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BMW biker crushed by trailer on NSE near Seremban after swerving to avoid braking Ford Ranger
SEREMBAN, June 29 — A motorcyclist was killed when run over by a trailer lorry after falling from his high-powered machine at KM254.6 of the North-South Expressway heading north, here yesterday. Seremban police chief ACP Mohamad Hatta Che Din said
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Asyraf Wajdi denies bullying cover-up, mounts surprise visit to Besut school after seven students remanded
BESUT, June 29 – Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) chairman Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has denied any attempts by Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) to cover up bullying cases in its boarding schools. He said he was disheartened by the recent
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Klang council rejects columbarium plan near Kg Raja Uda mosque after residents cite traffic, religious concerns
KLANG, June 29 – The Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) reportedly said it has rejected a proposal to build a four-storey columbarium — a memorial facility for handling and storing human ashes — near a mosque in Kampung Raja Uda
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JPJ to begin enforcement on new express, tour buses with RM300 fines from July 1
KOTA BARU, June 29 – Express and tour bus drivers and passengers must wear seatbelts from July 1, with enforcement initially targeting buses manufactured from January 2020 onwards, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) announced today. JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly
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JPJ chief flags major safety lapses at 85 transport companies, including failure to monitor driver hours
KOTA BARU, June 29 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has found that 64 per cent of commercial vehicle operators audited during the Special Operation on Safety Audit System Guidelines (Ops Khas JISA) failed to meet mandatory safety requirements. Its
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New claims link six more Sabah politicians to RM3.96m mining licence bribes, raising number to 15
KOTA KINABALU, June 29 — Six more politicians in Sabah have been accused of involvement in the mining licence scandal. A MalaysiaKini report yesterday alleged that among the politicians named are from two local parties. The portal claimed that a
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Family forced to cordon off UPSI crash victim’s grave amid surge in superstition seekers, supernatural claims
BESUT, June 29 – The grave of Nurly Sahirah Azman, who died in a bus crash involving Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students in Gerik, Perak, has been cordoned off by her family to prevent superstitious activities at the burial
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Religious affairs minister censures surau for ejecting worshipper, says mosques are not ‘exclusive spaces’
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 – Religious Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has expressed disappointment over a viral incident involving a male worshipper who was removed from a surau in Teluk Panglima Garang in Selangor after performing Subuh prayers. He
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Chinese veterans urge community’s youth to serve in Malaysian Armed Forces, lament low military participation
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 – The Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association (Macva) has today urged more Chinese youths to consider joining the Armed Forces, supporting a recent call by the Chief of Defence Forces for greater non-Bumiputera participation in
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Higher Education Ministry mulls daytime travel rule after deadly UPSI bus crash on Gerik highway post Aidiladha
JERTIH, June 29 — Higher learning institutions (IPTs) must closely monitor any initiatives taken independently by their students, including chartering tour buses to return to their hometowns during the holiday season, said Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. The Higher
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