Floods: At least RM168mil needed for infrastructure repairs, says Johor exco member
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The floods that hit Johor since March 1 have caused at least RM168mil in damage to roads and infrastructure, says state exco member Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh. Read full story
Sabah Tourism's North Borneo tagline catchy but highlight national identity too, says envoy
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysian High Commissioner to the UK Datuk Zakri Jaafar has given his seal of approval to Sabah’s new tourism tagline of “Feel Sabah, North Borneo”. Read full story
Record RM8.6bil invested in Melaka's manufacturing sector in 2022
MELAKA: Melaka attracted a record amount of approved investments worth RM8.6bil in the manufacturing and semiconductor sectors in 2022 that was driven by higher foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic direct investment (DDI), the state legislative assembly was told on Tuesday (March 14). Read full story
SIS forum fails in appeal to quash fatwa labelling it deviant
PUTRAJAYA: Woman’s rights group SIS Forum (Malaysia) has lost its appeal in the Appellate Courtto quash a fatwa issued by Selangor religious authorities labelling them as deviants. Read full story
Speaker tells PAS lawmaker to retract claim women's march was actually about LGBT
KUALA LUMPUR: A PAS lawmaker has been told to retract his statement claiming that there was a pro-LGBT march instead of a women’s march held here last weekend. Read full story
MB: S’gor looking at several sites for land swap purposes to finance construction of Shah Alam sports complex
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government is looking at several sites in Klang and Hulu Selangor as part of a land swap process to finance the cost of developing the Shah Alam Sports Complex (KSSA) that is expected to be announced next month. Read full story
Most job scam syndicate victims from rural areas, says Home Ministry
THE majority of Malaysians who fall victim to overseas job scam syndicates are from the interior and rural areas, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Malacca, Pahang fully recover from floods
MALACCA and Pahang have fully recovered from floods that occurred earlier this month, after the last three temporary relief centres were closed today. IN MALACCA, the State Disaster Management Committee said the shelter at SK Parit Penghulu in Jasin district, which housed 24 people, was closed at 10.30am.
Key element of Israeli judicial reforms passes first vote
THE Israeli parliament approved at its first reading this morning a bill limiting the Supreme Court’s ability to overturn laws it deems unconstitutional – a key element of a judicial reform package that has fuelled weeks of protests. The text was adopted just before 3am (0100 GMT) by a vote of 61 to 52, though it […]
More specialist training slots from this year, MOH says
THE Health Ministry (MOH) will increase training slots for the Master of Medicine programme up to 1,500 beginning this year to encourage more medical officers to pursue their specialist studies, especially in critical areas.