Call for asset upgrades
GEORGE TOWN: Despite getting RM50mil from the revised Budget 2023, Fire and Rescue Department staffer Muhammad Syahir Jamaludin hopes that the Federal Government can provide them with the latest equipment to better perform during rescue operations. Read full story
Tackling ‘child porn’ a good move
PETALING JAYA: The special unit to counter child pornography to be set up under the police Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Division (D11) and more funding for One Stop Social Support Centres are long awaited moves, said women’s groups. Read full story
IGP: We are all in one team
KUALA LUMPUR: Senior police officers have been told not to form cliques within the police force. Read full story
On cloud nine flying kites
PASIR GUDANG: After a three-year wait, Australian Roger Martin was finally able to pack his bags and make his way here to take part in the Pasir Gudang World Kite Festival. Read full story
MAYC needs to increase engagement with rural youth, says Zahid
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Association of Youth Clubs (MAYC) has been urged to increase activities that focus on youth, especially in rural areas, say Datuk Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story
Hong Kong martial arts coach jailed for inciting subversion
A MARTIAL arts teacher accused of running an armed movement to overthrow Hong Kong and China’s governments was jailed for five years today under the city’s national security law. Denis Wong, 60, was arrested last March in an undercover bust of his martial arts training hall where police said he and an assistant were teaching […]
Riot in Indonesia’s Papua leaves 10 dead
INDONESIA has deployed security forces to a town in the breakaway eastern region of Papua after 10 people were killed in a riot sparked by rumours of a child abduction, officials said today. Angry locals in Wamena town attacked police with stones and arrows yesterday, believing them to be holding a young girl’s abductors, Papua […]
Budget 2023 answers issues faced by the govt, says PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2023, which was presented over two hours at the Dewan Rakyat on Friday (Feb 24), has covered and answered several important questions on issues faced by the government, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Umno polls: Hasni, Wan Rosdy join contest for veep posts
KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail and former Johor menteri besar Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad have thrown their hats into the ring for the three Umno vice-president posts in the party’s upcoming elections. Read full story
Budget 2023: Digital connectivity in schools needs efficient planning, says NUTP
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM725mil provided by the government this year for digital connectivity in nearly 3,700 schools must be coupled with careful and efficient planning and preparation, says the National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) president Aminuddin Awang. Read full story