Shops see brisk sales of baju raya despite inflation

TRADERS are confident sales of traditional clothing and accessories synonymous with the Eid festival would be brisk this year although people are tightening their belts amid a gloomy economic outlook. Last year, Muslims had a little more money to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri with, when the government allowed Employees Provident Fund contributors to withdraw part […]

Welfare workers, homes hail law to protect elderly from abandonment

CARE givers, welfare workers and homes for the elderly have welcomed the Senior Citizens Bill that is expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next year. The bill seeks to provide provisions for legal action and penalties for adult children who refuse to be responsible for their aged parents.

19 killed in US strikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria 

THE death toll from US strikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria following a deadly drone attack has risen to 19, a war monitor said yesterday, as Damascus accused Washington of lying about its “vicious attack”. Further rocket attacks by Iran-backed militias took place late Friday, prompting more strikes by coalition warplanes, the Syrian Observatory for […]

Food baskets for 11,000 in Selangor

KUALA SELANGOR: A total of 11,000 heads of households are set to receive food baskets that will be distributed to all parliamentary constituencies in Selan­gor under the Bakul Rahmah initiative. Read full story

Ridership exceeds one million again

PETALING JAYA: Public transport ridership under the Prasarana Malaysia Bhd network breached a million a day again, the first since Malaysia entered the “transition to endemic” phase of Covid-19. Read full story

RM1 kuih selling like hot cakes

IPOH: More than 3,000 packets of kuih priced at RM1 each have been on sale at a stall in Taman Klebang Restu here since the start of Ramadan. Read full story

Price check enforcement under way in Terengganu

MARANG: The Terengganu enforcement division of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has mobilised 116 personnel to conduct checks under Op Pantau 2023, implemented since last Thursday. Read full story