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Tourism Minister Tiong tells Umno Youth chief to stop adding fuel to fire over KK Mart fiasco
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing today urged Umno leaders to restrain the party’s Youth chief over the latter’s continued attacks against convenience store KK Mart, as he accused Dr Muhammad Akmal Saleh of stoking racial
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Johor Regent calls for stern action over ‘Allah’ socks issue, says matter should not be taken lightly
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Johor regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim today urged authorities to enforce stern action over the sale of socks with the word “Allah” printed on them, to prevent similar incidents from happening. Taking to his official
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87.8kg of drugs seized in Sarawak in first three months of 2024
KUCHING, March 19 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has seized a total of 87.8kg of narcotics worth nearly RM2.6 million in Sarawak from January until March 12 this year, said its state director Norizan Yahya. He said this included
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Energy Transition Ministry, Sarawak govt to form joint committee
KUCHING, March 19 — The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) and Sarawak government will form a coordination committee to ensure the former’s programmes and projects planned in the state can be effectively implemented for the benefit of
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Joint initiative out to address education disparity in Sarawak rural communities
BINTULU, March 19 — The ‘Bridging Learning Loss for Rural Primary School Students in Sarawak’ is hailed as a ground-breaking initiative meant to address learning disparities in Sarawak’s rural communities through innovative digital solutions. Funded by the Ministry of Finance
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After ‘green light’ from Agong over austerity, how should Putrajaya juggle fiscal deficit and public welfare?
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Putrajaya must tread lightly on any further austerity measures despite the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s support, several academics have said amid heavy debt saddling the country and its people struggling to make ends meet. While the
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Pulau Angsa helicopter ditching still being investigated, search for black box continues
KLANG, March 18 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is still conducting investigations into the real reason an MMEA AW139 helicopter ditched in the waters of Pulau Angsa, Kuala Selangor on March 5. Its director-general, Adm (Maritime) Datuk Hamid
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UiTM Holdings Group, subsidiaries yet to achieve intended objective of creating wealth for UiTM
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found that UiTM Holdings Group and and its subsidiaries have yet to achieve the original objectives for Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), which was to create investment opportunities and improve
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Google’s forex glitches can have detrimental impact
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Google’s foreign exchange (forex) rate glitch, which displayed erroneous US dollar/ringgit quotes on March 15, is indeed a cause for concern. This was the second time a mistake was made within a brief window of
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Parliament approves latest UUCA amendments despite concerns from both sides of aisle
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The Universities and University Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2023 was passed in Parliament today despite concerns from some lawmakers. While the latest amendments seek to empower student bodies in local institutions of higher learning, several lawmakers
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