BATU PAHAT: Police have arrested seven drug syndicate members and seized various drugs worth more than RM890,000 during a raid here. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the raid was carried out at around 7pm on Thursday (Aug 1) at an apartment unit here. "We arrested four local men and three foreign women...
MARANG: All locations of vote tallying and polling centres in the Nenggiri state by-election in Gua Musang, Kelantan, are at low risk of any untoward incident involving fire and floods. Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said this was the result of inspections carried out by the Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department...
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...
