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What’s really in Selangor’s guidelines for non-Muslim places of worship? Exco sets record straight
SHAH ALAM, June 7 — The Selangor state government has clarified several misconceptions surrounding the proposed review and optimisation of the Selangor State Manual on Guidelines and Standards for Community Facilities Planning relating to non-Islamic places of worship. State Human
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PKR annual congress put on hold till Aug 14-16
BATU PAHAT, June 6 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) Annual Congress has been postponed to Aug 14-16 to allow the party to focus on preparations for the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections. PKR information chief Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said
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‘We are still playing catch‑up’: WHO chief warns Ebola spreading fast as cases near 500
GENEVA, June 6 — Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed Saturday, amid mounting concern over the swelling scale of the epidemic. In its daily update on
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Titiwangsa’s Tropical Fruit Pavilion opens as centrepiece of KL Architecture Festival 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming today launched the Tropical Fruit Pavilion at Titiwangsa Park, a key attraction of the year-long Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival 2026 (KLAF 2026). The launch features 12 interactive
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Housing Ministry revives over 1,500 sick and abandoned projects worth RM148b, says Nga Kor Ming
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — More than 1,500 sick and abandoned private housing projects nationwide have been successfully revived by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government’s (KPKT) special task force from 2023 to May this year. Housing and Local
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Fahmi Fadzil pays tribute to late Pahang PKR leader Abas Awang
KUANTAN, June 6 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has conveyed his condolences to the family of Pahang PKR leader Abas Awang, who died yesterday. In a Facebook post today, Fahmi said Abas’s contributions, sacrifices and service to the party
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Four suspected cable thieves caught on video along MRR2, police launch manhunt
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — Police are tracking four men suspected of stealing cables along the side of the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) here after a video of the incident went viral on social media. Ampang Jaya District Police Chief
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MARA TVET institutions record 99.5pc graduate employability rate, says Zahid
PUTRAJAYA, June 6 (Bernama) — A total of 270 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions under Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) have recorded a graduate employability rate of 99.5 per cent, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid
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Anwar: Selected TVET students to receive AI and crypto training under new govt initiative
PUTRAJAYA, June 6 — All government training and research institutions will be required to provide training programmes in emerging fields for selected Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students beginning July, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar, who
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Anwar: Govt approves up to RM50m from PTPK fund to boost TVET 2.0 programme
PUTRAJAYA, June 6 — The government has approved up to RM50 million from the High Impact Programme Fund under the Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) to strengthen the implementation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 2.0, Astro Awani reported. Prime
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