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Yardstick to rid Malaysia of poverty
KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations (UN) report on the rate of poverty in Malaysia, although being questioned, can still be used as a yardstick to help the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in formulating new programmes to bring the
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Amirudin to brief Pakatan presidential council on unilateral conversion bill
PETALING JAYA: Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari is scheduled to present a full briefing on the controversial proposed amendment to the Islamic Religious Administration Enactment that include provisions for unilateral conversion involving minors. He would be presenting it to the
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Machete armed confrontation due to fraud
KUALA LUMPUR: A confrontation which took place in Padawan, Sarawak, involving a group of men which saw one of them removing a machete in a viral video yesterday is not due to a racial issue but a fraud case, says
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Oil prices hold gains after U.S. inventory drawdown
TOKYO: Oil prices clung to gains on Thursday after official data confirmed a big drop in U.S. crude inventories, helping ease concerns about weakening demand, but worries about wider economic growth held prices in check. U.S. crude was up by
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Pasir Gudang primary school pupils fall ill due to noxious odour
PASIR GUDANG: A total of 33 primary school pupils from SK Pasir Putih were treated for nausea and vomiting after falling ill due to bad odour within the school’s premises today. In the 7.30am incident, 25 pupils were reported to
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Dr M: Probe KLIA systems malfunction
HANOI: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) must investigate the actual cause of the recent systems malfunction at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. He said the systems failure at the
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Race based politics will continue colouring Malaysian politics
GOMBAK: Race based politics is a reality which will continue to colour Malaysian politics for at least another decade, said forum panelists at a talk entitled “Post-GE14 By-Elections: Implications for GE15.” This can be seen from the resurgence of identity
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Pakatan to lose if GE15 held tomorrow
GOMBAK: Bersatu policy and strategy bureau chief Datuk Rais Hussin admitted that Pakatan Harapan would become the federal opposition if the 15th general election (GE15) is held tomorrow due to the lack of euphoria that was prominent shortly after the
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5 Places you can visit for Merdeka
Looking for something to do to celebrate Merdeka? Here are 5 places you can visit that will make you appreciate our country and its people just a little more. 1. Dataran Merdeka Dataran Merdeka is undoubtedly the most popular site
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Climate crisis in central Africa is worse than Amazon
While focus has slowly grown on the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, it has emerged an even greater number of fires are currently burning in central Africa. Data from Nasa’s Fire Information for Resource Management System, showed at
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