PETALING JAYA: Tanah Merah MP Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz is considering taking legal action against the Prime Minister's photographer who claimed he was smoking an electronic cigarette while in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Sept 19). The Perikatan Nasional lawmaker said a police report would be made by his officers at the Dang Wangi...
PORT KLANG: Four teenagers, all victims of human trafficking, have been rescued in a raid on an illegal factory in Telok Gong here. Bukit Aman CID's Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) unit (D3) conducted the raid at about 3.30pm on Thursday (Sept 21) along with several other agencies, including the Labour Department. Bukit Aman...
BUTTERWORTH: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has lodged a police report against a TikTok user for posting 16 allegedly provocative and misleading videos. Mayor Datuk A. Rajendran (pic) said the report was lodged as the account holder @sophianmohdzain7 had allegedly created discomfort and caused disturbances in public places. He said in addition to the Sept 18...
JOHOR BAHRU: The Sultan of Johor has expressed his readiness to fulfil his national duties for the country and people. Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, next in line to be the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, conveyed his willingness to shoulder the responsibility. "It is not a promotion. It is a responsibility I am prepared to undertake on behalf...
SHAH ALAM: The stock of local white rice (BPT) in Selangor is sufficient based on the state’s monthly requirement which is 45,500 tonnes, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. The Mentri Besar said that at the same time, the supply of BPT will also start to stabilise from next month with the production of rice as harvesting...
KUALA LUMPUR: A foreign woman who was kidnapped over a halted business deal has been rescued by the police, says Bukit Aman. Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, at a press conference Thursday (Sept 21), said that the complete details of the case will be revealed by the Penang police on...
PETALING JAYA: While many school leavers are unhappy about not receiving an offer to study medicine at a public university, experts are saying there are other areas in healthcare that offers various rewarding career opportunities. Not only are these alternative paths facing a significant shortage of professionals, they also offer good earning and learning potential. As the...
KUALA SELANGOR: Drug addiction cases in this country have increased by 27% in the first six months of this year to 118,820 addicts compared with 93,534 addicts reported in the same period last year. The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) director-general Sutekno Ahmad Belon said this upward trend is worrying as more than half of the number...
JOHOR BARU: The state government will push for the reopening of a pedestrian shortcut to the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (BSI CIQ), including facilitating a study to look into its feasibility. State works, transportation and infrastructure committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said he will bring the matter up in the coming...
NEW YORK: Malaysia has expressed its willingness to buy military equipment from Turkiye, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said prior to this, some of Malaysia’s military equipment had been purchased from South Korea, adding that the choice of suitable purchases from Turkiye will be decided by the Malaysian Armed Forces Council. "We could be...
