(Reuters) - Biden administration officials last year recommended closing or downsizing nine immigration detention centers because of high costs and staffing shortages, a move that could have saved $235 million, a draft U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo reviewed by Reuters shows. But ICE ultimately only ended contracts with two of the detention centers...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang hospitals are not facing any shortages of beds currently but remain on guard for any outbreaks or surges in medical cases, says state health committee chairman Daniel Gooi Zi Sen. "We're now doing fine in terms of public healthcare facilities. We have sufficient beds if there are no emergencies. "However, precautionary measures must be...
SEREMBAN: A driver was burnt to death after his car was engulfed by flames following an accident along Jalan Bukit Tangga near here. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim's vehicle was hit by a lorry near the Jeram Toi recreational forest around 9.30am on Tuesday (Sept 26). "The huge impact has caused both vehicles...
SEPANG: An Indonesian couple have been detained after police recovered some drugs on them following a high speed car chase. In the attempt to flee, they crashed through the police roadblocks and toll booth barriers. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police flagged down a multi-purpose vehicle with four people while carrying a...
JOHOR BARU: The beautician who allegedly performed a breast enhancement procedure on a 29-year-old housewife that led to her eventual death is still missing. Johor health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said after the death of the victim, Tan Wei Shan, last month, the state Health Department’s private medical practice control section launched an...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) will intensify its efforts to introduce and provide the people with an understanding of the Malaysia MADANI concept, said Teo Nie Ching. The KKD Deputy Minister said that the ministry, through the Information Department, had implemented 32 Kita Madani programmes involving 27,170 participants and 2,848 Jalinan Insan Wahana...
IPOH: The state government has received almost RM16mil in royalty payments from the export of rare earth carbonate (REC) to China, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad (pic). He said the operation of the non-radioactive rare earth elements (N-RREE) pilot project on 87.4ha (216 acres) in Kenering, Hulu Perak generated the royalties after the tenth...
PETALING JAYA: The Terengganu Election Court has nullified the victory of Che Alias Hamid (pic), who had been declared the winner of the Kemaman Parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15). In handing down the decision, Judge Anselm Charles Fernandis allowed the petition filed by Barisan Nasional's Wan Mohamad Hisham Wan Abdul Jalil. He had ruled...
KOTA KINABALU: A Sandakan homeowner found a huge snake inside his chicken coop on Tuesday (Sept 26). Sandakan Civil Defence officer Sulaiman Salama said their officials arrived at the scene at Taman Mawar, around 6.57am to capture the three-metre long reptile which weighed a hefty 25kg. "The python was taken out of the chicken coop safely and...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here has ordered independent preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin (pic) to begin serving his nine-month prison sentence for publishing offensive words and insulting the Selangor Sultan via Facebook 11 years ago. This followed a unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail to reinstate the Shah Alam...
