JOHOR BARU: Do not play the "blame game" regarding the country's local rice supply issues, as it was inherited from previous governments, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. The Agriculture and Food Security Minister said the ministry had recently introduced the Local White Rice Special Programme as a short-term measure to ensure sufficient local rice in the...
PETALING JAYA: Former Bachok MP Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz has been appointed as Senator in the Dewan Negara representing Kelantan. Nik Abduh's nomination was proposed by Mentri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassurudin Daud and seconded by his deputy Datuk Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan. Kelantan assembly Speaker Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah then put the proposal to a...
(Reuters) - Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country's military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate instead has been treated by a...
IPOH: A foreign worker has died in a mishap at a quarry in Keramat Pulai here. According to Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Faiezaruddin Mohd Yusop, a distress call was received at 11am on Tuesday (Sept 5). “The victim’s hand was reported to be stuck in heavy machinery. “Right now we have to stop the retrieval...
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah’s Yee Tsai Yiew (pic) has been appointed as a special officer to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Yee, who was a Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) candidate in the 15th General Election, expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for entrusting her with the appointment. She said it was a testimony of the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Transboundary haze could soon sweep Malaysia due to dry weather caused by the ongoing El Nino climate phenomenon and the predicted South-West Monsoon, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). Its director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said the country is expected to experience drier weather in the coming months as El Nino grows in strength. ALSO READ: Haze...
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Monday sworn in for a second term after being declared the winner of last month's disputed election, as he promised to lift millions out of poverty. Zimbabweans went to polls on Aug. 23 to elect a new president, parliamentarians and local council members, but the main opposition...
JOHOR BARU: Independent candidate Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi says representatives of 30 non-government organisations from Johor Baru will help him win the Pulai by-election on Sept 9. Samsudin, who is the Kuala Lumpur Consumer Safety Association (PKPKL) president, said the NGO Representative Coalition Committee (NRCC) will help in the last leg of campaigning. He said the NRCC is...
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Rishi Sunak could face the prospect of another difficult election for a potential vacant seat in parliament, after a lawmaker lost an appeal against a proposed eight-week suspension for groping two men at a London club. Chris Pincher, who now sits as an independent, was suspended from the ruling Conservative Party...
IPOH: The judiciary must not be used as a political tool, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. Following the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision to grant Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA), the Perak Umno liaison chairman said the judiciary institution had always been the backbone of a just...
