KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is focussing on China to export fresh durians because there is a vast market and interest there for the king of fruits, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. “Imagine if 10% of their (China) citizens are eating durians, no matter how much durian we harvest here, it won’t be...
PUTRAJAYA: Any polemic related to the BlackRock issue that is linked to the Israeli regime could affect Malaysia's interests as a developing country, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Speaking at the July monthly assembly of the Prime Minister's Department here on Monday (July 1), Anwar reminded everyone not to be 'excessive' in discussing polemic...
KUALA LUMPUR: A system called MyCINTA is in the works to curb incidents of children being forgotten in cars, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said the system is being developed by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research “The target for 2024-2025 in relation to the MyCINTA system is to complete the design refinement process to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his condolences to the family of legendary local cartoonist Rizalman, who died Friday morning (June 28). He was 76. The prime minister described Rizalman, whose real name is Mohamad Razali Osman, as a man who contributed immensely to the country's art and comics industries. In the 1970s, Rizalman...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with seven National Laureates at Seri Perdana on Friday (June 28) to discuss efforts to empower Malaysia's arts, culture, and literature. Anwar said the dialogue, which lasted more than an hour and a half, allowed him to hear firsthand the laureates' concerns and suggestions. "We had an extensive...
NIBONG TEBAL: Perikatan Nasional will be represented by a Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) candidate in the Nenggiri state by-election on Aug 17. Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this decision had been made earlier as Nenggiri is a Bersatu seat. "We have already started mobilising our machinery for the initial phase, and other tasks will...
Local singer Datuk Jamal Abdillah, 65, is eager to become a father for the seventh time as his 28-year-old wife, Datin Zai Izzati Khiruddin, is two months pregnant. This will be their fifth child together. In a recent interview with Harian Metro, Jamal – whose real name is Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali – expressed gratitude for...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here ordered a former police officer to pay RM820,000 to two Mongolian women over non-consensual intercourse in two separate hotel rooms during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO), four years ago. Judge Dr John Lee Kien How @ Mohd Johan Lee made the decision after finding the two Mongolian...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Nenggiri assemblyman Mohd Azizi Abu Naim has failed to stop the upcoming by-election in Kelantan following the High Court's dismissal of his interim injunction application. Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain dismissed the application after hearing lengthy submissions from both parties in her chambers on Thursday (June 27). Lawyer Chetan Jethwani, who represented Parti Pribumi...
SINGAPORE: A woman appeared in a district court on Thursday (June 27), accused of repeatedly performing a sexual act on an intellectually disabled man without his consent in 2022. She is also accused of making video calls to her boyfriend while committing the alleged offences. Court documents did not disclose how the Indonesian woman was linked to...
