MELAKA: Underprivileged Bukit Mertajam student S. Darshini received an unexpected gift from top officials of Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) after the officials came knocking on the door of her home, almost 500km from here. The 21-year-old was attending to the needs of her visually impaired mother when UTeM representatives arrived at her house in Penang...
PUTRAJAYA: The Central Database Hub (Padu) will be a useful tool to eradicate poverty, says economist Datuk Dr Madeline Berma. The honorary professor at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak said it would help authorities and non-governmental organisations identify those who needed aid. "For instance, there was a previous weakness during the Covid-19 pandemic situation, on what academics normally refer...
KUALA LUMPUR: "Hancur badan dikandung tanah, budi yang baik dikenang jua" (Until the body is disintegrated, all good deeds will be remembered). This Malay proverb may aptly describe Muhammad Wafi Zabidi’s appreciation towards Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. Muhammad Wafi, 34, who is a cook at Istana Negara, said he would never forget...
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) targeted subsidy programme for this year begins in stages from Monday (Jan 22), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said in a Facebook post that Sara has been improved with the allocation increased more than five-fold to RM700 million compared to RM130 million last...
PUCHONG: A resident on Jalan Wawasan here, was stunned to find a large crater in front of his house, following a landslide in the area. Recounting the incident, Abd Rahim Md Ali, 72, said he and his family quickly ran outdoors to see what was happening on hearing a thunderous sound akin to the snapping of...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's development agenda is for its wealth to be shared for the benefit of all communities regardless of race and religion, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said. "We are trying hard to advance Sabah in terms of development and sharing its wealth to all Sabahans regardless of race and religion," he said at...
KUALA LUMPUR: Graft busters plan to seek the help of Interpol in tracking down Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's son-in-law Adlan Berhan and another individual, who are abroad. Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the two men are believed to be in a certain country. "However, we cannot disclose which country it is,"...
