PETALING JAYA: Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) auctioned off a Rolex watch gifted to him by King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia to aid the country's efforts in assisting Palestine through monetary contributions. In a social media post, Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said he had received the luxury watch from...
KOTA KINABALU: An elderly couple from Sabah drifted all the way into Philippines waters after their boat ran out of fuel. Asibih Tamang, 73, and his wife Fatima Ulo, 65, were travelling from Kampung Batu Putih to their daughter's house in Kampung Terusan Sugut, located some 41 nautical miles away and takes about two hours by...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is conducting a study on the use of a new surveillance camera that is able to capture and recognise vehicles using digital plates as a measure to improve and reduce the risk of accidents in the country. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah said the new features found in the camera...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A company owner and one of his employees pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Oct 31) to charges of submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to claim incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 (Penjana) programme amounting to RM126,100 two years ago. Proprietor Arrie Syahiman Mohd Zain, 33, and...
Malaysia has the third fastest 5G network in the world, with the best performance in South-East Asia as of September 2023, according to a report from Internet access and performance analytics platform Ookla. In terms of speed, the country’s next-generation network has a median speed of 485.25Mbps when it comes to downloads, lagging behind only the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Students are encouraged but not forced to know about the Palestine-Israel conflict, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said, while adding that there are guidelines to comply with at schools. “This is an issue related to humanity. I support the Education Minister’s move to encourage students to follow the developments (of the conflict). It is not...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 152,158 foreign workers are expected to arrive in the country, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. He said this is to meet the demand of local industries that had trouble filling positions due to the lack of local human resources. Sivakumar added that there are also already over 1.83 million foreign workers...
KUALA LUMPUR: It is inaccurate to equate the United State’s inquiry on Malaysia’s official stand on the Palestine-Israel conflict as a threat, says Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Machang). The Bersatu lawmaker said the move, a demarche, by the US was a normal practice in diplomacy. ALSO READ: US tried to pressure Malaysia on Palestine-Israel conflict, says...
MELAKA: The proposal to automatically upgrade the motorcycle driving licenCe for class B2 to B is in the final stages of scrutiny by the Transport Ministry (MoT) and the Road Transport Department (JPJ). JPJ deputy director-general (Planning and Operations) Aedy Fadly Ramli said the implementation of the proposal is expected to be presented to Transport Minister...
KUALA LUMPUR: A driver drove straight to the Cyberjaya fire station after seeing a large python emerging from the hood of his moving car. The incident caught in a two-minute and 48-second video was uploaded online by Internet celebrity "Cikgu Anep" on his social media. In the video, a woman could be heard telling the driver to...
