JOHOR BAHRU: Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar granted new Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin an audience here on Saturday (Dec 16). The Sultan shared a post regarding the audience on his official Facebook page. Mohamed Khaled, 65, served as Johor’s 15th Menteri Besar, leading the state from May 2013 to May 2018, and...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A sufficient supply of vaccines must be prepared by the government to safeguard Malaysians against the rising cases of Covid-19, says a former health minister. Khairy Jamaluddin said that early preparations must be made to ensure that the increasing cases do not put strain on the Health Ministry in terms of bed capacity and...
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk will pause all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice and send them on a detour around Africa, a spokesperson for the company told Reuters on Friday. "Following the near-miss incident involving Maersk Gibraltar yesterday and yet another attack on a container vessel today, we have...
GEORGE TOWN: A shop selling prayer goods in Paya Terubong here received an uninvited "customer" in the form of a 4.3m-long King Cobra. Northeast district Civil Defence Force officer Kapt (PA) Muhammad Aizat Abd Ghani said they received a distress call from the shopkeeper about the snake at 1.20pm on Friday (Dec 15). "Five firemen were dispatched...
PETALING JAYA: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has unveiled a revamped version of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme which now has three tiers – Silver, Gold and Platinum. Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic) said each tier will have specific eligibility requirements. The type of entry visa available to applicants will also vary...
JOHOR BARU: Immigration officers have detained 47 foreigners at a factory in Kluang for working without proper employment permits. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir (pic) said 23 were from India, 21 were from Bangladesh, two were from Sri Lanka, and one was from Pakistan. They were detained in a special operation at 10.30am on Thursday (Dec 14),...
PETALING JAYA: Giving patients preliminary assessments in hospital should be the priority, not their dressing, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic). "The triage must be based on the severity of illnesses and not on the patient's attire," the Health Minister wrote on X on Friday (Dec 15). ALSO READ: Health Ministry probing alleged misdiagnosis leading to patient's...
KUCHING: Over 1,000 police personnel in Sarawak are ready to be mobilised in the event of flooding, says state police commissioner Comm Datuk Mancha Ata. He said they comprised 187 senior officers and 1,075 lower-ranked personnel from various departments and districts statewide. "According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the northeast monsoon in the country will last from...
KOTA KINABALU: All signs are pointing towards Barisan Nasional and Parti Warisan teaming up in the next Sabah election to take on the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state government. Sabah Barisan chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin made an appearance at Warisan’s annual general meeting (AGM) here on Thursday (Dec 14) on the invitation by Warisan...
KOTA KINABALU: Culling crocodiles in areas where they pose danger is the only option left for Sabah wildlife rangers as relocating the reptiles or putting them into farms could no longer be done. Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said that crocodile farms were too full and that taking in any more crocodiles while relocating them...
