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Back to homepageBomba says 49-year-old woman still missing, three wooden houses destroyed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — A 49-year-old woman is still missing from the fire that engulfed a row of wooden houses along the Pulau Ketam shoreline in Selangor this afternoon. A spokesman from the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department said
Read MoreAppeals court restores trader’s 10-year jail sentence for sexual physical assault on 12-year-old stepdaughter
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — The Court of Appeal here today restored the Sessions Court decision in sentencing a trader to 10 years imprisonment for committing physical sexual assault on his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The 40-year-old man will also be given four
Read MoreKing attends religious ceremony in conjunction with 90th Armed Forces Day
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today attended a Yasin recital, tahlil and special sermon in conjunction with the 90th Armed Forces Day at the Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque, here today. His
Read MoreMelaka Fama to distribute almost 9,000 local rice packs in state
JASIN, Sept 29 — The Melaka Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) will distribute almost 9,000 sacks of local rice in 28 state constituencies in that state from tomorrow. State Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Security Committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal
Read MoreYouth appeals to Federal Court against murder conviction
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — A 22-year-old man has filed an appeal at the Federal Court against his conviction and an order that he be placed in detention at the pleasure of the Yang-di-Pertuan Agong for the murder of 23 people
Read MoreApplication for Interpol red notice on Muhyiddin’s son-in-law being completed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Police are still waiting for technical information from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to complete the application for an Interpol red notice for two individuals including the son-in-law of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin
Read MoreSabah allocates RM101m in scholarships for tertiary studies, says CM
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 28 — The Sabah government has allocated RM101 million in scholarships for Sabah students pursuing their studies in public universities (UA) and institutions of higher learning (IPT), this year, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He
Read MoreOpen payment system on 11 highways officially begins today
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 ― The implementation of the Open Payment Toll Collection System (SPT) which allows highway users to pay tolls using debit and credit cards, officially began today on 11 highways. The highways are the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated
Read MorePAS to hold annual congress October 21-23, top posts go uncontested
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — PAS is set to have its muktamar (annual congress) from October 21 to 23 at the Ideal Convention Centre in Shah Alam. PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the posts of president, deputy president,
Read MorePM Anwar says may discuss Cabinet reshuffle during weekly audience with Agong
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that he might broach the subject of a possible Cabinet reshuffle during his scheduled weekly audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, which is
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