King wants Federal Territories developed as distinguished, sustainable cities
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah wants the government to double its efforts in preserving the well-being of the people and developing the federal territories as distinguished and sustainable cities. Read full story
2023 FT Investiture Ceremony last to be graced by Al Sultan Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s investiture ceremony of Federal Territory awards, decorations and medals in conjunction with Federal Territory Day will be the last to be graced by Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah who was sworn in as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 31, 2019. Read full story
Earthquake in Iran, no Malaysians affected
PUTRAJAYA: No Malaysians were reported to be affected by the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit northwestern Iran near the city of Khoy (780 kilometres north of Tehran) on Saturday (Jan 28). Read full story
EU-Asean thwarts threat of totalitarianism
THERE is a haunting sceptre that is casting its pernicious shadow across the surface of the planet, a force that threatens to thoroughly dismantle entire democratic institutions – reducing them to rubble – and bastardise justice, equality and freedom. The growing threat of totalitarianism plaguing the world must be thwarted through the exhaustion of all […]
Tengku Zafrul to go for Umno Supreme Council seat
INTERNATIONAL Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz will be contesting for a seat in the powerful Umno Supreme Council in the coming party elections. He told Astro Awani that the move was necessary to build his political foundation and ensure his long-term success.
UK faces fresh mass strikes as wage talks derail
TEACHERS and train drivers dominate a fresh round of UK-wide strikes today aimed at securing pay rises that would ease a cost-of-living crisis caused by soaring inflation. Large disruption to education and commuter travel is anticipated in the latest mass stoppages by public and private sector workers as the government and company bosses stand firm […]
State law prohibits entertainment without licence
PENANG’S Entertainment and Places of Entertainment Enactment 1998 (En 1/1998) is the state law that provides for the licensing and regulation of entertainment and places of entertainment. The enactment is in six parts. Part III covers licensing. It begins with section 6, as follows:
Rural development programmes should be relevant, says Zahid
THE government needs to examine the effectiveness of all the rural development programmes to ensure they were relevant and meet the needs of the current target group, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said yesterday. Zahid, who is the minister of rural and regional development, said the percentage of the population living in rural areas […]
Baldwin formally charged over fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
ALEC Baldwin was formally charged yesterday with involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the low-budget western “Rust”. Baldwin was holding the Colt .45 during rehearsals for the film when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins in October 2021.
‘Ensure safety of students and teachers’
KOTA KINABALU: The Education Ministry must consider building proper concrete jetties for students and teachers commuting to 11 schools on islands in Sabah’s east coast Semporna district. Read full story