JOHOR BARU: The number of people who have voted in the by-elections as of 1pm is 29% for Pulai and 39% for Simpang Jeram, says the Election Commission. Pulai has a total of 166,653 registered voters while there are 40,488 registered voters in Simpang Jeram.
IPOH: A total of 36 couples exchanged their vows during a mass wedding registration ceremony at the Ipoh Chin Woo Athletic Association hall in conjunction with the auspicious 9.9 date. While most couples came dressed in white dresses and black suits, some were dressed in shirts during the ceremony held on Saturday (Sept 9). Among the couples...
MELAKA: A decision on the resignation of Rembia assemblyman Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis from Umno will be reached by the party’s top leadership, says Melaka Umno chief. Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said a meeting would be held soon by Umno supreme council members to determine the fate of Muhammad Jailani. “He (Muhammad Jailani) submitted his resignation...
PETALING JAYA: Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz is the new president of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), taking over from Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai. Dr Azizan graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1986 and was the MMA deputy secretary and treasurer from 2013 to 2014 before taking a break from practice to care for her mother, who...
JOHOR BARU: The number of people who have voted in the by-elections as of noon on Saturday (Sept 9) is 24% for Pulai and 33% for Simpang Jeram, says the Election Commission. Pulai has a total of 166,653 voters while there are 40,488 voters in Simpang Jeram.
JOHOR BARU: Police will be calling up Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Sept 12 for questioning, says Bukit Aman. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said police have opened up two investigation papers against the Perikatan Nasional chairman regarding his "political fatwa" and his claim that the Malays would lose their power. “On...
KUALA LUMPUR: Following continued criticism over Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's court decision, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that he does not have the power to interfere in the case. "If I had the power, I would have delayed the decision after all the by-elections were done," said the Prime Minister of the twin...
KOTA KINABALU: Police are on the hunt for a modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" couple who allegedly attacked and robbed two elderly taxi drivers in Sabah's east coast Lahad Datu district. In the latest incident on Friday (Sept 8), the couple, in their 30s, boarded a taxi driven by a 67-year-old man at a hotel in town...
PETALING JAYA: The deafening silence by Perikatan Nasional on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's reported racist narrative implies that the coalition agrees with it, says Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan. The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) special committee chairman said there was a lack of action from the coalition when Dr Mahathir referred to non-Malays as "pendatang" (immigrants). ALSO READ: Dr...
PUTRAJAYA: Seventy-three per cent of deaths in the country are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) closely linked to unhealthy lifestyles, says Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. In his speech when officiating the 2023 national-level "Bulan Malaysia Sihat Sejahtera” (BMSS) celebration here on Friday (Sept 8), he said nearly half of the population is unaware that...
