) 2024 in Lyon, France this Sept 7 to 16, says Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong. The incentive was to encourage participants to achieve excellent successes at WSC2024, he said at the...

10 vehicles stranded in Ayer Keroh flash flood

MELAKA: A total of 10 vehicles were trapped in flood water at Jalan Tun Razak, Ayer Keroh on Friday evening (June 28) following a heavy downpour. The weather also uprooted a giant tree, damaging a car and a motorcycle at Jalan Sungai Putat, Batu Berendam. The driver trapped inside his car was later rescued by the Fire...

Selangor Sultan yet to grant audience with FAM president

PETALING JAYA: It is learnt that the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has yet to grant an audience to Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin. According to a reliable source, Hamidin asked for a meeting and several FAM officials approached palace representatives but to no avail. "We were made aware that...

Two men die in pile-up near Sibu

SIBU: Two men lost their lives after the car they were travelling in was involved in a pile-up in Siniawan, Bau, on Thursday (June 27). The victims were Atong Nebok, 62, and Wilson Atong, 36. The collision involved two cars, a lorry, and a van. The State Fire and Rescue Department said in its daily update that...

Penang AMK lodges police report alleging Pakatan campaign materials vandalised

NIBONG TEBAL: Penang Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) lodged a police report alleging sabotage of the unity govt machinery's campaign for the Sungai Bakap state by-election by damaging Pakatan Harapan buntings and flags. Penang AMK chief Muhammad Fadzli Roslan claimed that 38 buntings and 53 flags placed around Bandar Tasek Mutiara, Simpang Ampat, were taken down by...

Sungai Bakap voters risk losses if they vote for Perikatan, says PKR

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...

Four firefly species threatened with extinction, experts say

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...

BlackRock investments in Malaysia reach RM27.5bil, withdrawal will have negative implications

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...