RM40 gift from fatal crash victim last memory for father
KLUANG: Mohd Arifin Syamsuddin’s last memory of his 11-year-old son, Mohd Ashraf Rafiq Mohd Arifin, is the boy gifting him RM40. Read full story
Germany ready to let Poland send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
GERMANY is ready to authorise Poland to send German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion if Warsaw makes such a request, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said yesterday. “If we are asked the question, then we will not stand in the way,” Baerbock told LCI television after a Franco-German summit meeting […]
Govt reviewing national housing policy
THE national housing policy will be reviewed based on the Madani framework to align with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s goal to create a prosperous and balanced nation for all Malaysians, according to the Local Government Development Ministry. In a statement issued today, the ministry said that through the new housing policy and more organised planning, […]
Civil servant among seven nabbed in 840kg ganja seizure
GEORGE TOWN: Police say they have crippled a drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of seven people, including a civil servant, and the seizure of 840kg of ganja worth RM2.1mil. Read full story
Dr Wee pays tribute to the late former Sabah Wanita MCA chief Agnes Shim
PETALING JAYA: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has extended his condolences to the family of former Sabah Wanita MCA chief Datuk Agnes Shim Tshin Nyuk, who passed away at age 68 on Monday (Jan 23) morning. Read full story
Three held in drug and illegal fireworks seizure in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: Three men including a foreign national have been arrested for possessing drugs and various types of illegal fireworks worth RM408,943 at Batu Maung. Read full story
Former Meru assemblyman Dr Abd Rani Osman passes away
SHAH ALAM: Former Meru assemblyman Dr Abd Rani Osman died on Monday (pic) after losing consciousness while on holiday with his family in Carey Island, Kuala Langat. Read full story
Three hurt after tree falls in Melaka Zoo
MELAKA: Three visitors to the Melaka Zoo were injured when a tree fell on them on Sunday (Jan 22). Read full story
The meaning of the word ‘charity’ to PAS
IT is refreshing to know that the charismatic leadership of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was so overwhelmingly inspiring that it prompted some members of “the public” in Terengganu to hand out money to people a few days before the recent general election. But the “handout” – which Hadi called an act of “sedekah” (charity) […]
CNY drives consumer habits, good and bad
I REMEMBER my mother once told me that when she was a young kid back in the 1960s, she only got to eat chicken during the Chinese New Year (CNY) festive season. Nowadays, chicken has become the most popular meat in the country.