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Court tells Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong to scrub child conversion video
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — The High Court has instructed preacher Firdaus Wong to remove a video allegedly promoting secret underage religious conversions pending the outcome of a suit filed by eight non-Muslim parents. According to Free Malaysia Today, Justice
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AirAsia offers fixed fares from RM328 for Chinese new year 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — AirAsia has announced fixed fares to help Malaysians reunite with their families for the Chinese New Year celebrations in January 2025. The fixed fares include RM328 all-in one-way flights from Kuala Lumpur to destinations in
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BAM confirms MACC paid a visit last week to request information
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has confirmed that officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) visited their office last week to request certain information. BAM said that it extended full cooperation during the visit
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Malaysian Red Crescent deploys 400 volunteers for flood relief, activates emergency fund to aid victims
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) has deployed over 400 volunteers to serve at 150 temporary relief centres nationwide under its flood emergency plan that has been activated since Nov 28. It said that the
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Monsoon surge from Dec 8-14 in eastern part of peninsula, says MetMalaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) expects the monsoon surge to occur from December 8-14 in the eastern part of the peninsula. It posted on the X platform that the situation has the potential to cause
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Finance Ministry: RM10.78b withdrawn from EPF Account 3 as at Sept 30
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — A total of RM10.78 billion has been withdrawn from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 3 (Flexible Account) by members below 55, stated the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The ministry said in a parliamentary written
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Making banks more responsible: Putrajaya reviewing mechanism to hold banks accountable for negligence in scam cases, considers adopting UK’s compensation principle, says PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Putrajaya is studying to strengthen the mechanism making banks liable for negligence in scam cases, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told Parliament today. The prime minister agreed that Malaysia should also adopt the United
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Penang High Court awards RM400,000 to CM Kon Yeow in his defamation suit against tycoon Tan Kok Ping
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 3 — The Penang High Court has awarded Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow with RM350,000 in damages and RM50,000 in costs in his defamation suit against Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce life honorary president Tan Sri
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PM Anwar lauds frontline heroes, calls on private sector to assist nearly 100,000 victims
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has commended the dedication and high spirits shown by security personnel, healthcare workers, and federal and state government agencies in managing the welfare and needs of flood victims. “Their
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Number of flood victims drop to 94,636 across eight states this morning; Kelantan still worst affected
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The number of flood victims in the eight affected states has dropped to 94,636 people this morning compared to 99,823 people last night, while the death toll due to the floods remains at seven people.
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