JOHOR BARU: Police fired several shots when a car rammed into their patrol vehicle while conducting routine checks at a housing area here. Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the incident occurred in Taman Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang when a team of policemen flagged a motorcycle for inspection at about 12.20pm on Thursday (July...
PETALING JAYA: Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2023 exam results will be released on July 23, says the Malaysian Examination Council. It said that candidates from government schools, government-aided schools, private schools and private candidates may check their results via SMS by typing STPM (space) MyKad number (space) roll number to 15888 from 11am on July...
NEW DELHI: Malaysia enjoys political stability, and the next elections will not be held before 2027, Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said. The minister said this at a Malaysian community event in New Delhi on Thursday (July 18). Johari also stressed the need for greater engagement with the youth. He said there will be...
SELANGOR has the highest number of abandoned housing projects, with 42 schemes involving 16,610 units, of which 8,226 have been sold, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. The figures were part of the 114 abandoned housing projects nationwide, covering 29,407 units and 15,948 buyers as of May 31 this year. These projects, said Nga,...
JOHOR BARU: Scammers have been impersonating Fire and Rescue Department officers and fraudulently using the department’s name to dupe businesses with bogus tender deals across the country. So far, nearly a dozen police reports have been filed in Selangor, Sabah, Johor, Perlis and Labuan about such scams, with losses exceeding tens of thousands of ringgit. Forging the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The installation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th King of Malaysia is set to take place tomorrow in a ceremony steeped in royal Malay customs and tradition at Istana Negara. To be held at the Balairung Seri of Istana Negara, the event will formally mark the beginning of the five-year reign of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Police are offering traffic offenders a discount rate of up to 50% in payment of traffic summonses in conjunction with the launch of the 2024 National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang campaign at Cyber Event Hall Cyberjaya, Selangor, this Sunday (July 21). The Information Department posted on Facebook that the discount offer...
PEKAN: The body of the late Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah was buried at 5.20pm at the Kampung Nyiur Manis Cemetery, here on Thursday (July 18). The van carrying the body of the former Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student arrived at the cemetery at 4.55pm after being brought from the Forensic Department of Sungai Buloh Hospital,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Harsher legal actions are needed for cyberbullying, said Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. “Harsher legal actions are needed to convey the government's serious stance on cyberbullying,” he said. Saifuddin added that legislators must look beyond the Minor Offences Act and consider stricter laws. "Lenient penalties send the wrong message to the public and hurt the victims'...
AMPANG: The police are looking for 33-year-old e-hailing driver Syahrul Asyraf Dahlan as he has been missing since last week. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said a police report was lodged at about 4.17pm last Sunday (July 14) over his disappearance. "The last time his family members managed to contact him was on July...
