Cuepacs asks govt to raise remuneration of civil servants

KOTA BHARU: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has requested the government to raise the fixed remuneration of civil servants by at least RM100. Its president Datuk Adnan Mat (pic) said his team met with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on July 18 to discuss matters relating to...

Cop was receiving threatening text messages. Police say he was the one sending them

A Georgia police officer was arrested after his department said he sent himself threatening text messages. In July, an officer with the Kingsland Police Department told his command staff that he was receiving “harassing and threatening text messages,” according to an Aug. 1 release. The Chief of Police said the department began a “very in-depth” investigation of the messages...

DAP’s interference with Islam a reason why ties severed, says Hadi

TASEK GELUGOR: DAP's interference with matters involving Islam and the Malays are one of the reasons why PAS severed ties with them, says party president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang. Abdul Hadi said that the decision was made after several disagreements on various issues including Islam, reinstating local council elections and the issue of mistreatment of...

State polls: Pak Lah likely to vote in Penang if health permits

KEPALA BATAS: Former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who currently resides in Kuala Lumpur, will likely come back to cast his vote in the Bertam state seat in the Penang state polls on Aug 12. This was confirmed by Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican. "This will depend on his health. God-willing he...

Melaka Perhilitan says RM1.19mil on plant pest eradication this year

MELAKA: The state Department of Wildlife Protection and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) spent RM1.19 million for the implementation of the Plant Pest Eradication Programme this year. State senior Housing, Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin said the cost involved the procurement of 316 traps of various types...

Survey finds M’sians more concerned about rising cost of living than ‘green wave’

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are more concerned about the rising cost of living than a potential "green wave" or the rise of extremism, says the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (Insap). The think tank said the ability to sustain themselves amidst stagnant incomes and escalating expenses has become the top concern among most Malaysians as...

Amelia Henderson gets stay order to apologise, pay damages to A. Aida

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has allowed an application by actress Amelia Henderson (pic) to stay an order for her to issue a public apology to film and drama producer A.Aida for breach of contract. Judge Zulqarnain Hassan said the court used its discretion to allow the application by the actress, whose full name is...

Businessman freed on charge of misappropriating company funds

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here acquitted and discharged a businessman for dishonest misappropriation of RM10,000 belonging to an oil and gas company by allegedly using the funds for his personal use. Judge Datin Sabariah Othman ordered Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin, 50, to be freed on Wednesday (Aug 2) after finding that the prosecution had failed...

Sibu man gunned down in family orchard, cops investigating

SIBU: A man was shot to death at his family's fruit orchard near here early Tuesday (Aug 1) morning. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkifli Suhaili told a press conference that the police received a call from a member of the public at about 1.23am Tuesday over a shooting incident at KM3 Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. He added...

Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan blast that killed 54

Police at the site of the bombing that killed at least 54 people, including 23 children. – AFP photo KHAR, Pakistan (Aug 1): The Islamic State group claimed responsibility yesterday for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people, including 23 children, at a political party gathering ahead of elections due later this...