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Day: 22 March 2023

Najib gets permission to receive treatment at HKL

JAILED former prime minister Najib Razak has been admitted to Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) for treatment, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said. He added that Najib was transferred to hospital from Kajang Prison after obtaining permission from the Prison Department.

Umno’s 2023-26 Supreme Council holds first meeting

UMNO’s Supreme Council for 2023-26 convened its first meeting at Menara Dato’ Onn in World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur today. Among those seen entering the meeting venue was Umno vice-president Johari Abdul Ghani, who arrived at 1.30pm.

Dust storms cause air pollution spike across north China

AIR pollution soared in Beijing today as the Chinese capital was hit by a huge sandstorm, and dust also shrouded other parts of the country in a sickly orange haze. The official air quality index in Beijing hit the maximum level of 500, indicating “severe pollution”, though some unofficial readings were nearly twice that figure.

Mohammad becomes army chief

DEFENCE Minister Mohamad Hasan today congratulated Gen Mohammad Ab Rahman on his appointment as chief of the army, with Gen Zamrose Mohd Zain due to retire in September. “With his extensive experience and leadership, I am confident that Mohammad can lead the army to a higher level,” he said at the handover ceremony in Kuala […]

9-year-old girl killed in crash coming home from school

A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl was killed after she was hit by a trailer on her way home from school in Kampung Telok Gong, Port Klang, this morning. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Morni Mamat said that the department received the distress call at 11.25am.