India’s parliament reinstates Rahul Gandhi as lawmaker

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's parliament on Monday reinstated opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi as a member after the Supreme Court suspended his conviction for defamation, the government said in a notice. Gandhi, whose father, grandmother and great-grandfather were prime minister, was convicted in March in a case brought by a lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya...

Cops deny hitting motorcyclist during anti-illegal racing operation in Jelapang

IPOH: The police have denied allegations that a motorcyclist was hit during an anti-illegal racing operation at Jelapang here. Responding to a one-minute 21-second video that had gone viral on X (formerly Twitter) which showed a group of people crowding near a police car, Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said that there is no truth...

Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun (third from right) at the unveiling of the manifesto. Also present were state Umno chief Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias (on Aminuddin's right), state Barisan and Pakatan component leaders and candidates.

State polls: Cash aid for the elderly, laptops for B40 students among promises in BN-PH’s Negri manifesto

SEREMBAN: Senior citizens aged 70 years and above will receive a RM200 annual payment for the next five years from the Negri Sembilan government if Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional succeed in forming the state administration. Those getting married for the first time would also be given RM500 cash assistance while single mothers earning less than...

Theft of rare earth elements: Probe Kedah Land and Mines Office for lack of action, Saifuddin urges MACC

ALOR SETAR: PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail is urging the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and police to investigate Kedah Land and Mines Office for an alleged cover-up related to rare earth element (REE) theft case in Bukit Enggang. Saifuddin alleged that the state agency had failed to investigate the REE theft incident under Chapter 11 of...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) walks together with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, during a meeting at Hun Sen's residents in Takhmua, Kandal province southeast Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Thaksin attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online Sunday, Aug. 6, a day after Thaksin said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile. - AP

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader’s birthday party in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH (AP): Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online Sunday, a day after Thaksin said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile. Thaksin’s appearance in Cambodia came at a politically sensitive...

Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah latest to join ‘School in Hospital’ programme

ALOR SETAR: Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah has become the latest hospital in the country to provide education to students who are warded in hospitals under the “School in Hospital” (SIH) programme. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the hospital is the 16th of 17 hospitals in the country to participate in the programme. "This programme is vital, especially in...

Fire destroys three cars in Sungai Penchala

KUALA LUMPUR: A fire destroyed three cars along Jalan Bukit Lanjan, Kampung Sungai Penchala on Saturday (Aug 5). Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Noor Faizal Mohd Noor said the operations room received the distress call at 11.17am. "Six Bomba personnel and a fire engine were deployed from the Taman Tun Dr Ismail fire station to the...

A drone photo taken by the residents showing part of the clearing works at the green area behind Taman Saikat.

Tourist attraction still in operation despite halt order, say Taman Saikat residents

IPOH: Although road and cafe construction works have stopped at the limestone hills area of Taman Saikat, the operations of the Qing Xin Ling Leisure and Cultural Village is still ongoing, say residents. Its Residents Association committee member D. Balakumaran said a meeting was held on July 31 between the residents, the Ipoh City Council representatives,...

Remand extended against woman, boyfriend over death of nine-year-old boy

IPOH: The remand order against a woman and her boyfriend, believed to be involved in the death of a nine-year-old boy in Taman Panglima, Assam Kumbang in Taiping last week, has been extended for another six days. Taiping district police chief ACP Razlam Ab Hamid said the application was made this morning as the previous remand...