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Maszlee: Raatchasi depicted the changes I want to bring about
PUCHONG: Education Minister Maszlee Malik claimed that the Tamil movie, Raatchasi currently screened on Astro channel 241 depicted the changes that he aspires to bring about in the Malaysian education system. “It feels very different to watch it as the
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Lokman Adam will be questioned tomorrow
PUCHONG: Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department Director Datuk Huzir Mohamed has confirmed that Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam will be recalled for questioning over the sex video scandal allegedly involving Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali
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Govt will look into MTUC proposal
IPOH: The government will study the proposal to increase the retirement age from 60 to 65 as practised in several developed countries including Singapore, that was proposed by the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) yesterday. Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran
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More mixed constituencies to dilute racial and religious campaigning
PUTRAJAYA: Having a larger number of mixed constituencies would curb politicians from campaigning along racial and religious lines that further divides Malaysians, said Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah in a group interview. On that note he also blamed the former Election
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No mass registration of Chinese immigrants by Kepong DAP
PUTRAJAYA: The National Registration Department (NRD) has denied allegations that Kepong DAP is planning to register MyKads for illegal immigrants from China as claimed in a video which went viral on the social media. In a statement issued today, it
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2026 Commonwealth Games: All parties will be consulted
PETALING JAYA: The decision to host the Commonwealth Games needs to be discussed among various parties, said Youth and Sports Deputy Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong yesterday, while welcoming the recent offer of Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari to do
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Why are former government members defying royal advice?
I am shocked and surprised that some Opposition leaders who were formerly in government are defying royal advice about fake news and hate speech and are totally reckless about jeopardising national unity in Malaysia. I would advise these Opposition leaders,
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Step by step, promises will be delivered
RAWANG: Malaysians need to provide more time for the Pakatan Harapan led federal government to deliver their promises, step by step, said Minister in Prime Minister’s Department in charge of national unity and social wellbeing, P Waythamoorthy. “We respect (dissenting)
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Falling tree kills two, injures two
BENTONG: A camping trip for 25 friends on a weekend getaway turned tragic after a tree uprooted and fell on two of them at Lata Hammer Waterfall yesterday. Bentong district police chief Supt Yusuf Unis said another two individuals were
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Measure poverty with Multidimensional Poverty Index, says Suhakam
PUCHONG: The National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) urged the federal government to measure poverty using the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) in the wake of claims by United Nations’ Extreme Poverty and Human Rights special rapporteur Philip Alston that Malaysia’s poverty
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