KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya is considering whether to reinstate the overseas travel ban against blacklisted National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan defaulters, says Datuk Mustapha Sakmud (pic). “When the travel ban was previously in place, it had a positive impact on repayment. However, the ban was scrapped,” the deputy higher education minister said during Question Time...
IPOH: Police have confirmed receiving a report regarding an incident in which a man is suspected of mistreating a dog in Menglembu, as recently circulated on social media. Ipoh OCPD Supt Mohamad Sajidan Abdul Sukor said the authorities received the report at about 12.30am on Friday (March 7) and are in the process of completing the investigation before referring...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has fact-checked claims made by Kampar MP Chong Zhemin on the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) sale of Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) shares. "There are a lot of errors stated by the Kampar MP in the video published by DAP. "YB Chong, you still don't understand and have swayed...
ALOR SETAR: About 65,000 Syarikat Air Darul Aman (Sada) consumer accounts are experiencing water supply disruptions following the shutdown of the Bukit Pinang Water Treatment Plant (LRA) Phases 1, 2, and 3 due to a short circuit and internal electrical damage to the raw water pump system. SADA, in a statement on its Facebook page, said...
KOTA KINABALU: Continuous heavy rain over the past few days has caused flooding and landslides, cutting off several roads in the Beaufort, Tenom, and Keningau districts on Sunday. The Sabah Public Works Department said in a statement that Jalan Keningau-Kimanis in the Crocker Range National Park area was impassable due to a landslide at kilometre 11.2. This...
MALAYSIAN food tastes better than Singaporean food. There, I said it. Maybe that is why there is a viral video floating around claiming that a Singaporean man drove his MPV into a restaurant in JB. Did this really happen? VERDICT: TRUE Johor Baru South Asst Comm Raub Selamat said police detected a viral video on social media showing a...
PETALING JAYA: Several areas in Shah Alam, Selangor have been hit by hail at around 4pm on Sunday (March 9). Facebook user Zaem Nordin recorded the phenomenon while he was waiting at a traffic light intersection in Section 9 in Shah Alam. In the video, small hailstones about one to two centimetres in diameter are seen on...
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has lauded Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Wisma Putra for their diplomatic prowess, noting the significant presence of foreign ambassadors at events hosted by the ministry. Speaking at the ministry's buka puasa event, the Prime Minister said this underscored Wisma Putra's credibility and influence internationally. "I was joking with Tok Mat (Foreign...
KULAI: A woman has been killed and three others injured in an accident at KM 39.9 of the southbound PLUS Highway. Kulai Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Asmiza Zaini said a distress call was received at 5.19pm on Sunday (March 9). "Fire and Rescue teams from Kulai and Renggam were dispatched to the scene and they...
PETALING JAYA: The body of a man, believed to be a foreigner, has been found in the river near Abdullah Hukum in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. Firemen from the Pantai Fire and Rescue Department were deployed to the scene after a call was made to MERS999 and police requested assistance to retrieve the body at 6.49pm on...
