KUALA LUMPUR: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani warns that the party would not support the proposed Urban Renewal Bill in Parliament if the resolutions from the Urban Renewal Convention are not reflected in the legislation. Johari said he had written to Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming last week regarding the matter. “I...
KUALA LUMPUR: Parties within the unity government are reminded to be mindful of their words against Umno, says Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. The Umno vice-president stressed that the current administration's component parties should refrain from making rude and disrespectful statements that can hurt the feelings of Umno members. “Umno has never interfered in the internal...
JOHOR BARU: A lorry driver died after being pinned between two vehicles at an industrial area here on Friday (Jan 16). Seri Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said police received a report regarding the incident, which occurred in Ulu Tiram, at about 10.10am on Friday. “The 55-year-old male victim was standing between his lorry and...
COPENHAGEN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered across Denmark on Saturday in solidarity with Greenland amid U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex the Arctic island, demanding that the United States respect Greenlanders' right to self-determination. Trump says Greenland is vital to U.S. security because of its strategic location and large supply of minerals...
PETALING JAYA: The upcoming Education Blueprint 2026-2035 will impose firm key performance targets, including a requirement for students at both the primary and secondary school levels to obtain at least a grade C in four core subjects - Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics and History, says Mohd Azam Ahmad. “These are mandatory targets. If they are not...
KUCHING: Sarawak has fully recovered from floods following the closure of the last temporary evacuation centre (PPS) at the Sebauh Community Hall in Bintulu at 4pm Saturday (Jan 17). In a statement, the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) said all 24 victims from 15 families housed at the centre were allowed to return to their...
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers were searching on Saturday for an ATR 42-500 fisheries surveillance aircraft that went missing with 11 people on board, officials said. The Indonesia Air Transport plane lost contact with air traffic control at about 1:30 p.m. (0530 GMT) around Maros region in South Sulawesi province, Andi Sultan, an official at...
PUTRAJAYA: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has withdrawn its application to review a Federal Court decision declaring Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) as unconstitutional. The provision penalises an organiser who fails to give police five days' notice before holding an assembly. In a three-page notice signed by deputy public prosecutor Datuk Seri Saiful...
CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and social media platform X will hold a meeting on Wednesday (Jan 21) to discuss online safety issues, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said this includes the Grok artificial intelligence (AI) application, as well as concerns about its potential misuse, particularly in generating pornographic and explicit...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry is currently seeking further information and clarification over the Prime Minister's latest directive on temporarily freezing decisions on corruption-linked procurement projects involving the Armed Forces and the police. Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the ministry will also examine the details of the directive's implementation in line with existing governance...
