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MACC lauds use of body cameras on enforcers
MELAKA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) lauds the use of body cameras on enforcement officers such as the police, immigration and customs to tackle abuse of power and corruptions. MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said that the use of the
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The HPU factor in Tanjung Piai by-election
Deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for National Unity and National Wellbeing, Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik, 43, died today of a heart attack at Pontian Hospital. His death inevitably has triggered a by-election which would be announced
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Inspired by Greta Thunberg, worldwide protest demands climate action
Millions of young people flooded the streets of cities around the world yesterday to demand political leaders take urgent steps to stop climate change, uniting in a worldwide protest inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg. Alarmed by images of
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Brazilian climate strikers blame Bolsonaro for Amazon fires
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO: Thousands of Brazilians demanded action on climate change yesterday, taking aim in nationwide protests at President Jair Bolsonaro who they say is allowing fires to destroy the Amazon rainforest, worsening the environmental crisis. Global anxiety that not
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Pro-Beijing groups tear down Hong Kong’s protest walls
HONG KONG: Groups of China supporters pulled down “Lennon Walls” of anti-government protest messages across Hong Kong today, raising the possibility of clashes with democracy supporters and another weekend of trouble. By mid-morning, dozens of Beijing supporters had started to
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US sends troops to bolster Saudi defences after attack
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defences after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran. The Pentagon said the deployment would
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DPM: Govt to enact ‘Good Samaritan law’ to protect food bank donors, recipients
A bill, based on the concept of ‘Good Samaritan Law’, will be tabled in Parliament to protect donors and recipients of the FoodBank programme, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the Domestic Trade
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Four detained for insulting royals out on bail
Four individuals who were detained on suspicion of insulting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah on the social media, had been released on police bail on Sept
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Sarawak sees increase in haze-related diseases
The number of asthmas, conjunctivitis and respiratory tract infection (URTI) cases in Sarawak recorded an increase due to the haze in the state. The Health Ministry, in a statement yesterday, said that from monitoring at 15 haze sentinel facilities in
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Stop the cover up, Bukit Aman should investigate police shooting
It almost seems like a botched operation which saw the death of three people and another person missing and likely forced disappearances. Three people found shot dead in a bizarre story are G Thavaselvan, 31, S G Mahendran 23 and
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