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31 premises in Sungai Lembing destroyed in fire
KUANTAN: Thirty-one premises in Sungai Lembing here were destroyed in a fire which broke out at 1.20 am today. Pahang Fire and Rescue Department director Nor Hisham Mohamad said the premises comprised 11 single-storey workers’ quarters, 19 double-storey shophouses and
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Press freedom should be exercised with responsibility
SHAH ALAM: Media practitioners in the country need to exercise the freedom given by the government with discipline and responsibility and not to play on issues that can undermine racial and religious sentiments, said Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia
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IGP: I never take sides when it comes to public order
KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador has stressed that he has never sided or pointed fingers at any party or individual in his statement on public order in the country. He said his statement recently did
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Spirit of patriotism in ‘Sayangi Malaysiaku: Malaysia Bersih”
PUTRAJAYA: The spirit of patriotism, national struggle, national identity and anti-corruption are the elements embodied in the National Day celebration this year as an aspiration to make Malaysia a clean, efficient and trustworthy nation. With the theme ‘Sayangi Malaysiaku: Malaysia
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Keep up spirit of goodwill, nationhood – Mahathir
PUTRAJAYA: As the country celebrates its 62nd National Day, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged the people regardless of their religion, race and culture to reflect on how the spirit of goodwill and nationhood has helped Malaysia achieve
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Rich Malaysian, Poor Malaysian – The Merdeka gap
In recent weeks, we have been occupied with the question of whether the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston’s claim is correct or false. Alston concluded that Malaysia’s absolute poverty rate cannot be 0.4 percent
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Under Mahathir, Malaysia makes bold move to embrace China
Malaysia-China relations appeared to have cooled considerably in the first few months of Pakatan Harapan (PH) rule, when Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad suspended three projects backed by Chinese companies in one of his first decisions in the office. It was
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Malaysia, a developed nation? Farfetched
PUCHONG: Former law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has dismissed the notion that Malaysia will be a developed nation. “Don’t want to sound too critical on Merdeka eve; but the idea that Malaysia will be a developed nation is farfetched. “There
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Fire leaves seven families homeless
LABUAN: A man suffered burns on his hands as he attempted in vain to put out a fire early today at his house that left seven families homeless. The fire, which started at about 2 am, destroyed the double-storey wooden
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Bersatu, Amanah still incapable of replacing Umno, PAS
PUTRAJAYA: Both Bersatu and Amanah are still incapable in replacing Umno and PAS to champion Malay rights and Islam, said political analyst Awang Azman Awang Pawi. The deputy director of Malay Studies Academy in Universiti Malaya said both the Pakatan
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