PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet congratulated national badminton player Lee Zii Jia and national doubles players Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik for their success in bringing glory to the country at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The matter was announced on Wednesday (Aug 7) by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the government spokesman at...
JELI: More than 1,000 leaders and members of Jeli Bersatu division announced leaving the party with immediate effect and pledged their support to the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Former Kedai Kuala Balah Bersatu deputy head Rodzi Muhamad said the decision involving eight branches and 18 Srikandi Bersatu branches in Jeli which also...
PUTRAJAYA: The candidate for the next Chief Secretary to the Government is expected to be named later today, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said the Prime Minister Office will issue a statement to announce the replacement for the current Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, this evening. “Tan Sri Zuki will end...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian community in the United Kingdom has been gripped with fear and anxiety in the midst of the riots there. Rahmah Ghazali, who lives in Sheffield, said the place has always been a multicultural city, known as the City of Sanctuary as it houses thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants. ALSO READ: The places that...
PETALING JAYA: The Terengganu government has never barred any parties from conducting cultural, heritage or religious performances, provided they follow the existing guidelines, says Datuk Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah. The state local government and health committee chairman said male and female non-Muslim performers were allowed, but it has to be in a closed area. "The exsiting guidelines...
PETALING JAYA: Representatives from Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) met with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to explain the removal of several posts on the Prime Minister's Facebook and Instagram accounts In a statement on Monday (Aug 5), the PMO’s media and strategic communications division said that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission chairman, Tan Sri Mohamad...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): When her son had to move out of his flat after he punched his wife for refusing sex, an 81-year-old woman agreed to take him in, even though other relatives tried to dissuade her from doing so. For her kindness, she was repaid with a violent attack by her own flesh and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has urged to fully exploit the significant potential of its rare earth elements (REE) industry, particularly from local sources, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). In chairing the National Economic Action Council (MTEN) Meeting Number 6 for 2024, Anwar stressed that collaboration with international players possessing expertise must be aimed...
PUTRAJAYA: A Piper PA28-181 training aircraft, registration 9M-SKF, reportedly veered off the runway at Melaka International Airport at 4.09pm on Monday (Aug 5). Confirming the incident, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive officer Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud, said the aircraft, operated by the Malaysian Flying Academy (MFA), lost control during landing and veered off...
PETALING JAYA: Ming (not her real name) was 18 when she met her harasser via online gaming. "(In 2018) I was very isolated and spent all of my time online. I had very low self-esteem," said the now 24-year-old, adding that this man she met online made her "feel desirable for the first time". Ming and her...
