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What’s wrong being liberals?
I am going to call a spade a spade. Based on his pronouncements, I must declare that the Johor State Islamic Affairs, Agriculture and Rural Development committee chairman Tosrin Jarvanthi to be dangerous and possibly an extremist. He is labelling
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Malaysia bans sea sand exports, Singapore affected
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, Singapore’s biggest source for sea sand, has banned the export of the commodity, according to officials in Kuala Lumpur, a move that traders said could complicate the island-state’s ambitious expansion plans on reclaimed land. Those plans include
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Selangor Sultan chairs Conference of Rulers’ meeting
KUALA LUMPUR: The two-day 254th Conference of Rulers’ meeting began today at Istana Negara, chaired by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, who earlier also took the salute before an inaugural guard-of-honour at the main square of the
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Dr Dzulkefly: Malaysia will continue to help in disaster management
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will continue to assist and support disaster-affected countries through its knowledge and skills in global disaster management. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said over the years, the local emergency services had matured and transformed gradually
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Murder: Plantation worker charged
PARIT: A plantation worker was charged in the Magistrate’s Court today with the murder of a disabled man during a brawl at Felcra Changkat Lada in Kampung Gajah near here last month. Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar, 43, nodded after the
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Control smartphone use by children, DPM tells parents
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today advised parents to monitor and control the use of smartphones by their children to ensure that they are not influenced by negative influences such as pornographic materials.
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Malaysia supports OPEC’s deal to reduce oil production
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia supports the proposal for the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) to be extended by nine months to March 31, 2020, at the current agreed production levels to ensure the smooth continuation of the current cooperation. Economic Affairs Minister
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Deadly air strike kills at least 40 in Tripoli
TRIPOLI: An air strike late yesterday hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and wounding 80, a health official said. It is the highest publicly
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Skeletal remains of missing UiTM student found in water tank
JEMPOL: The skeletal remains found in the water tank at Felda Palong 12 here on March 25, have been confirmed to be that of Muhammad Aiman Hakim Mat Ani, 22, a student of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Raub, Pahang, who
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Missing boy found safe at Malaysia-Thailand border
KUALA BESUT: An eight-year-old boy who went missing in Kuala Besut two days ago has been found safe close to the Malaysia-Thailand border in Kelantan, according to his mother. Siti Ruziana Sidek, 35, told Bernama her son, Muhammad Saiful Aiman
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