Terengganu seizes unregistered cosmetics, medicines worth nearly RM1 million in 2022
THE Terengganu Health Department seized 544 types of unregistered cosmetic products and medicines worth RM954,727 last year. Its director Dr Kasemani Embong said the seizures were carried out by the department’s enforcement division through a series of raids following public complaints and intelligence monitoring.
Johor floods: 506 people still unable to return home from relief centres
JOHOR BARU: A total of 506 people statewide are still unable to return home due to floods. Read full story
Sabah rights body supports move by SLS not to drop judicial review of 40% special grant
KOTA KINABALU: A body advocating for state rights has lauded the Sabah Law Society (SLS) for not dropping its pursuit of holding a judicial review against the Federal Government’s failure to conduct a review of the 40% special grant due to Sabah under the Constitution. Read full story
Alleged Sulu descendant says group that took Sabah dispute to court not legal heirs
A MAN claiming to be the heir of the Sulu sultanate said he disagrees with a group of people in taking the Sulu dispute to the Spanish Constitutional Court because they are not legal heirs. Datu Omar Ali Datu Bachtiyal said the group’s actions were incorrect and illegal.
Colombian air force reports balloon sighting
AS tensions are running high between Washington and Beijing over the shooting down of what United States officials said was a Chinese surveillance balloon, Colombia reported having spotted a similar object in its airspace. The national air defence system detected an object at an altitude of around 17,000m that had entered the country’s airspace in […]
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies
PAKISTAN’S former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has died in Dubai aged 79 after a long illness, the army said today. Senior military chiefs “express heartfelt condolences on sad demise of General Pervez Musharraf”, a brief statement released by the military’s media wing said. “May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to bereaved family.”
Anwar says in good health after IJN check-up
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that he underwent a health check-up at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur this morning. He said the doctor confirmed he is in good health.
UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future
THE thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England. Despite the icy conditions, the two energy-efficient homes remain cosy and warm due to their use of cutting-edge heating and insulation technology.
Fatwa on religious rituals offers good guidance, says Council of Churches Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: The fatwa issued by the Johor Islamic religious affairs committee provides good guidance for both Muslims and non-Muslims, says the Council of Churches Malaysia (CCM). Read full story
Community board backs creation of ‘Malay world’
THE Malay Civilisation Board fully supports the creation of a “Dunia Melayu (Malay World)” area in the federal capital as proposed by Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim. Its chairman Ghazali Mohd Yusof said the designated area will attract foreign visitors coming to Malaysia for business or official government affairs, thus allowing them to get to know […]