Hajiji: RM27mil allocated for development of sports in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Some RM27mil has been allocated by the Sabah government for the progress and development of sports under the 2023 state Budget, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Read full story
Abang Johari: Giant RM30mil flagpole to be privately funded
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is only involved in identifying the site of the country’s tallest flagpole project and not in funding it, says Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Read full story
Johor Sultan consents to fatwa forbidding Muslims from taking part in rituals of other faiths
JOHOR BARU: Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has consented to a fatwa, which forbids Muslims in the state to take part in rituals of other faiths. Read full story
Thaipusam: Road closures around Batu Caves announced
BATU CAVES: Seven roads around the Batu Caves Temple will be closed from Thursday (Feb 2) night ahead of Thaipusam. Read full story
Kedah Perhilitan captures sun bear in Yan
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) captured a sun bear that wandered into a padi field in Kampung Selengkoh, Yan at about 12.50pm on Thursday (Feb 2). Read full story
Mohammad Agus is Community Communications Dept DG
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Dr Mohammad Agus Yusoff officially began his duties as director-general of the Community Communications Department (J-KOM) in the Prime Minister’s Department today (Feb 2). Read full story
King congratulates Hamidin on being elected as Fifa Council Member
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin on being elected one of the five Asian Football Confederation (AFC) representatives to the Fifa Council for the 2023-2027 term. Read full story
Man arrested over RM6 million drugs
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of trafficking in various types of drugs estimated to be worth RM6.36 million at a factory in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, on Friday. Serdang district police chief A.A. Anbalagan said police seized methylenedioxy-methamphetamine weighing 123kg, syabu (0.5kg), 18 bottles containing drug powder (301g), ecstasy pills (21g), cannabis (13.8g) and three drug […]
Despite improving outlook, ECB to hike rates again
THE European Central Bank is set to hike interest rates again today as it pursues its inflation fight, despite tentative signs the eurozone has weathered shocks from the Ukraine war better than feared. The ECB launched an unprecedented campaign of monetary policy tightening after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and subsequent cuts to gas supplies, sent […]
Ex-PMs, ministers ordered to file defence in suit over aborted HSR project
THE Kuala Lumpur High Court today ordered former prime ministers Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin, as well as three other defendants, to file defence in a suit against them for alleged abuse of public office and negligence linked to the termination of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project. They were ordered to file […]