Working paper on vape sales ban to be presented next month, says Perak exco member

IPOH: A complete working paper on the ban of electronic cigarettes or vape sales in Perak is expected to be presented at the State Executive Council meeting early next month. State Human Resources, Health, Indian Community Affairs, and National Integration Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said the move would focus on restricting local authorities from issuing vape...

Sentul police, crime journalists score a goal for camaraderie in friendly football match

KUALA LUMPUR: The spirit of camaraderie was on full display during a friendly football match between the Crime Journalists Association (CiJA) and police officers and personnel from the Sentul police headquarters at Padang Kiara Bay here on Thursday (Aug 21) night. The match, which kicked off at 8pm, ended with Sentul police securing a 6-4 victory...

Extended operating hours for Masjid Jamek, Pasar Seni LRT lines until 1am tomorrow, Sunday

KUALA LUMPUR: The operating hours of the Masjid Jamek and Pasar Seni LRT stations will be extended until 1am tomorrow (Aug 23) and on Sunday in conjunction with the "Malam Himpunan dan Selawat Malaysiaku Bersama Gaza" programme at Dataran Merdeka here. Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd (Rapid Rail) announced in a statement that additional staff would be...

Dr Wan Azizah conferred honorary fellowship in surgery

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister's wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was conferred the Honorary Fellowship in Surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) on Friday (Aug 22), in recognition of her decades of service in medicine and public life, including her advocacy for marginalised communities. Dr Wan Azizah, who is also...

Arms smuggling ring: Ensure national security not compromised, PM directs Defence Ministry

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Defence Ministry to ensure that national security has not been compromised after the arrest of senior army officers by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Government spokesperson and Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said this on Friday (Aug 22) during his weekly post-Cabinet briefing. He was referring to...

Suspected member of baby formula theft ring charged in Melaka

MELAKA: A 32-year-old man believed to be part of an infant formula shoplifting ring has claimed trial to two counts of theft involving over RM1,800 worth of the product. Mohd Safri Jilji entered a plea of not guilty after the charges were read to him before Magistrate N. Sivashangari in Ayer Keroh here on Friday (Aug...

Company director charged with cheating Nigerian firm of RM400,000 in cooking oil fraud case

KUALA LUMPUR: A company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Friday (Aug 22) to fraud involving the supply of 10 containers of Palm Olein CP10 cooking oil last year. Nuruliman Haidi Che Mansor, 44, is charged with deceiving Global Foods and Confectionaries KFZE (Nigeria) through its representatives Abdulrahman Muhammad Garba and Sani Abdullahi...

Nurse and bank exec killed in two accidents on way to motorbike event

KUANTAN: Two people have been killed while travelling to a gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts taking place in Terengganu. In the first incident, a bank sales executive was killed after the motorcycle he was riding skidded and crashed on Jalan Palong 8 here. Bera police chief Supt Zulkiflee Nazir said that the incident occurred at about 6.30am on...

Bank Negara’s international reserves climb to US$122bil

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s international reserves rose to US$122bil as at Aug 15, up from US$121.3bil as at July 31. “The reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt,” Bank Negara said in a statement. The main components of the reserves were...

Oct 31 decision on Na’imah’s challenge of prosecution bid to freeze Jersey assets

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed Oct 31 to deliver its decision in an attempt by Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid to intervene in an application by the public prosecutor involving offshore assets in the British Crown dependency of Jersey. Justice Muhammad Jamil Hussin fixed the date for the hearing as well as to deliver...