Demand for passports soar
SEPANG: Nearly 2.6 million Malaysians were issued with international passports last year, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Read full story
Lured to the Middle East with fake promises
PONTIAN: The grass was not greener for three friends who were hoodwinked into going to Dubai for supposedly high-paying jobs. Read full story
Trishawmen hope for ‘ang pow’ rides
GEORGE TOWN: Trishaw riders will be a happy bunch this Chinese New Year as their customers will once again give them ang pows. Read full story
Celebrate with open arms, houses
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians should visit open houses during Chinese New Year and celebrate the festive occasion together to strengthen the unity among various ethnic groups, says the Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister. Read full story
Kazakh president dissolves parliament, calls March election
KAZAKHSTAN President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved the Central Asian country’s lower house of parliament today and set an early election for March 19, his office said. The announcement comes a year after Kazakhstan descended into chaos with deadly riots that killed 238 people in January 2022.
MA63 must be respected, fulfilled, says Anwar
THE federal government’s stance is that all agreements signed with Sabah and Sarawak, including the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), must be respected and fulfilled, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. He said as the country’s number one leader, he is responsible for ensuring that the matter is resolved.
Man dies after fight, 2 security guards held
POLICE arrested two security guards for allegedly beating a local man to death during a fight near a grocery shop around Olak Lempit, near Banting, last week. Kuala Langat district police chief Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said investigations found that the fight, which occurred on January 11, broke out when the victim, who […]
Sweden plans to send Archer artillery to Ukraine
SWEDEN today pledged to send its Archer artillery system, a modern mobile howitzer requested by Kyiv for months, to Ukraine along with armoured vehicles and anti-tank missiles. Speaking at a press conference, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his government had agreed on a three-part military support package for Ukraine, including “the first decision on starting deliveries […]
African swine fever hits 7 more Penang pig farms
AFRICAN swine fever (ASF) has spread in Penang, with seven more pig farms being hit. This brings the total number of farms affected by the outbreak to 18 in three districts.
Kuala Langat cops smash cigarette smuggling, diesel misappropriating syndicate
BANTING: Police have smashed a syndicate for misappropriating subsidised diesel and engine oil and distributing smuggled cigarettes involving seizures worth millions of ringgit in two separate raids this week. Read full story