Negri MB proposes June 1 for dissolution of state assembly
SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan legislative assembly may be dissolved on June 1 to pave the way for the state polls, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. Read full story
Menu Rahmah meal leaves customers satisfied
KOTA BARU: Cheap, tasty and appetising – that was among the reactions of satisfied customers on the first day of the Menu Rahmah programme at a supermarket here. Read full story
Choosing charity over luxury
Cleaner donates dialysis machines worth RM80,000 with land money. Read full story
Breast cancer and the high price rural folk pay
KOTA KINABALU: Many women, especially those from poor families, opt to seek traditional treatment when they detect lumps in their breasts, says Kinabalu Pink Ribbon association president Lucilla Pang. Read full story
Batu Caves to see 2 million visitors for Thaipusam
SOME two million Hindu devotees and visitors are expected to throng Batu Caves for the annual Thaipusam celebration, which begins Sunday. Gombak police chief Zainal Mohamed Mohamed said traffic congestion around Batu Caves is expected to last from today until February 6.
Anwar: GLICs, GLCs play a role in realising Malaysia Madani concept
KUALA LUMPUR: Government-linked investment companies (GLICs) and government-linked companies (GLCs) play a role in contributing to the realisation of the Malaysia Madani concept, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
NGOs can help disseminate info about laws relating to domestic violence, says Nancy
PUTRAJAYA: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can play a role in helping to disseminate information related to domestic violence laws, especially to women in rural areas, says Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. Read full story
Dengue cases down by 17% last week, says health DG
THE number of dengue cases in the fourth epidemiological week of this year (January 22-28) dropped by 17.6% to 1,910 cases from 2,319 cases the previous week, with one fatality recorded. Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative number of dengue fever cases reported this year is 8,968 cases, compared with 2,948 during […]
French police find body in missing teenager case
FRENCH police probing into the disappearance of an 18-year-old girl found a body today after the main suspect confessed to killing her in a lovers’ quarrel, a prosecutor said. The 39-year-old man led police to a site in the woods near the southern town of La Grand-Combe where the girl lived, after admitting to the crime […]
Senior ally of ousted PM Imran Khan arrested in Pakistan
PAKISTAN’s former interior minister and ally of ousted leader Imran Khan was arrested today, a few hours after another senior opposition figure was released from custody. Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who heads a party that was in a coalition with Khan, appeared at Islamabad court where he was remanded in custody for two days.