PETALING JAYA: The aim of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) as an entity to safeguard the interests of bumiputra students should not be disrupted and must be maintained, said Wanita Umno. Wanita Umno chief Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad in a statement said UiTM's agenda was to upgrade the participation of the bumiputra community in higher education and...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are showing an inclination towards a sedentary lifestyle, with a higher percentage of physical inactivity compared to their regional peers. According to the recently released National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023, one in three adults in Malaysia was not physically active. Among those leading sedentary lives, half spent more than two hours a...
PETALING JAYA: Heavy rain in some parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur caused flash floods and trees to fall, says Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM). In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday (May 25), the LLM reported that a flash flood from Taman Megah to Damansara Utama in Selangor was causing heavy traffic. “Flash flood at...
KUALA LUMPUR: Receiving backlash for a video where he recited verses from the Quran in front of the Batu Caves Hindu Temple, a tourist has now issued an apology. The tourist who goes by the handle @abdeentube apologised for his behaviour on his TikTok account. In the video, he said he received angry messages after making the...
JOHOR BARU: After two decades of repeatedly bailing out her son from debt, a single mother has finally decided to sever ties with him after he borrowed money from multiple loan sharks. Retired teacher Chia Hui Chiang, 62, said she had forked out about RM100,000 to pay off the debts. “He would beg me for help each...
JOHOR BARU: Having primary schools were a certain race is the majority should not be an issue, as it is a system that has been inherited from the nation's founding fathers, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the matter should be approached with open heartedness and respect. ALSO READ: Preserve, nurture harmony to be passed...
TENOM: The ninth witness in the sexual harassment trial of Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or Ebit Lew told the Magistrate's Court here that she filed a police report to stop the preacher's actions and prevent further victims. The woman, in her forties, said that initially, she and her husband did not want to lodge a police...
KUANTAN: A police officer's wife pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here for poisoning her husband and mother-in-law with intent to hurt them five years ago. Datuk Mou Ei Leen @ Eileen Mou, 42, made the plea before Judge Azman Mustapha on Friday (May 24). She was charged with poisoning her husband at a house in...
PETALING JAYA: The aim of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) as an entity to safeguard the interests of bumiputra students should not be disrupted and must be maintained, said Wanita Umno. Wanita Umno chief Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad in a statement said UiTM's agenda was to upgrade the participation of the bumiputra community in higher education and...
SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old worker has died after inhaling a poisonous gas while carrying out routine tank cleaning at national water agency PUB’s Choa Chu Kang Waterworks on Thursday (May 23). The worker – an Indian national – was one of three men aged between 24 and 40 who had collapsed and were found unconscious at the...
