KUALA PILAH: A couple who earlier pleaded guilty to child neglect and were supposed to have been sentenced have now decided to file a representation. Muhammad Firdaus Shariman, 32, and Siti Salasiah Jumaah, 25, pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court on April 3 to a charge of leaving their two young children in an unattended car...
PETALING JAYA: When it comes to Malaysia’s growing obesity problem, children – especially boys – are the most at risk. Available statistics show that six out of 10 children in the country are at risk of being overweight or obese by 2035, with boys facing a higher prevalence of obesity. According to Malaysia’s National Health and Morbidity...
HULU SELANGOR: The Health Ministry will seek clarification from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in relation to the side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine as reported by the international media recently. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the pharmaceutical company should be responsible by submitting a thorough and transparent explanation not only to Malaysia but to...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian students in universities in the United States are facing disruption to their campus lives with the eruption of pro-Palestinian protests. Some have even been harassed, with many having names called. Azida Ahmad Azmi, a graduate student at Columbia University, New York, said the escalating situation seemed hard to avoid, especially in her campus where...
PETALING JAYA: The suspected conman who is currently wanted by the police has been linked to nearly RM400,000 in losses here. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Jaa'far, in a statement Thursday (May 2), said that the suspect, identified as 28-year-old Lau Kah Wing, would target senior citizens. "His modus operandi includes offering 'government aid' to victims....
PETALING JAYA: Peat fires have resulted in unhealthy air quality in Rompin, Pahang, says the Environment Department. Its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said as at 11am on Tuesday (April 30), Rompin recorded an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 166 due to peat fires at the Pahang Coconut Valley plantation near Kampung Kerpal,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The investigation paper involving 10 individuals detained in connection with Israeli Shalom Avitan will be referred to the Attorney General's Chambers this week. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said a discussion would also be held this week to determine the next course of action to be taken against the suspects. "As...
PUTRAJAYA: Perlis Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli has been released after giving his statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at its headquarters here. "MB not remanded. Allowed to go home after providing statement," Mohd Shukri said in a Facebook post on Tuesday (April 30). Earlier, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed that Mohd Shukri...
BATANG KALI: The slope and road repair works on the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands road due to a landslide in December 2022 is expected to be completed by June 30, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Deputy Works Minister said the slope and road repair project, which involved a cost of about RM19mil, was 86 per cent...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) have set up a special fund called ‘Tabung Tragedi Lumut 24’ for MAF members and the public to extend financial assistance to the families of victims of the recent Lumut helicopter tragedy. The MAF headquarters, in a statement, said the fund was activated on Monday...
