Pakistan Taliban kills policemen guarding census team
TWO Pakistani policemen were killed while guarding teams collecting census data in separate attacks claimed by the local Taliban, police said today. Pakistan started a month-long digital census at the beginning of March with security officials deployed alongside more than 120,000 enumerators.
Man remanded over probe into false income statement for disability allowance
SEREMBAN: A 39-year-old man has been remanded to assist a probe over the submission of a false income statement to a district Welfare Department for him to be eligible for disability allowance. Read full story
Pakatan rep supports Kedah govt's demand for raw water fee from Penang
ALOR STAR: A Pakatan Harapan assemblyman has voiced his support for the Kedah state government to demand payments from Penang for obtaining raw water from Sungai Muda, which flows from the state. Read full story
Disbursement of STR Phase 2 by mid-Ramadan, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants the disbursement of the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) Phase 2 to be done by mid-Ramadan or early April before Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Read full story
Record early start again for Tokyo’s cherry blossoms
JAPAN announced the official start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season today, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before. In past years the country’s meteorologists have linked the increasingly early blooms to climate change, and temperatures in Tokyo have been unseasonably mild in recent days.
Groups call on Anwar to halt political appointments to GLCs
A REFORMIST such as Anwar Ibrahim should not allow the practice of appointing politicians to government-linked companies (GLCs) to continue under his watch as prime minister, civil society groups said. The groups expressed regret over the ongoing practice, adding there were many others who are capable of leading those companies other than politicians, even though […]
Floods: Over 37,000 seeking shelter in Johor relief centres
JOHOR BARU: Six temporary relief centres have closed with the number of flood evacuees in Johor falling below the 38,000 mark. Read full story
LFL: Hypocritical to praise Michelle Yeoh's Oscar win but probe 'Mentega Terbang'
PETALING JAYA: It is hypocritical of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and other government leaders to praise Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win when police are continuing a probe on a locally produced film, says Lawyers for Liberty (LFL). Read full story
Don't smear me to divert attention from yourselves, Yeoh tells Bersatu
KUALA LUMPUR: Hannah Yeoh has told Bersatu not to make her a “punching bag” in an attempt to draw attention away from its problems. Read full story
Man charged with bribing traffic cop in KK
KOTA KINABALU: A self-employed man, who offered a traffic police officer RM650 not to take action against him for an offence, was charged in the Kota Kinabalu Special Corruption Court here with bribery. Read full story