PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that all MPs should not be absent from Parliament when the Dewan Rakyat sitting convenes on Monday (June 24). "Everyone has been asked to attend Parliament tomorrow. Don’t be absent,” Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan told the media said when asked about the prime minister’s main...
KANGAR: The number of houses damaged by storms in Perlis since Friday has increased to 107 as at 8.18pm Sunday night, according to the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) data. MAIPs chief executive officer Mohd Nazim Mohd Noor said 96 houses were damaged in the storm on Sunday (June 23), while 11 houses...
IPOH: Police say that a severed hand found near a burning car in front of Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta near Tanjung Rambutan was likely from a fight where three men were ambushed by 20 assailants near a road along the Sultan Azlan Shah Health Ministry Training Institute. Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang...
PETALING JAYA: There is no possibility of PAS joining the unity government, says Takiyuddin Hassan. In a statement on Sunday (June 23), the PAS secretary-general refuted the comment by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil who said that the Islamist party could join the unity government. "PAS remains with and will continue cooperating with Perikatan Nasional, which has been...
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) has launched its first-ever loan restructuring campaign, offering a minimum payment of RM300 to encourage borrowers to settle their arrears. In a statement on Saturday (June 22), PTPTN announced that the two-month campaign, running from June 1 to July 31, is open to all borrowers with arrears,...
IPOH: Following integrated operations conducted by the state health department between January and May this year, 31 eateries across Perak have been ordered to close immediately for violating Section 11 of the Food Act 1983. The State Human Resources, Health, National Integration, and Indian Community Affairs Committee chairman, A. Sivanesan (pic), said that 1,330 notices worth...
NIBONG TEBAL: Whether PAS will join the unity government remains unknown, but discussions are being held between the two factions, said Fahmi Fadzil. He said the Prime Minister and several leaders from the Islamist party had held numerous discussions, indicating negotiations and considerations about PAS joining the unity government. The government spokesman, however, did not deny or...
IPOH: Police believe to have solved several robberies and police impersonator cases in Ipoh with the arrest of three men for possessing dangerous weapons and police equipment. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the arrests were made on Friday (June 21)at about 6.10am in the Sungai Senam area. He said that police arrived...
KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim paid a courtesy visit to the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, at the Astana Negeri on Saturday (June 22). The Prime Minister, who arrived at 6.30pm, had a meeting with Wan Junaidi that lasted about 40 minutes. Later on Saturday night, Anwar is scheduled...
PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad made a surprise visit to the Faisal Halim household on Saturday (June 22). The Selangor winger, who is recovering from an acid attack incident on May 5, revealed on his Instagram page that the former premier met him and his loved ones at his residence. "I never expected...
