JOHOR BARU: Consumers here hope there will be enough supply of essential goods to cater to the high demand throughout the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. Housewife Seri Sulastry Minhaj said many families began stocking up for Hari Raya as early as mid-Ramadan. “Some of my friends have also done the same, as they are worried that items...
HULU SELANGOR: A hot spring and river flow through Kerling, but the nature-rich small town is not the bustling place it used to be. Located an hour’s drive from Kuala Lumpur, Kerling was once a busy town, where youngsters flooded the area with trainees from the National Service Training Programme (PLKN). When PLKN was abolished in 2018,...
PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh was arrested in Kota Kinabalu on Friday (April 5). In a video posted on Facebook, Dr Muhamad Akmal is seen being whisked away by police in an SUV. “No fear, no surrender,” he is heard saying as he gets into the police car. In a Facebook post, he said...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will be recording statements from all social media account holders who uploaded coordinated false information that Malaysia will no longer organise Quran recital competitions. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said that MCMC has identified the individuals involved, and the process of tracking them down is underway. He said that the...
GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be in Penang for various Ramadan activities, including the state-level buka puasa event today (April 5). He will first head over to the island before ending the day on the mainland. Anwar will attend Friday prayers at the Masjid Al Huda, Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas, in the afternoon. He...
PETALING JAYA: The six Bersatu MPs who declared support for the Prime Minister last year will be issued letters informing them their membership has been revoked, says party information chief Datuk Razali Idris. "The party will notify them in accordance with procedure. "What is important is that they should understand that the rights to their (parliamentary) seats...
KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh's hardline stance over the “Allah” socks issue has triggered extreme behaviour by others, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The PKR vice-president urged the Umno Youth chief to ease off on the controversial issue. "He continues to play on the issue of the socks with the word 'Allah' written on them as...
PETALING JAYA: Tycoon Robert Kuok (pic) has once again topped the list as the wealthiest Malaysian, with a net worth of US$11.4bil, according to the Forbes 2024 Billionaires List. Kuok is ranked No. 176 and is the only Malaysian in the top 200 list of billionaires. The 100-year-old tycoon owns the Kuok group, which has interests in...
SHAH ALAM: A former director of a massage centre and his wife were slapped with 68 charges at the Sessions Court here for receiving financial inducement from a massage oil supplier. Chuah Seong Keat, 59, and Wong Choi Nyet, 58, claimed trial to all charges read to them in Malay before Sessions Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang...
PETALING JAYA: Former law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has questioned the authorities' stance on not initiating any probe without a report being lodged. "Is there such a law?" "If the country is burning and no one lodges a report, then the Police can’t do anything?" asked Zaid in a social media post on Thursday (April 4). However, Zaid...
