WELLINGTON: Malaysia is poised to be a halal hub in Asean for products from New Zealand, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said this comes after two organisations in New Zealand, which has obtained recognition from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), to use Malaysia as a springboard to widen its...
SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a court order to remand a woman for seven days until July 22 to investigate her for allegedly providing false information to claim a total of RM55,000. The suspect, in her 20s, was detained when she arrived for questioning at the state MACC office around 9.30pm on July...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 2,467 cases of domestic violence were recorded nationwide from January to April this year. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad said studies showed that housewives were the group with the highest incidence of domestic violence. "But there may be some (victims) who do not even realise...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The operation to hoist the wreckage of the police helicopter that crashed into Sungai Pulai in Gelang Patah is expected to begin at 8am on Thursday (July 17). A multi-agency coordination meeting was held on Wednesday (July 16) co-chaired by Johor internal security and public order department chief SAC Muhd Zailani Abdullah and Subang...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has filed a notice of appeal against the High Court's decision to dismiss its committal proceedings against former Umno information chief Isham Jalil. The proceedings were related to Isham's public remarks under his full name, Hizatul Isham Abdul Jalil, on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case involving former prime...
PETALING JAYA: The wife of singer Datuk Amy Search, Datin Norhasniza Hassan, shared a photo of their visit to the Shah Alam police headquarters on Wednesday (July 16) morning. In a social media post, Norhasniza, also known as Nourish, uploaded a picture showing her, Amy, and three others in front of the IPD Shah Alam building. It...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Wednesday (July 16) presented the 2025 Yang di-Pertuan Agong Scholarship (BYDPA) to 13 students from institutions of higher learning at Istana Negara here. Ten recipients were awarded scholarships for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies, and three people received scholarships for Master's (research) programmes. Mohamad Fariz Haiqal Mohd...
Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari promises to look into the issue of the state outsourcing parking fee collection for four local authorities. “I will look into this again since the issue has been brought up,” he said during a press conference at a Selangor Platform strategic partners appreciation ceremony at the Selangor state secretariat...
SANDAKAN: The body of a man who was feared to have been killed by a crocodile while fishing in Sungai Sibuga, near Taman Kenari here, has been found dead. The 30-year-old victim, identified as Ubing Markum, was last seen around 4pm on Monday (July 14) when he left his house to cast nets in the river. At...
KOTA KINABALU: Political watchers are weighing in on the possibility of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor dissolving the state assembly within days after his Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) three-day congress from July 25-27. With only four months to the automatic dissolution on Nov 11, some analysts speculate that Hajiji is likely to call...
