PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry insists that the process of granting citizenship to seven national heritage players was carried out in accordance with the law, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said there was no cause for concern as all processes were carried out properly and carefully by the ministry in line with Article...
BATU PAHAT: A motorist has died after the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident where a lorry ploughed into six other vehicles here. Ayer Hitam Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Hafizul Adzrin said they received a distress call at 10.06am on Tuesday (Sept 30) about the incident in front of the Sabak...
PUTRAJAYA: About 8.8% (150,000) of the 17 million Malaysians eligible for the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) subsidy have not updated their 12-digit MyKad number on their Malaysian driving licences, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said that to qualify for Budi95, recipients must be Malaysian citizens with a valid, active driving licence. He explained that the Road...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister’s senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah says a total of RM43.7mil in transactions was recorded for 21.8 million litres of RON95 petrol under the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) initiative as of Sept 29. He said that as of 7pm on Sept 29, nearly 912,000 B40 Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) recipients, along with...
TEMERLOH: Almost 70 per cent of the 5,000 veterans of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) who retire each year choose to venture into entrepreneurship, said Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari. He said the ministry remains committed to supporting veterans in securing second careers through various entrepreneurial schemes and programmes. "At the Defence Ministry level, we have a...
PETALING JAYA: Five suspects have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) after they allegedly profited from the illegal cultivation of durian orchards and money laundering. Sources said that the five, who are settlers, had also profited from their durian plantation activities on forest reserves and government land within Pahang. The settlers were arrested on Monday...
PETALING JAYA: Ten Selangor assemblymen from Bersatu have hit out at several of its leaders supposedly linked to a plot to oust party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, calling them “enemies within”. In a joint statement Tuesday (Sept 30), the Selangor state representatives criticised Bersatu supreme council member Wan Saiful Wan Jan, Sepang division chief Datuk...
KOTA BARU: Nearly two million outstanding summonses have yet to be settled by road users nationwide, with offenders facing action including being blacklisted by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) if they fail to clear them before Dec 31. JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the figure comprises 1,458,577 summonses issued via the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) will hold a dialogue with about 200 primary and secondary school students on Oct 6 to gather their views on the Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill currently being drafted by the government. Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic) said the session is crucial to obtain a clearer picture of...
IPOH: Animal welfare groups have expressed outrage after a dog was beaten to death in Taman Arkid here, saying the case highlights Malaysia’s weak enforcement of animal protection laws. Execute AWA founder Sue Ann Kong questioned the point of reforming laws and proposing new policies if enforcement of existing laws were absent to begin with. “Cruelty cases...
