Youth unity programmes handed over to Unity Ministry and Jakim
PETALING JAYA: All agencies and departments under the Youth and Sports Ministry have been asked to coordinate and hand over the youth unity programmes to the National Unity Ministry and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), says Hannah Yeoh. Read full story
Umno polls: Wan Rosdy leading vice-president race
KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail is leading in the Umno vice-president race. Read full story
Umno to mobilise for state polls once party election ends, says Tok Mat
UMNO will get cracking on state elections once its party election process for the 2023-2026 term is completed, said its deputy president, Mohamad Hasan. He said this was due to several changes at the party’s grassroots leadership level, besides taking into account new faces, especially in the Youth and Puteri wings.
Retender allows for more flood mitigation projects, says PM
THE retender of flood mitigation projects costing RM15 billion has allowed for more similar programmes to be implemented using the same amount of funds, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. “It is not that I am being malicious or that l want to attack others,” he said when delivering a policy speech at the PKR Special National Congress 2023 […]
Cyclone Freddy affects 500,000 people in Malawi
CYCLONE Freddy, which dissipated this week after a record-breaking rampage, has caused more than 460 deaths in southern Africa and affected more than half a million people in Malawi, the UN said yesterday. The storm dumped six months’ worth of rainfall in six days in southern Malawi, leaving a trail of destruction and severely damaged […]
We are not converting Muslim youths, says priest
THE Church of our Lady Lourdes in Klang has denied that the Jom Ziarah programme which was scheduled to be held tomorrow was to proselytise Muslim youth. Parish priest Reverend Father Gregory Chan told The Malaysian Insight that the church has been receiving visitors and pilgrims from all over the world for many years and […]
Home Ministry: No compromise to those inciting racial issues
LENGGONG: The Home Ministry will not hesitate to take stern action against any quarters who incite racial sentiments to preserve the unity and harmony of the multiracial society in this country. Read full story
Missing hiker: Dead body found at Bukit Beruang, authorities believe it is Tan
MELAKA: Two hikers discovered a dead body at a hilltop in the Bukit Beruang recreational forest on Saturday (March 18). Read full story
Umno polls: Najib’s son Nazifuddin wins Langkawi party chief post, say sources
LANGKAWI: The son of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin, is now Langkawi Umno chief. Read full story
Millions of dead fish clog Australian river
MILLIONS of dead and rotting fish have clogged a vast stretch of river near a remote town in the Australian outback as a searing heatwave sweeps through the region. Videos posted to social media showed boats ploughing through a blanket of dead fish smothering the water, with the surface barely visible underneath.