Amirudin sworn in as Selangor MB for a second time

KLANG: Sungai Tua assemblyman Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has been sworn in for a second term as the Selangor Mentri Besar. The swearing-in and oath-taking was carried out before Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah at the Istana Alam Shah at 11am Monday (Aug 21). Dressed in a black baju Melayu with a songket sampin and headgear,...

Seven new faces among 10 Kedah exco members sworn in on Aug 21

ALOR SETAR: Ten state assemblymen in Kedah were sworn in on Monday (Aug 21) as state executive councillors (Exco), with seven being new faces. They took their oaths of office before the Sultan of Kedah, Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, in a ceremony which began at 10am at Balai Mengadap Besar, Istana Anak Bukit here. The...

Plane crash: Relative’s call spurred us to check on Naim’s status, says victim’s father

KAJANG: A call from a concerned relative was what spurred Mohamed Nuaidi Idris to check up on his son, Mohd Naim Fawwaz’s condition, and the subsequent discovery of his death when the Beechcraft Premier 1 he was onboard crashed near the Elmina Township, Shah Alam on Thursday (Aug 17). Mohamed Nuaidi, 71, had earlier heard rumours...

Vehicle-free zone gets mixed reactions from tourists and traders in Melaka

MELAKA: The decision to turn some of Melaka's busiest tourist-laden streets in Bandar Hilir into a vehicle-free zone during weekends has received mixed reactions from tourists and traders. Some of those interviewed said the idea to close the roads - Jalan Istana, Jalan Mahkamah, Jalan Gereja, Lorong Gereja, Jalan Laksamana as well as parts of Jalan...

Six furniture factories engulfed in flames in Sungai Buloh

PETALING JAYA: A fire broke out at six furniture factories in Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh, Selangor on Sunday (Aug 20). State Fire and Rescue Department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said they received a call at 4.48pm about the blaze, and firefighters arrived at the scene 12 minutes later. He said the personnel involved in the...

Plane crash: ‘Please take care of my children’, Mohammad Taufiq’s last words to mother

KUALA LUMPUR: "Mama, please take care of my children. I love you so much, take care,” were the last words of one of the victims in the plane crash at Elmina, Shah Alam, to his mother. Rohani Mohamed Ibrahim, 62, said she would continue to help her daughter-in-law Suzana Paiman, 38, to look after her four...

Diesel smuggling busted in Pasir Gudang, 47,450 litres seized

PASIR GUDANG: Some 47,540 litres of subsidised diesel have been seized by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) in a raid at the Plentong Industrial area here. Its acting Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said that the raid under Ops Tiris was conducted by the Putrajaya KPDN at about 8.10pm on Saturday (Aug...

Keep politics away from National Day, says Adam Adli

IPOH: Keep politics away from the Merdeka Day celebrations, says Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Md Halim. He said that the proposal by Perikatan Nasional Youth leader Ahmad Fadhli Shaari to use different themes and logos for the celebrations in the four Perikatan-ruled states is wrong and should not be done. "National Day is celebrated...