MELAKA: A total of 10 vehicles were trapped in flood water at Jalan Tun Razak, Ayer Keroh on Friday evening (June 28) following a heavy downpour. The weather also uprooted a giant tree, damaging a car and a motorcycle at Jalan Sungai Putat, Batu Berendam. The driver trapped inside his car was later rescued by the Fire...
PETALING JAYA: It is learnt that the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has yet to grant an audience to Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin. According to a reliable source, Hamidin asked for a meeting and several FAM officials approached palace representatives but to no avail. "We were made aware that...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his condolences to the family of legendary local cartoonist Rizalman, who died Friday morning (June 28). He was 76. The prime minister described Rizalman, whose real name is Mohamad Razali Osman, as a man who contributed immensely to the country's art and comics industries. In the 1970s, Rizalman...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with seven National Laureates at Seri Perdana on Friday (June 28) to discuss efforts to empower Malaysia's arts, culture, and literature. Anwar said the dialogue, which lasted more than an hour and a half, allowed him to hear firsthand the laureates' concerns and suggestions. "We had an extensive...
NIBONG TEBAL: Perikatan Nasional will be represented by a Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) candidate in the Nenggiri state by-election on Aug 17. Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this decision had been made earlier as Nenggiri is a Bersatu seat. "We have already started mobilising our machinery for the initial phase, and other tasks will...
SIBU: Two men lost their lives after the car they were travelling in was involved in a pile-up in Siniawan, Bau, on Thursday (June 27). The victims were Atong Nebok, 62, and Wilson Atong, 36. The collision involved two cars, a lorry, and a van. The State Fire and Rescue Department said in its daily update that...
NIBONG TEBAL: Penang Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) lodged a police report alleging sabotage of the unity govt machinery's campaign for the Sungai Bakap state by-election by damaging Pakatan Harapan buntings and flags. Penang AMK chief Muhammad Fadzli Roslan claimed that 38 buntings and 53 flags placed around Bandar Tasek Mutiara, Simpang Ampat, were taken down by...
NIBONG TEBAL: Voters in Sungai Bakap stand to face significant losses if they vote for the Perikatan Nasional candidate in the state by-election says a state PKR leader. State PKR deputy chairman Datuk Mohamad Abdul Hamid said one of the losses would be the lower annual allocation to their respective constituencies. "First of all, in terms of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Firefly Specialist Group has identified four congregating firefly species, threatened with extinction. In a joint statement today, the group discovered the matter after assessing the status of four congregating firefly species using the IUCN Red List criteria. The Comtesse's firefly (Pteroptyx bearni), the Synchronous bent-wing firefly (Pteroptyx...
KUALA LUMPUR: The withdrawal of BlackRock's investment from Malaysia, if it happens, will have implications and negative impacts on efforts to realise the country's investment agenda, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. BlackRock is a shareholder in various listed companies worldwide, including sovereign funds from Saudi Arabia, the United...
