SEPANG: A total of 201 of the 497 Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) participants are believed to have been detained by the Israeli military. This includes 12 Malaysians who were volunteers on GSF ships bound for Gaza. Sumud Nusantara Command Centre director-general Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby said that as of 10.44am Malaysian time on Thursday...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former chief of defence forces General (R) Tun Dr Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali, who passed away Wednesday (Oct 1), will be laid to rest with full military honours. The Malaysian Armed Forces headquarters, in a statement Wendnesday, said Ops Rampai would be mobilised as the Armed Forces' highest mark of respect for the nation's...
IPOH: A police officer has been killed and two others injured in an accident involving two lorries and a car at KM85.3 on the Kuala Kangsar-Pengkalan Hulu Road, near Kampung Tawai in Gerik. Gerik police chief Supt Abdul Samad Othman said the 1.50am incident on Wednesday (Oct 1) involved a lorry hauling logs, a trailer carrying...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has been re-elected as a Council Member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) under Part III for the 2025-2028 term. The Transport Ministry (MOT) said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 1) that the decision was announced following the voting at the 42nd ICAO General Assembly in Montreal, Canada, yesterday. The Malaysian delegation...
PETALING JAYA: Former Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) coach Wong Tat Meng is able to converse clearly and has been put on a wheelchair for the first time. Roketto Badminton Club in Sydney, where Tat Meng is currently coaching, shared the positive update via social media after the 58-year-old’s motorcycle accident. “Coach Tat Meng is progressing remarkably...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians are fortunate to benefit from lower petrol prices than foreigners under the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) initiative, a move that reflects the government’s commitment to the welfare of its citizens. Somali national Faisal Abdi Ali, 45, said the savings enjoyed by Malaysians under Budi95 help with household financial management, allowing funds to be...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, commended the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) on its 10th anniversary on Wednesday (Oct 1), hoping the agency would continue to progress as the nation's bulwark in disaster management, working towards a safe, resilient and prosperous Malaysia. In a video posted on all social media platforms, Anwar stated...
JOHOR BARU: Three people were affected following a chemical odour pollution incident at a factory in Pasir Gudang here. The Johor Fire and Rescue Department said it received an emergency call at 11.11pm on Tuesday (Sept 30) and deployed a team from the Pasir Gudang fire station and hazardous materials (Hazmat) unit from the Larkin fire...
GEORGE TOWN: Retired bus driver B. Karunaniti, 73, was unaware that the price of RON95 petrol was RM1.99 per litre under the Budi95 scheme when he stopped at a petrol station on Monday (Sept 30). "I'm a retiree, and now work as a personal driver. On my own, I use my motorcycle because it's cheaper. "I usually...
KUALA LUMPUR: More than RM169mil of monies in various currencies, linked to former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has been forfeited by the government. Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin made the order of forfeiture after allowing the application by the government. Earlier, DPP Mahadi Abdul Jumaat informed the court that no third party has come...
