PAS Youth announces new line-up, top three retain positions uncontested

ALOR SETAR: PAS' youth wing has announced it's new committee line-up on Friday (Sept 12). The announcement was made after the conclusion of the youth wing election on Thursday (Sept 11) night. The decision was announced by the chairman of party elections for the 71th Muktamar, Wan Rohimi Wan Daud. The new youth working committee line-up for 2025...

Visit Selangor Year 2025 may extend to 2026 due to ‘immense success’

KLANG: The Visit Selangor Year 2025 may be extended up to the end of next year due to its "immense success", says state Government and Tourism Committee Chairman Datuk Ng Suee Lim. He said 2026 was a significant year for Selangor as it was the state ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s silver jubilee reign celebrations, on...

Man, wife held for using hacked contactless payment cards, 304 cards and RM400,000 seized

SEREMBAN: An operations director of a transport company with a fleet of 160 trucks has been arrested by police for allegedly using hacked Touch n Go cards. Negri Sembilan police chief Dep Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the suspect’s wife, who is a foreigner, was also detained in an operation. "We seized 304 Touch n Go cards...

PLUS anticipates 2.2 million vehicles per day during Malaysia Day, school holidays

KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is anticipating a surge in traffic flow, with volumes expected to reach up to 2.2 million vehicles per day across its highway network on the peak travel days of Sept 12, 13, 19 and 20, due to the school holidays and Malaysia Day. In a statement today, PLUS has advised users...

Dang Wangi police chief injured by thrown object in Kampung Sungai Baru

KUALA LUMPUR: Dang Wangi Police Chief ACP Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman sustained a head injury on Thursday (Sept 11), believed to be due to a rock thrown by an unidentified individual during a tense enforcement operation in Kampung Sungai Baru here. The incident occurred as authorities carried out a court-ordered operation to cut off the electricity supply...

MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warning for several states until 3pm

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for several states and territories, with warnings in effect until 3pm on Thursday (Sept 11). In Perlis, residents are on alert for severe weather, while in Kedah, areas such as Langkawi, Kubang Pasu and Kota Setar are expected to experience thunderstorms, heavy rain and...

Pondok school headmaster charged with physical sexual assault on student

PASIR MAS: A headmaster or "mudir” of a "pondok” school was charged in the Sessions Court here today with seven counts of physical sexual assault on a male student and possession of obscene images. Muhammad Aswadi Yah, 46, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before Judge Zulkpli Abdullah. On the first to sixth charges, the man is...

New franchise programme to empower Indian community, says Ramanan

PETALING JAYA: The government will launch a new franchise-related initiative aimed at supporting the development of the Indian community, said Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan. He said the programme, the first of its kind, was crafted by his ministry under Perbadanan Nasional Bhd (Pernas) and is scheduled to be launched later this month. He...

Pearly-Thinaah reach Hong Kong Open quarter-finals

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah continued their fine form by reaching the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open. World Championships silver medallists Pearly-Thinaah were composed as they defeated Indonesia’s newly formed pair Febriana Dwipuji and Meilysa Trias 21-18, 21-17 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon on Thursday (Sept 11). Pearly-Thinaah, who...

Aerospace industry targets RM30bil in revenue this year – Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is optimistic that aerospace industry revenue will reach RM30 billion this year, up from RM25.1 billion recorded in 2024. Its Minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the confidence was based on the current prospects and positive developments in existing projects and pipelines. "The aerospace industry is...