Day: 4 March 2023

18 Johor health facilities flooded

EIGHTEEN facilities in Johor under the Health Ministry are affected by floods. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said 13 village clinics, four health clinics and a dental clinic in Segamat and Tangkak are flooded.

Anwar govt missed low-hanging fruit in first 100 days, says Bersih

POLLS watchdog Bersih said it was disappointed that the Anwar Ibrahim administration had failed to deliver several low-hanging fruits in its 100 days in power. Among them is continuing the allocation of constituency development funds to opposition MPs despite promises made in both the Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional manifestos, it said.

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted under national security law

THREE former organisers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil to commemorate Beijing’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown were found guilty today for refusing to submit information to national security police. The candlelight vigil was banned by authorities in 2020, weeks before Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law to stamp out political dissent in Hong Kong following large-scale and […]

At least 4 dead, tens of thousands evacuated in Malaysia floods

AT least four people have died and nearly 41,000 were evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by “unusual” torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said yesterday. Local reports and social media posts showed images of flooded roads, submerged cars, waterlogged homes and rows of shops closed in the affected areas, mainly in […]

RM1,000 cash aid for disaster victims, says Armizan

RM1,000 CASH aid will be given to every household affected by floods and other disasters related to the Northeast Monsoon once relevant information has been attained by the state and district Disaster Management Committees, said Armizan Mohd Ali. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs, and Special Functions) gave the assurance that […]

‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor Tom Sizemore dead at 61

TIM Sizemore, a talented but troubled actor who made a career of playing tough guys, but struggled to stay on the right side of the law, has died at the age of 61, his manager said yesterday. He suffered a brain aneurysm in February and yesterday was removed from life support, days after doctors concluded […]