PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has congratulated Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for being awarded Peru’s highest honour, the "El Sol del Peru”. At a press conference here, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the unity government’s spokesperson, said the Cabinet expressed its congratulations during a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof on Friday...
PORT DICKSON: The Education Ministry will roll out a new preschool curriculum in 2026, emphasising a balanced use of 50% Malay and 50% English language. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said that this initiative aims to enhance early childhood education through a bilingual approach while incorporating comprehensive educational strategies for preschools under the ministry, the Community Development...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia’s strong economic performance in the third quarter (3Q) of 2024 reflects both business and consumer confidence in the Malaysian economy and the government’s economic management. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) in a statement today noted that the 5.3 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth recorded...
IPOH: Three individuals lost their lives after drowning during a water rafting activity at Sungai Kampar on Friday. The Perak Fire and Rescue director Sayani Saidon said that the department received a call at 5.56pm on Friday (Nov 15). "The victims were part of a team-building program involving 22 participants from Central Seberang Perai (SPT), Penang and...
BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand is aiming to legalise casinos next year to draw foreign investments and collect more taxes, a potential win for global operators who have for long canvassing for the legislation to benefit from the country’s status as a tourism hot spot. The government is working to get a so-called "entertainment complex” bill, which will...
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Garuda Indonesia appointed Wamildan Tsani Panjaitan, a top manager at PT Lion Mentari Airlines, as its next chief executive officer as the Southeast Asian nation’s flagship carrier looks to turn a profit and expand its international network. Panjaitan was appointed to the post following Garuda’s extraordinary general meeting on Friday afternoon, according to a...
SEOUL (Bernama-Yonhap): A court on Friday sentenced opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to a suspended one-year prison term for lying during the previous presidential campaign when he was a candidate, a ruling that if upheld will strip him of his parliamentary seat and bar him from running in the next presidential election in 2027. Yonhap news agency...
SHAH ALAM: Selangor civil servants will receive Special Financial Assistance (BKK) of two months’ salary, to be disbursed in stages. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari made the announcement when tabling the state’s Budget 2025, here on Friday (Nov 15), to recognise the commitment and contributions of the state's civil servants towards Selangor’s development. "I am pleased...
MANILA, Philippines (AP): The Philippine navy transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in the South China Sea without any confrontation with Chinese forces guarding the disputed area, officials said Friday. The Philippine delivery of supplies and military personnel on Thursday to the Second Thomas Shoal was the third such...
MOTORCYCLE thefts are becoming a common problem, with motorbike owners increasingly facing the threat of having their precious vehicles stolen in public places on any given day. Recently, a video went viral after it revealed what is believed to be a motorcycle theft incident at the parking area of an apartment complex in Jalan Sungai Puyu,...
