IPOH: A headmistress in Teluk Intan was fined RM10,000 in default one month in jail by the Sessions Court here for using a forged document to buy equipment for her primary school in 2021. Rosnah Mat Zain, 57, who was not represented, admitted to an alternative charge under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under...
KOTA KINABALU: A 15-year-old girl has gone missing in Penampang, according to a police report filed by her aunt. Penampang OCPD Deputy Supt Sammy Newton said the report was lodged at 12.26pm on Tuesday (Sept 10) after the girl, Nor Sahira Sakinah Abdullah, failed to return home to her house in Taman Regency. He said the teenager,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Over two dozen foreigners were rounded up for various offences during an Immigration Department operation in Terengganu. Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said in a statement that 26 individuals were caught in the Pulau Perhentian area during the operation on Monday (Sept 9). “All those detained are believed to have been operating businesses and working...
PETALING JAYA: Budget 2025 is expected to be tabled in Parliament this Oct 18. Currently, several sessions are behind held with various stakeholders around the country on what should be in the budget. ALSO READ : Sugary drinks take bitter hit What do you think should be in Budget 2025? Take part in our poll.
KUCHING: Sarawak welcomes private sector initiatives to support the development of sports, particularly among young people, says Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The state Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Minister said this could be done by organising events or making financial donations to sports associations. "We hope the private sector will play its part and assist...
KOTA BHARU: A nurse at a confinement care centre here has been remanded for seven days to help in the investigation into a negligence case that resulted in the death of a 30-day-old infant on Tuesday (Sept 10) The remand order is effective until next Tuesday and was issued by Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid to facilitate...
KOTA KINABALU: Three clerks of a primary school here were rushed to hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties and vomiting believed due to inhalation of ammonia gas. Sabah Education director Datuk Raisin Saidin said the incident at 1.30pm on Tuesday (Sept 10) involved only three female clerks at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Likas, adding no teachers and pupils...
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has failed in his bid to review the decision by a previous Court of Appeal panel that reinstated four abuse of power charges linked to the misappropriation of RM232.5mil against him. A Court of Appeal five-member panel chaired by Justice Azizah Nawawi said that the earlier quorum had...
PUTRAJAYA: There must be no discrimination in education, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. “Confucius was the first educator to put forward the idea of teaching without discrimination. “Given the current situation, especially post-pandemic (period), we recognise that children from less privileged backgrounds are at a greater disadvantage. “This inequality will continue to widen if we don't take any...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim congratulated his new Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who took her oath of office last Friday (Sept 6). In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Sept 10), Anwar said he spoke to Paetongtarn via phone this afternoon to personally congratulate her on being sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister...
