Public invited to join in KL unity parade on Feb 24

KUALA LUMPUR: The public is invited to participate in the Kuala Lumpur Unity Parade 2024 to be held on Feb 24. It will start at 5pm at Dataran Merdeka with pit stops at Pasar Seni, GMBB Creative Community Shopping Centre, Jalan Alor, Lot 10 Shopping Centre and Berjaya Times Square before ending at Lalaport BBCC. The parade...

Malaysia’s aviation soars with 9.1% surge in number of operating airlines – MAHB

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's aviation remains firmly on a trajectory of recovery, with a total of 72 airlines operating actively within Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of local airports at the end of 2023, representing 9.1 per cent surge from the preceding year. This surge has also resulted in a robust connection to a total of 147...

QuickCheck: Are senior citizens able to claim RM500 in cash from a bank?

RECENTLY, messages have been going around social media and messaging apps claiming that those above 60 years old can go to a local bank to claim RM500 in cash. Is it true that senior citizens can claim the money simply by presenting their MyKad at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches nationwide? According to Biar Betul, the fake...

Sultan Ibrahim escorted by two fighter jets during flight before swearing-in ceremony

PETALING JAYA: Two Royal Malaysian Air Force fighter jets were deployed to escort the private jet of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim King of Malaysia as he travelled to Subang Jaya here before the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday (Jan 31). In a statement on its official Facebook page, the Air Force said a F/A-18 D Hornet and...

Firemen rescue girl stuck in washing machine

ALOR SETAR: A four-year-old girl, who was stuck in a washing machine, was successfully rescued in an incident at a house in Jalan Felda Lubuk Merbau, Kuala Nerang near here on Wednesday. Kuala Nerang Fire and Rescue Station chief Mohd Aminuddin Mad Khozali said he received an emergency call at 3.53pm on Wednesday (Jan 31) regarding...

Flood victims in Terengganu remain at 463 people in two relief centres

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Terengganu stayed at 463 people from 149 families being sheltered at two temporary relief centres in Dungun as at 8pm, according to the latest report of the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) control centre. An observation of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Telemetry Station, found the...

Murder suspect shot dead after charging at cops with machete

SHAH ALAM: An Indonesian man who was suspected of murder has been shot dead after he charged at policemen with a machete. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the incident occurred at around 5.30pm on Wednesday (Jan 31). "A team from Selangor CID Serious Crimes Unit (D9) conducted a raid at a flat at...

Couple sells tea at 50sen a cup to repay kindness of donors when daughter had leukaemia

PORT DICKSON: A couple has been selling "teh o” for just 50sen a cup not because they want to make a profit but as a way to repay the good deeds of donors who helped them until their daughter recovered from leukaemia. Yusnira Mukhtar, 42, said that she and her 44-year-old husband Rohaizad Abdul Khalid felt...

Sultan Ibrahim to take oath as 17th King of Malaysia today

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar is scheduled to take the oath of office as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on Wednesday (Jan 31) for a five-year term. The ceremony of taking the oath of office and signing the instrument of office will be held at the 264th (Special) Meeting...

Tanzanian national rescued in anti-human trafficking operation in Kuala Lumpur

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department rescued a Tanzanian national in an anti-human trafficking operation in Kuala Lumpur. Its director-general, Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, said the 29-year-old woman was rescued in an operation that began at about 4.30pm on Monday (Jan 29). The operation was carried out by the Intelligence Operations Unit, Prevention Division of Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling...