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NSC: Andre Vasiljevs to train Syakilla
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Sports Council (NSC) has agreed to allow national karate champion Syakilla Salni Jefry Krisnan to train under the former national chief coach, Andre Vasiljevs. NSC director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail said the decision was arrived at
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Ease land ownership of Orang Asli oil palm smallholders
ROMPIN: The Ministry of Primary Industries have urged Menteris Besar and Chief Ministers to facilitate the ownership of land which is worked by the Orang Asli by planting oil palm. Its deputy Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin said
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Patients with mumps advised against Raya visits
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu health department recorded 214 cases of mumps as of May 21 compared to 114 early last month. State health director Dr Mohd Jusoh said the number was an increase of almost 100% in just three weeks.
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‘Islam’s supremacy supersedes all other religions’
PUCHONG: The government should uphold the supremacy of Islam as the only true religion above all other religions, said a PAS leader. Responding to calls for other religions to be taught in schools, PAS central committee member Dato Mohd Khairuddin
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Anwar Ibrahim met PM to discuss Islamic issues
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pix) today had a meeting with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya to discuss several urgent matters concerning local and foreign issues. “(I) met with Tun Dr Mahathir. I referred to the
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Syazlin pressured from the top?
SHAH ALAM: The Housing and Local Government Ministry’s lawyer Syazlin Mansor withdrew from the death inquest of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim today due to a directive from the top. A sourced information indicated that Syazlin received a letter instructing
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Razak Baginda is still facing two other charges in French court
PUCHONG: Malaysian human rights organization Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) and the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) has clarified that former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak associate, Abdul Razak Baginda is still facing two corruption charges in the
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Tam, Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino is no more
PUCHONG: Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino, Tam, breathed its last today following severe health complications. Veterinarians, Sabah Wildlife Department and Borneo Rhino Alliance said Tam has been suffering from kidney and liver damage for some time. Tourism, Culture and
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Massive operation to flush out illegal Africans
KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor police will launch massive operations to address the influx of illegal Africans, especially the Nigerians in the state which is seen as a public concern. Selangor police chief Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin said the ongoing operations
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Breaking: Man shot at in Begusarai for his ‘Muslim name’
A video of the injured youth speaking about the incident has gone viral on social media. A youth Mohd. Qasim was shot at in Begusarai district on Sunday morning allegedly after he was asked his name. An FIR has been
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