CHUKAI: Three fishermen are feared missing in Kemaman waters after going out fishing on Sunday. Kemaman Maritime Zone Director Ariffin Ghazali said the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Kemaman Zone received a report on the incident at 2.15pm on Wednesday (Oct 16). Ariffin said a Search and Rescue Operation (Op Carilamat) by the Maritime Rescue Sub Center...
BEIJING: Visitors to a new aquarium in China were left furious this week after discovering one of its top aquatic stars was a robot, despite it being marketed as such. Xiaomeisha Ocean World in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, opened on October 1 but was quickly slammed for its high prices, long queues, and poor conditions for its...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms and heavy rain in a number of states until 3am, Thursday. MetMalaysia in a statement issued at 10pm on Wednesday (Oct 16) informed that thunderstorms are forecast in Sarawak, affecting Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu (Sibu and Kanowit), Kapit (Song), Miri (Marudi) and...
PETALING JAYA: Six premises were raided by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with the ongoing sand mining concession probe involving a state investment body subsidiary. The commission raided five office units and a residential property in Klang Valley following the sand mining corruption scandal linked to the Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI), reported Berita...
KUALA LUMPUR: Heavy rain since 7.30pm in the capital has caused several main roads to be flooded. Kuala Lumpur City Hall in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 16) informed that the flooded locations are Jalan Parliament in front of Bank Rakyat, Jalan Sultan, Jalan Pudu near Tung Shin Hospital and Jalan Kuching below the Segambut Roundabout. According...
SEREMBAN: The public sector is expected to receive approximately 1.5 million job applications by the end of 2024, says Public Services Commission chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Jailani Muhamed Yunus. He attributed the increase over last year's applications to the greater recruitment processes efficiency and the introduction of the new remuneration system for civil servants. "We anticipate...
GIVEN how in-demand affordable housing is, it is very likely that any posts online claiming that a government body is selling forms for a People's Housing Project (PPR) would go viral rapidly. Recently, a claim made the rounds online that the Putatan District Council is selling forms online for the construction of a new PPR project? Is...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong hosted Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak, for lunch at the Istana here on Tuesday (Oct 15). Wong said they had a wide-ranging discussion on global developments, Asean's future, and Singapore-Malaysia ties. "It was good to catch up with him again since our last meeting in 2022. As...
PORT KLANG: Malaysia welcomes the arrival of the German Navy frigate FGS Baden-Württemberg and the combat support ship, FGS Frankfurt am Main, which docked at Port Klang Cruise Terminal (PKCT) here from Oct 15 to 18. The two German Navy ships are part of the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD24), a military initiative involving naval forces from...
KUALA LUMPUR: All machinery of the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and other enforcement agencies, from the central to the district level, have been mobilised to flood-hit areas to assist in the evacuation of victims to temporary relief centres (PPS). Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said coordination between Nadma and the agencies...
