ALOR SETAR: A company owner pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Oct 3) to a charge of making a false claim amounting to RM44,600 under the Social Security Organisation's (Socso) Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 programme in 2021. Muhammad Asyraf Omar, 31, the proprietor of Asyraf Omar Legacy, made the plea after the alternative charge was...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has sent an investigation team following a viral video of a roadside restaurant in Tepian Tebrau charging RM1,200 to their customers. Its director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said that the restaurant owner could be given a compound if the food sold did not display the prices. "It...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) assured that the government is not sitting idle and will do everything in its power to ease the burden of the people affected by the current increase in global rice prices. He said this included the various intervention measures announced by Agriculture and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri...
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is on alert and is preparedness to face Disease X if it appears in this country, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan. Speaking to reporters after launching the Malaysian Diet Guide Series and the Healthy Eating Responsibility For Women (HER) Initiative on Monday (Oct 2), he said the...
CYBERJAYA: Tesla has opened its first centre in Malaysia that will provide an all-in-one customer experience. The two-storey building here is developed in two phases with the first phase consisting of the retail area which showcases the latest Tesla electric vehicle (EV) models. The second phase would see the centre rolling out more facilities for service, delivery...
KOTA KINABALU: Two children are suspected to have drowned at a river in Keningau district on Monday (Oct 2). According to the report received at 5.07pm, the girls Azila Jabar, 12, and her younger sister Arlina Jabaraged, nine, were at Kampung Lingkudou River when the incident occurred. A search and rescue operation has been launched to locate...
IPOH: There has been no rush to buy face masks at pharmacies here despite the haze shrouding parts of the country. Pharmacy owner Michael Kok, 47, said sales of face masks had not picked up despite the poor air quality. “There was a downpour the night before, so the air seems better now,” he said when met...
JOHOR BARU: Eleven friends, including two underage teens, have been charged at the Magistrates’ Court here with distributing three types of drugs amounting to more than 19.4kg. The accused are Yek Zhu Jie, 19, Tan Chee Seng, 21, How Jia Lerk, 23, Kenny Loo Yee Han, 24, Ooi Zhi Wei, 27, and Chong Chew Nam, 32,...
GEORGE TOWN: A total of 23 councillors have been sworn in to serve Penang Island City Council (MBPP) for the 2023-2024 term. They will serve for 14 months from now until December next year. The new line-up consists of ten from DAP, eight from PKR, four from Amanah and a member of a non-governmental organisation and 12...
IPOH: Two people, including a child, have died while 11 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a car and a van in Gerik. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Zulhelmi Bahari said a distress call was made at 2.32am on Monday (Oct 2). He said there were 11 people in the van, consisting of three...
