JOHOR BARU: The QR code system for Malaysian travellers has seen an encouraging response, with nearly 70,000 people registering to use the trial system aimed at expediting immigration clearance at the border crossings with Singapore. As of press time, one of the applications, known as MyTrip and embedded within the MySejahtera mobile app, has been functioning...
PETALING JAYA: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has broken her silence over Selangor’s Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) controversy, which involves her husband, after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said it had launched an investigation. She said she welcomed the probe into Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd (Asia Mobiliti), where her husband is chief executive officer, which...
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged Muslims in the country to make Malaysia a Madani nation centred on the strength, spirit, and essence of Islam. He said the country's development must also be achieved and driven not only by exploring discoveries but must be rooted in the strength of Islamic faith and...
PETALING JAYA: Two men were killed following a shootout with the police at the Tanjung Malim rest stop along the North-South Expressway (NSE). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said a team consisting of personnel from Bukit Aman and Perak CID were trailing a car at about 11.32pm on Saturday (June 1). "Realising they were...
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul will lead a Malaysian parliamentary delegation to Japan for a five-day visit starting on Monday (June 3). The Office of the Dewan Rakyat Speaker said in a statement on Friday (May 31) that the official visit is at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of...
LABUAN: Complaints regarding water supply disruptions on the duty-free island have decreased by 36% over the first four months of this year, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said. However, continuous improvements are necessary to ensure the people of Labuan continue to enjoy basic amenities, she said. She said as a short-term...
SEPANG: The Selangor police have recorded seven cases of fast food restaurants defaced with boycott-related graffiti associated with the Palestinian-Israel conflict in the state from May 28 to Thursday. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said four cases were in Sungai Buloh, two in Petaling Jaya and one in Kajang. "In Sungai Buloh and Petaling Jaya,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched a probe into a transportation project "proof of concept" by the Selangor government involving a minister’s husband. It is understood that the MACC had received several new reports regarding the matter, providing new leads for examination by the anti-graft agency. This inquiry is believed to be connected to...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Putrajaya MRT line has experienced disruptions due to a problem with its communication systems. Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd (Rapid Rail) announced on Friday (May 31) that it has activated shuttle bus and shuttle train services to address the issue. "Trains from the Kwasa Damansara Station will turn back at the Chan Sow Lin Station,...
HAIL is a phenomenon that happens when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm updrafts into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere and freeze, forming hailstones. While less common in the tropics than in cooler climates, hailstorms do occur in Malaysia from time to time. Is it true, then, that hail fell in Hulu Selangor recently? Verdict: TRUE People in Bukit...
