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Kelantan police tighten security along borders during flood season
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan Police have beefed-up security along the Malaysia-Thailand border especially in Pasir Mas and Tumpat to check smuggling during the flood season, said its chief Datuk Hasanuddin Hassan. “Kelantan Police are stepping up border patrols during this
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Umno MP brings up ash issue again! Calls DAP ‘communist lovers’
PUCHONG: Chaos erupted in the Dewan Rakyat today when Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (BN-Arau) urged RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) to retract his statement alleging that Barisan Nasional did not respect the Hindu community. Rayer made the remark after Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul
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Yeo: No electricity tariff surcharge for domestic consumers next year
KUALA LUMPUR: The electricity tariff in Peninsular Malaysia for domestic consumers will be maintained while the surcharge for commercial and industrial users will be reduced effective Jan 1 until June 30, next year. Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change
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Government must keep momentum to pass IPCMC Bill
The decision of the government to postpone the further reading of the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) to the next Dewan Rakyat sitting is disappointing, but we must not lose hope. I urge the government to continue with
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SEA Games: Malaysians livid over Filipino silat fighter for illegal kick on local rival
PUCHONG: Malaysians are furious over what happened to national silat exponent, Muhammad Faizul M Nasir after he was knocked out unconscious during his SEA Games bout with Philippine’s exponent, Dines Dumaan yesterday. In a video published on Twitter, Dines was
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Cyberjaya, the home for Malaysia´s APEC Summit then and now
CYBERJAYA: More than two decades ago in 1998, Cyberjaya which was known then as the country’s Multimedia Super Corridor hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 1998 leaders meeting. During that time, Cyberjaya was just at the beginning of its development
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Role of Jakim, BMF campaign among focus of Dewan Rakyat today
KUALA LUMPUR: The role of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) in certifying halal food products to protect Muslim interests, is among focus of the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Dewan Rakyat order papers posted on the Parliament
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Cadet murder trial: Zulfarhan cried out “don’t” when scalded with hot iron
KUALA LUMPUR: “Don’t”, was what Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) naval cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain cried out when the fourth accused in the trial of his murder twice placed a hot and steaming iron on his thigh. Muhammad Afif
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Dr M calls APEC to embrace shared prosperity philosophy
CYBERJAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies to embrace the shared prosperity philosophy and include it in their current economic model. Malaysia, which will play host to APEC 2020 he said,
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Goldsmith shop in Alor Setar robbed of RM200k jewellery
ALOR SETAR: A man wearing crash helmet and wielding an axe robbed jewellery valued at about RM200,000 from a goldsmith shop at a supermarket in Alor Mengkudu last night. Kedah police chief Datuk Zainuddin Yaacob said that during the incident
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