PETALING JAYA: There are no issues affecting egg production in the country, assured the Federation of Livestock Farmers' Association Malaysia (FLFAM). It said the industry is also free from any serious outbreaks from poultry disease. "FLFAM expresses confidence to Malaysians that there are no issues affecting egg production including freedom from serious outbreaks of poultry disease. "Under these...
KOTA TINGGI: Police have arrested five men for trying to smuggle lobster larvae on a boat from a neighbouring country. Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the boat was spotted near a jetty in Legaran Air Gemuruh in Sedili here at around 5.30pm on Monday (Sept 11). "The marine intelligence team in Pengerang received...
KUALA LUMPUR: Award-winning journalist Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai has been appointed the chairman of Bernama, the national news agency. Wong, whose appointment took effect on Sept 1, succeeds Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi. The appointment of Wong is with the consent of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. Digital and Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil...
KAJANG: Former Umno Youth executive council member Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, who is better known as Papagomo, has been found guilty of injuring Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman as well as hurling disrespectful and insulting words at him. He was fined RM2,100 for the offences by the Magistrate's Court here on Tuesday (Sept...
KUANTAN: Pahang Barisan Nasional will not take the challenge for the Pelangai state by-election lightly despite retaining the seat for a long time, says its chairman Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. "In any situation, we have and will continue to work hard... we can't take it for granted," he said when met after launching a...
SIBU: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah was appreciative to the people of Bintulu and Sibu for their warm reception. "Thank you to the people of Bintulu and Sibu for giving us a rousing welcome. I am very touched and with a very sincere heart, this is a manifestation that the people of...
ALOR SETAR: Nine enforcement agency officials have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Monday (Sept 11) over allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes from fishing vessel owners and runners from 2018 to 2021. According to a MACC source, the enforcement officials were suspected to have received bribes as a reward for protecting and not...
PETALING JAYA: There is talk swirling around that several Umno members will be kicked out of the party including myself in an upcoming meeting this week, says Isham Jalil (pic). The Umno supreme council member on Monday (Sept 11) said that even though his name was in the list, he was not dissuaded by the rumour. "It...
KUALA LUMPUR: Four female Myanmar nationals, who were exploited to work at a shophouse turned entertainment outlet in Bandar Puchong, were rescued following an operation on Monday (Sept 11). The raid was conducted by Bukit Aman CID's Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) unit (D3) at about 10.40am on Monday following information and intelligence...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, will be seated in the opposition bloc of the Dewan Rakyat beginning on Tuesday (Sept 12) following his decision to withdraw support for the Unity Government. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said he had received a letter from the Malaysian...
