KUALA LUMPUR: The government have not made any decision in regards to bringing back two Malaysians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said it was still at an early stage and the government have just started discussing the matter with American authorities. "It is still early... so there is no conclusion...
SHAH ALAM: Fearing for her safety, a woman jumped out of a moving car after the ehailing driver kept "staring" at her and did not respond to her questions. The woman, however, did not realise that the driver was hard of hearing and could not hear what she was saying Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal...
SERI ISKANDAR: Guests at government programmes should not be asked to arrive early and wait for events to start, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister instructed government departments to change the practice. "If the event requires me to arrive at 1pm, then it's fine to invite guests to come at 12.45pm," he said in his...
KUALA LUMPUR: The large police presence during the campaign period for the Pelangai by-election is to maintain an omnipresence, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said the police were also focused on ensuring safety and security while maintaining public order. "The police also monitored the situation to ensure no one raised sensitive issues that...
ALOR SETAR: A woman going on a fishing trip gets more than what she has hoped for. Instead of fish, she caught a giant python about 7m-long and weighed some 80kg. The woman from Kampung Sungai Tembak in Baling, some 80km from here had placed the nets in the river in hoping to catch some fish on...
HANGZHOU: Squash delivered the third gold medal for Malaysia in the Hangzhou Asian Games after the women's team came from behind to beat Hong Kong 2-1 at HOC Squash Centre on Saturday (Sept 30). Rachel Arnold lost the first match 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 6-11 to Tong Tsz Wing. However, S. Sivasangari put Malaysia back in the...
JOHOR BARU: Those using the Pasir Gudang Highway are advised to take alternative routes to reduce congestion on the road that is currently undergoing upgrading works. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said he had told the Public Works Department (JKR) to make temporary road lines as a way to reduce the traffic bottleneck in...
KOTA KINABALU: Upko will continue the fight to elevate Sabah’s native court to be on equal footing with the civil and syariah courts, says its president Datuk Ewon Benedick. He said the state has all these three court systems but the native court, which presides over matters involving customary rights and practices of the state’s Kadazandusun...
(Reuters) - Ukraine's air force shot down 30 out of 40 Iranian-made "Shahed" drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack on central and southern regions, regional and military officials said on Saturday. The South Military command said that 20 drones were shot down in the central Vinnytsia region and another 10 over the Odesa and...
KOTA BHARU: Kelantan State Assembly speaker Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah topped the list of 772 recipients of the state honours in conjunction with the 54th birthday celebration of the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, on Saturday (Sept 30). Mohd Amar received the Dato' Sri Amar D’Raja award from Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan Tengku Dr Muhammad...
