SEPANG: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar departed for Saudi Arabia to undertake an official visit and perform the haj pilgrimage on Saturday (June 8). He was accompanied by Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Tan Sri Rashid Hussain, TH chief executive officer Syed Hamadah Syed Othman and Department of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Star Media Group (SMG) swept top prizes at the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI)-PETRONAS Malaysian Journalism Awards (HKM) 2023. The nation’s premier annual journalism awards night was held in recognition of the outstanding works by journalists from the print, online and electronic platforms. In attendance were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Communications Minister Fahmi...
KUALA LANGAT: Day one of the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Day celebration saw students eagerly exploring job opportunities. The students also expressed excitement at prospective career options in the field, highlighting how TVET equipped them with valuable and practical skills, during the two-day fair held at the Kuala Langat Industrial Training Institute. ALSO...
KAJANG: Three men and two women were detained in Bandar Bukit Mahkota here for allegedly promoting sexual services, selling pornographic videos and sexual stimulants on social media sites. The suspects, aged between 17 and 26, were detained at about 4pm on Thursday (June 6) by Bukit Aman Anti-vice, gambling and secret societies division (D7) in an...
PONTIAN: A total of 325 illegal immigrants have been arrested by the Johor Immigration Department during raids on workers' settlements near Kampung Belokok, here, and Jalan Lingkaran Dalam in Johor Baru. Immigration Deputy Director-General (Operations) Jafri Embok Taha said the first raid was conducted at 12.45am on Saturday (June 8) by 140 officers and personnel from...
JOHOR BARU: A 26-second video clip of a woman feeding a stranger in the next hospital bed has generated and spread feel-good vibes among Malaysians. It was understood that the woman, who was visiting a sick family member at Hospital Sultanah Aminah here, noticed the man struggling with his meal and decided to lend him a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran journalist Khalidah Adibah Amin was named the national journalism laureate in conjunction with the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI)-PETRONAS Malaysian Journalism Awards (HKM) 2023 at the Malaysian Journalists Night 2024 on Friday (June 7). Known as Adibah Amin, her nomination as the first woman to be named national journalism laureate was proposed by the...
KAJANG: The police aim to complete the investigation into the murder of autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin within six days following the remand extension for the victim's parents, says Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. The Selangor police chief said the police must review all aspects of the case, including inconsistent statements of the suspects and...
KOTA BARU: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has enforced the Trade Description (Marking of Quantity for Packaged Goods) Order 2023 starting June 4 under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 which was gazetted on Oct 2 last year. Its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the gazette aimed to ensure manufacturers, producers, importers and...
MELAKA: Police have crippled a job scam operation (call centre) operating in a condominium in Kota Laksamana with the arrest of seven locals, including a teenager. Melaka Tengah OCPD Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit said the syndicate was uncovered following a raid on the residential unit at 6pm on Thursday (June 6). "The Commercial Crime Investigation Division from...
