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300kg animal struck and killed while crossing Terengganu road
DUNGUN, Feb 1 — A male tapir died after being hit by a car at Kilometre 8, Jalan Bandar Al-Mukhtafi Billah Shah-Paka near Kampung Santong here, last night. Terengganu Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director Loo Kean Seong said
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PAS U-turn sees three sacked Perlis reps welcomed back into the fold
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — PAS has moved to reinstate three former Perlis assemblymen whose memberships were terminated during the state’s recent political turmoil, reversing the earlier decision after an appeal to the party’s top religious council. The party’s Ulama
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Smuggling syndicates exploit Kelantan’s rivers and coastline, but vigilant enforcement keeps security in check
PASIR PUTEH, Feb 1 — The extensive coastline and network of branching rivers in Kelantan pose significant challenges to maritime border enforcement. However, the overall security situation in the state’s waters remains under control. Kelantan’s director of the Malaysian Maritime
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Partial reopening of Rafah crossing set today as Israel allows limited passage to Gaza
RAFAH, Feb 1 — Israel is set to partially reopen the Rafah crossing between the war-devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt today, following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access will be limited to the movement of people. The reopening
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US envoy arrives in Venezuela as Washington and Caracas rebuild ties after Maduro’s ouster
CARACAS, Feb 1 — The new head of the US diplomatic mission to Venezuela arrived in the country yesteray and was welcomed by the South American country’s foreign minister, as relations gradually warm after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro in a
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What is expected on debt, military and infrastructure
NEW DELHI, Feb 1 — India will announce its annual budget today, with the Defence Ministry seeking higher military spending, industry urging cuts in tax rates on market transactions and customs duties, and the government planning to ease foreign investment rules.
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Crocodile sighting in Singapore forces suspension of swimming and kayaking at Sentosa beaches
SINGAPORE, Feb 1 — Water activities have been suspended at Siloso, Palawan and Tanjong beaches in Sentosa after a crocodile was spotted near Sentosa Cove, according to The Straits Times. The Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) and the National Parks Board
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MACC freezes RM1m in accounts amid DOE e‑waste corruption probe
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen two bank accounts totalling about RM1 million as part of an investigation into an electronic waste (e-waste) management case involving the Director-General, Deputy Director-General and an assistant officer
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Sixteen PDRM officers depart Malaysia to join United Nations peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan
SEPANG, Feb 1 — Sixteen Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officers left for South Sudan last night to join the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for a year-long peacekeeping deployment. The delegation, comprising 10 senior officers and six lower-rank
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Two tankers seized, 53 crew detained off Penang over suspected illegal oil transfers, RM512m in crude confiscated
SINGAPORE, Feb 1 — Two tankers suspected of illegal ship-to-ship oil transfers were detained and more than RM512 million worth of crude oil seized 24 nautical miles west of Muka Head, Penang last week, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said
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