Pahang ready to table anti-hopping law if opposition supports it, says Wan Rosdy
KUANTAN: The Pahang state government is ready to table an anti-party hopping bill at the State Legislative Assembly if it gets the support of the opposition, says Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. Read full story
Fix old sports facilities before building new ones, says Adam Adli
KOTA KINABALU: Priority will be given to repairing dilapidated sports infrastructure over building new ones, says Adam Adli. Read full story
Charles Santiago reappointed as SPAN chairman
PUTRAJAYA: Former Klang Member of Parliament charles Anthony Santiago was appointed as chairman of the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) effective March 20. Read full story
Switzerland tries slow-moving cannabis revolution
SWITZERLAND, which pioneered prescription heroin and safe injection sites decades ago, is now experimenting with decriminalising recreational cannabis, with the drug now available in some Basel pharmacies. “This is 1,000 times better,” said Paul, a 42-year-old resident of the northern Swiss city, as he picked up a package of cannabis from his local pharmacy.
Charles Santiago returns as SPAN chairman
FORMER Klang MP Charles Santiago has been reappointed as the National Water Service Commission (SPAN) chairman, a post he held for two years from 2018 to 2020. In a statement, SPAN said he would return effective March 20.
[WATCH] SDS Youth celebrate Holi with a modern musical twist
VIBRANT colour powders paint the grounds of Shree Lakshmi Narayan Temple on March 18 as SDS Youth re-ignite the festive spirit of Holi with a modern musical twist, after a six-year hiatus. SDS Youth co-chairman Savira Sharma says modern elements and music from popular culture are instilled in the ancient Hindu spring festival, to bring […]
Form 5 student killed in crash on way to school
A FORM Five student was killed after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a Proton Saga car in Jalan Felda, Sungai Tiang, near Pendang, Kedah, today. Pendang district police chief Arriz Sham Hamezah said the motorcycle was heading to a school while the car, driven by a woman teacher, was coming out of a junction on the […]
Israel president urges immediate halt to judicial reform
ISRAELI President Isaac Herzog today called for an immediate halt to the government’s controversial judicial reforms, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for similar demands. Herzog, who has a largely ceremonial role, made the call following large demonstrations in Tel Aviv overnight where protesters again charged that the judicial overhaul […]
Amnesty International calls for moratorium on death penalty to be continued
PETALING JAYA: Following the Bills tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (March 27) paving the way towards the abolition of the mandatory death penalty, a human rights group has urged for the moratorium on executions which has been in place since 2018 to also be maintained. Read full story
Nine Ramadan hawkers get RM100 compound notice each for flouting health rules in Sandakan
KOTA KINABALU: Nine Ramadan stall operators were handed compound notices of RM100 each for various health violations at bazaars in Sabah’s east coast Sandakan district on Monday (March 27). Read full story