SHAH ALAM: The unity government alliance needs a 4% increase in Malay support to defeat Perikatan Nasional in the Sungai Bakap state seat, says a think tank. Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) said the alliance comprising Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional garnered 32% of support from Malay voters in the 2023 state election, when Perikatan won the...
KOTA KINABALU: Low water pressure experienced by thousands of consumers in the Penampang and Putatan areas is expected to improve this week, says Datuk Shahelmey Yahya. The Works Minister said the water supply disruption was caused by the recent flood that hit several districts on the west coast of Sabah. He added that floods caused the intake...
KUALA LUMPUR: Moments after a shouting match earlier, there was another tense moment in Parliament when MPs across the divide started trading barbs again after an Opposition leader claimed DAP demanded state land in Kelantan. The issue began when RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) while debating the Audit (Amendment) Bill 2024, said a government-linked company behind gold mining...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Audit (Amendment) Bill 2024, aimed at giving greater authority to the Auditor-General to enhance governance and accountability in the public sector. The Bill to amend the Audit Act 1957 (Act 62), was passed by a voice vote after being debated by 26 MPs from both sides of the...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 3,472 individuals are currently serving time in prison for drug abuse offences under Section 15(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act 283), says Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah According to Shamsul, another 2,978 individuals were being remanded for abusing drugs. “Inmates who completed their sentence or paid...
IPOH: The Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department caught a male tiger in Jalong, Sungai Siput. The department’s director, Yusoff Shariff, said the animal, named "Yop Jalong", was two years old and had entered a trap they set up on Wednesday morning (July 3). "We set up the trap on June 20 following complaints from the villagers...
MOTORISTS travelling along the Federal Highway are to take note of lane closures and traffic diversion. Starting July 5 to July 20, from 11pm to 5am, the closures will take place in three stages opposite the Petronas and Shell petrol stations for Kuala Lumpur and Klang bound traffic to facilitate LRT3 project-related works. For Stage 1, the...
KUCHING: Sarawak will review existing laws to impose heavier penalties on buyers of stolen scrap metal as the existing law is too lenient. "I will consult the Sarawak Attorney General (Datu Saferi Ali) regarding the law on second-hand goods as the present penalty of RM5,000 is too low," said Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Speaking...
AMPANG: Four foreigners, including a woman, were detained in connection with stealing almost RM400,000 cash following a bogus gold purchase transaction. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the 45-year-old victim, who is an engineer, was driven to Jalan Sulaiman 1 in Ampang by a man on the pretext of concluding a transaction to...
KUALA LUMPUR: National sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi has been granted the sole universality ticket, also known as wild card, for the Paris Olympics. The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) selection panel today picked the 20-year-old to go for his Olympic debut in Paris over track queen Shereen Samson Vallabouy. ALSO READ: Azeem and Shereen won’t go wild over who...
