PONTIAN: A dental clinic here got into trouble after it was found displaying the Jalur Gemilang upside down, sparking dissatisfaction among the public. Pontian deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Abd Hamid Abdul Rahman said initial investigations showed that the incident at the clinic in Pusat Perdagangan Pontian on Wednesday (Aug 20) was not intentional. “The flag was put...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 4,932 students that scored 10As and above in the 2024/2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations were offered matriculation placements, says the Education Ministry. For the 2025/2026 intake, its minister Fadhlina Sidek said that 6,029 students were offered matriculation placements. She said that entry into matriculation programmes was based on meritocracy, with 90%...
KUALA LUMPUR: There are no plans for Malaysia to hold Formula 1 (F1) races soon, says Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh. She told the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Aug 21) that this was due to the high costs associated with hosting the race. The motorsports calendar was already packed, she added.
KUALA LUMPUR: MRT Corp clarified on Thursday (Aug 21) that the budget ceiling for the LRT Mutiara Line project has been set at RM16.8bil, stressing that the figure reflects current market conditions and not uncontrolled cost escalation. The company said the original estimate for the Penang LRT Bayan Lepas Project in 2016 was RM10bil, based on...
KUALA LUMPUR: The family of the missing Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh has voiced frustration over the lack of meaningful updates in the investigation, despite recent remarks by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, who represented the family, said the minister had disclosed that four Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers were...
KOTA KINABALU: There is no fundraising initiative by the family of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir to pay for legal fees, say lawyers representing the family on a pro bono basis. Hamid Ismail said the lawyers had learned that their clients' bank account details are being circulated on social media platforms, purportedly for donations to cover...
KUALA LUMPUR: The man who claimed to be a pathologist who was involved in the post-mortem examination of Zara Qairina Mahathir has a history of conducting scams, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications Minister said there some people blindly believe whatever they see on social media. "Some fall victim to deepfake scams, some believe there is...
MELAKA: Outrage and compassion have united animal lovers, who have raised RM51,100 as a reward to bring those, who skinned a stray dog alive to justice. Persatuan Haiwan Terbiar Malaysia (SAFM) president R. Kalaivanan said the amount was raised through donations from the public and local businesses. “We hope that with this cash reward, the perpetrators can...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) is denying any claims on social media that he is involved in the attack on Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli's son. In a statement on Wednesday (Aug 19), the former prime minister said that a police report was made over the allegations on Facebook. "On Aug 18, my press secretary made a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a remand for a senior government officer for an investigation into claims that he solicited bribes and overseas trips from several parties. The suspect, who is in his 40s and serves as a principal assistant director of a government department, was remanded for four days until Aug 23...
