NIBONG TEBAL: Voters in Sungai Bakap stand to face significant losses if they vote for the Perikatan Nasional candidate in the state by-election says a state PKR leader. State PKR deputy chairman Datuk Mohamad Abdul Hamid said one of the losses would be the lower annual allocation to their respective constituencies. "First of all, in terms of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Firefly Specialist Group has identified four congregating firefly species, threatened with extinction. In a joint statement today, the group discovered the matter after assessing the status of four congregating firefly species using the IUCN Red List criteria. The Comtesse's firefly (Pteroptyx bearni), the Synchronous bent-wing firefly (Pteroptyx...
KUALA LUMPUR: The withdrawal of BlackRock's investment from Malaysia, if it happens, will have implications and negative impacts on efforts to realise the country's investment agenda, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. BlackRock is a shareholder in various listed companies worldwide, including sovereign funds from Saudi Arabia, the United...
KUALA LUMPUR: Several Members of Parliament today urged that the new Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman be appointed immediately to ensure it can properly carry out its functions and role on human rights. During the debate on the motion of Suhakam's Annual Report and Financial Statement for 2021 and 2022 at the Dewan Rakyat,...
NIBONG TEBAL: The Education Ministry has taken various approaches and mechanisms to boost the spirit and motivation of teachers to prevent them from opting for early retirement. Its Minister, Fadhlina Sidek (pic), said the ministry took a serious view of the issue but would still give the teachers involved the space to decide. "We constantly create various...
PETALING JAYA: Despite the Malaysian Football League’s (MFL) reduction of Selangor’s fine from RM100,000 to RM60,000, the club intends to pursue their appeal. In a statement, Selangor said they had taken note of the reviewed decision made by the MFL board of directors on Thursday (June 27) regarding the club’s non-participation in the Charity Shield match...
PETALING JAYA: A video claiming to show a dog chasing after the people who abandoned it has gone viral, pulling on the heartstrings of social media users. The video uploaded by X user @ricxxxkiddo shows the adult dog chasing after the 4x4 vehicle. As the vehicle picked up speed the dog tried its best to keep up...
Local singer Datuk Jamal Abdillah, 65, is eager to become a father for the seventh time as his 28-year-old wife, Datin Zai Izzati Khiruddin, is two months pregnant. This will be their fifth child together. In a recent interview with Harian Metro, Jamal – whose real name is Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali – expressed gratitude for...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here ordered a former police officer to pay RM820,000 to two Mongolian women over non-consensual intercourse in two separate hotel rooms during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO), four years ago. Judge Dr John Lee Kien How @ Mohd Johan Lee made the decision after finding the two Mongolian...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Nenggiri assemblyman Mohd Azizi Abu Naim has failed to stop the upcoming by-election in Kelantan following the High Court's dismissal of his interim injunction application. Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain dismissed the application after hearing lengthy submissions from both parties in her chambers on Thursday (June 27). Lawyer Chetan Jethwani, who represented Parti Pribumi...
