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Accused placed lighter in bedroom
KUALA LUMPUR: A witness told the High Court hearing the case of two teenagers charged with the murder of 23 occupants of Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah two years ago that one of them had placed the lighter allegedly used
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Education Ministry, NGOs reach consensus over khat
PUTRAJAYA: A discussion between 12 non-governmental organisations and Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching today reached a consensus that only the art of khat calligraphy would be introduced in primary schools next year. “It only comprises Khat calligraphy and not
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SAR for Nora Anne continued for 24 hours
NILAI: The Search and Rescue (SAR) operation for 15-year-old girl Nora Anne Quoirin, an Irish national, is continued for 24 hours with the night search being carried out on land. Nilai District Police Chief, Supt Mohd Nor Marzukee Besar said
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DAP’s common stand on khat to be conveyed to Cabinet
SUBANG JAYA: The DAP said today it has reached a common stand on the intention of the Education Ministry to introduce the khat (a form of Malay-Arabic calligraphy) art form in the school syllabus next year. DAP organising secretary Anthony
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IPCMC Bill still subject to change
PUTRAJAYA: The Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill, which is set to be tabled for its second reading in the next Parliament sitting in October, is still open to changes, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong
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Drought reveal lost temple in Thailand submerged by dam
LOPBURI: Thousands are flocking to see a Buddhist temple in central Thailand exposed after drought drove water levels to record lows in a dam reservoir where it had been submerged. As the reservoir reaches less than 3% of capacity, the
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Najib, Jho Low’s Optimus Prime
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was also referred to as Optimus Prime by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, in his Blackberry Messenger chats to her, testified ex Ambank client relationship manager,
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KLCI rebounds from bloodshed
KUALA LUMPUR: KLCI made a near-complete recovery from a sharp early-morning sell-off as investors regained some composure following news that Beijing’s central bank set a stronger yuan fixing than expected. Beijing set the yuan midpoint fixing at 6.9683 per dollar,
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AP import abuse led to vegetable price hike
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) revealed that the Approved Permit (AP) granted for importing round cabbage into Malaysia has been abused to the extent that it raised competition issues and caused vegetable prices to rise. MyCC chief executive
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Khat for Dr M to garner support? No way
SUBANG JAYA: Transport Minister Anthony Loke has dismissed claims that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is using the khat issue to garner Malay support for Pakatan Harapan (PH). Loke said this in response to an audio clip in Chinese
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