KOTA KINABALU: Career-driven Cassandra Yap from Johor has been crowned as Miss International Malaysia (MIM) 2023. The 24-year-old outshone 16 other finalists throughout the nation to win the title on Sunday (Oct 1) night. She walked away with RM10,000 cash, an education scholarship worth RM52,975 among other prizes and will be representing Malaysia in the international finale...
SIBU: Sarawak is looking into providing free education for its students studying in five state universities by 2026. The state-owned learning institutions are Swinburne University of Technology, Curtin University, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), i-Cats University College and Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (Centexs). Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said he had instructed the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings have spread to 16 places involving nine states in the country as of 9am on Monday (Oct 2). ALSO READ: Southern states brace for haze from Sumatra Based on the Malaysian API Management System (APIMS) website, Cheras in the federal capital recorded the highest API at 164, followed by Nilai...
SAINT LOUIS, Senegal (Reuters) - The Senegalese Navy said on Sunday it had stopped two more boats carrying 262 would-be migrants late the previous night, taking the total to five boats intercepted and over 600 people rescued by a navy patrol boat since Thursday. Those rescued included 26 women and 13 minors, the navy said in...
BENTONG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim must be given space to make his own decision regarding any possibility of a Cabinet reshuffle, says Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. Johari, who was Titiwangsa member of parliament, said that decision was the prerogative of the prime minister. "Just like in football, the Prime Minister will decide...
KUALA LUMPUR: The trend of panic buying has almost diminished and local supply of white rice in the market has stabilised this week, says Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Chan Foong Hin. He said the positive situation was due to the lack of panic buying by consumers and traders, compared to last week. "I found...
PETALING JAYA: A Rapid KL bus caught fire along Jalan Tandang here on Sunday (Oct 1) morning. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said they received a distress call at 11.17am and dispatched a fire engine with four personnel to the scene. "We received information that eight people were onboard the bus when...
PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi indicated that there may be a reshuffle of the cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim soon. Ahmad Zahid said one of the reasons is to fill the post of the Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living following the demise...
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...
