Would you rather walk if you knew you would be stuck in a jam for hours? The upcoming Deepavali holidays will see thousands crossing the Causeway for a short trip. But if you aren’t that keen on being stuck for hours on the Johor-Singapore Causeway, have you considered… walking? In a six-minute video posted online, Msian netizen Irving...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call from Cor Episcopa Philip Thomas, chairman of the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM), at Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 29) to discuss efforts to strengthen unity. In a Facebook post, the Prime Minister highlighted the meeting's importance for exchanging views and understanding the needs of various religious...
Will we see Malaysians covering their children's ears from the mindless 'apateu' chants?
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia could be struggling to win medals at the next Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2026 following the decision of the hosts to drop sports like badminton, squash, hockey and diving. At the last Commonwealth Games, badminton contributed two out of the seven gold medals won by Malaysia. It may come as a surprise...
BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Kedah branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry detected 580 vehicles filling fuel several times in a day at several different petrol stations near the Malaysia-Thailand border here. Its director, Muhammad Nizam Jamaludin said his team detected these activities since Sept 25. "A total of 19,705 vehicles were recorded (filling...
JAKARTA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim congratulated Prabowo Subianto on his appointment as the new President of Indonesia on Sunday (Oct 20). "I represent the Government of Malaysia in conveying my congratulations and well wishes as my long-time friend Prabowo begins his duties," Anwar told Malaysian media. Anwar also took the opportunity to express his appreciation...
KUALA LUMPUR: This year, the majority of the 4,355 investment scam cases in Malaysia have been linked to schemes advertised on social media sites and chat applications, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The director of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) reported that 82%, or 3,574 cases, began with advertisements on social...
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...
PETALING JAYA: A total of 202 projects are behind schedule (sick) involving 19 ministries, the Auditor-General’s Report Series 3 reveals. These projects are part of the 8,279 development projects under Rolling Plan (RP) 3 of the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12) involving 26 ministries, as of December 2023. Out of a total of 8,279 RP3 development projects of...
PETALING JAYA: The government reported improved financial performance in 2023, with a revenue surplus increase of RM2.028bil and a deficit reduction of RM8.595bil compared with 2022. The fiscal deficit has decreased to RM90.887bil, a noteworthy improvement from RM99.482bil in 2022. This brought down the national deficit-to-GDP ratio to 5.0% in 2023, down from 5.5% in 2022. The...
