KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 90% of housing loans approved under the Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme have gone to Malaysians aged 40 and below, says Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu The Housing and Local Government Deputy Minister said more than 80,000 young borrowers had benefited from the scheme since its introduction in 2008. “The scheme has approved financing for 90,779...
PUTRAJAYA: Up to 97% of heavy commercial vehicles registered after Jan 1, 2015, have yet to obtain verification that their speed limitation devices are functional, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Ahead of the first phase of enforcement set to begin on Oct 1 this year, Loke said only 2,915 (2.68%) out of the 108,805 vehicles registered...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman’s Wildlife Crime Bureau has solved 136 cases, made 387 arrests, and seized more than RM400mil worth of assets this year. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said this during his speech at the Internal Security and Public Order Department’s monthly assembly on Wednesday (Dec 18). "This success was achieved through Ops Bersepadu...
PETALING JAYA: Online gambling and porn are the top two categories of websites blocked by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). MCMC said 10,423 websites were blocked due to legal violations from January 2022 to Aug 1 this year. “Of the figures, 95.7% of the blocked websites fall into the following five categories: online gambling at...
JOHOR BARU: Johor police have received over 2,000 reports online scam cases involving some RM71mil in losses since early 2023, says Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (pic). Comm Kamarul Zaman said this was an increase of about 15.5% compared to 2022. "Between Jan 1 and Sept 16, we received a total of 2,079 reports...
PETALING JAYA: The district of Petaling, Selangor has the highest population in 2023 at 2.3 million, says Chief Statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He added that eight districts nationwide emerged as ageing districts this year, saying that such areas are districts where7.0% population is aged 65 and over. Julau in Sarawak topped the three...
