JASIN: Registration of volunteers for the Community Paramedic programme will be opened online from next month to facilitate the participation of the public in every village that is involved. Community Paramedic Programme chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said they are targeting the participation of volunteers in 339 villages, comprising not just those involved in medical teams...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has done well in attracting domestic and foreign investments with some RM10.2bil recorded from January to September this year, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said these investments had created 891 jobs through 99 projects. He said this represented 13 projects from the manufacturing sector, seven from the primary sector (mining, plantation...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail attended a dinner hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko on Saturday (Dec 16). The Prime Minister said, in a post on Facebook, that the dinner was held at the Geihinkan state guesthouse in Tokyo's Akasaka...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director's plans to set up a Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) is a very strategic and innovative move to increase police capabilities to address crimes and improve investigations. Alliance for a Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said he hoped the unit will be set up...
PUCHONG: Seventy-one stores and 65 vehicles were affected during the flood at IOI Mall Puchong in Bandar Puchong Jaya, says Serdang OCPD Asst Comm AA Anbalagan. “The rising waters were caused by a downpour that began at 5.45pm and lasted until 7.30pm yesterday (Dec 16),” he said at a press conference at the site of the...
PETALING JAYA: There are no restrictions on halal certificate holders writing celebratory festive greetings on cakes for customers to take home, says Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said he has asked the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) to clarify the issue immediately. “No barring of writing festival...
IPOH: About 12 reports have been lodged in relation to the case where a Form Five student was killed after being allegedly rammed by a car driven by a senior police officer in Meru Raya here on Friday (Dec 15). Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the reports were received since...
TOKYO: Asean and Japan can collectively play a significant role within the global community towards achieving a peaceful and durable solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian Prime Minister noted that all Asean Member States and Japan had voted in favour of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Dec 12,...
IPOH: Tourists to Ipoh Old Town can soon collect stamps and win prizes, says Nga Kor Ming. The Local Government Development Minister said he will introduce a "passport" to collect the stamps to encourage tourists to come to the city as the Visit Perak Year 2024 kicks off next year. "We have 56 locations where tourists can...
LONDON (Reuters) - London's police said they will "carefully consider" the findings of a court ruling that found Prince Harry had been a victim of phone hacking and other unlawful acts by Mirror Group journalists with the knowledge of their editors. King Charles' younger son, who became the first senior British royal for 130 years to...
