Anwar, Wan Azizah visit Raja of Perlis at Putrajaya Hospital
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (April 6) visited the Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, who is undergoing treatment after surgery at the Putrajaya Hospital. Read full story
Missing teen reunited with family in Jasin
MELAKA: A 16-year-old girl who was reported missing for more than 10 days has been reunited with her family at Taman Maju in Jasin here. Read full story
Harapan Rakyat shares same goals with GRS in developing Sabah, says chief
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah (Harapan Rakyat), which has been admitted into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), shared the same goals with the coalition towards developing the state, says its president Tan Sri Liew Yun Fah. Read full story
Govt aims to give 15,000 ex-prisoners, inmates jobs this year
THE Human Resources Ministry, in collaboration with the Prisons Department, is aiming for 15,000 ex-prisoners and Henry Gurney school inmates and convicts due for release soon to be given jobs this year. Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said there are currently 77,000 prisoners who can become productive workers and be hired upon their release, thus […]
AUKU amendments set to be tabled this year
THE bill regarding the proposed amendments of Sections 15 and 16 under the Universities and University Colleges Act (AUKU) 1971, which will give freedom to students in several matters, is expected to be tabled in parliament this year. Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the draft bill will be sent to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for […]
Australian mayor threatens to sue over alleged ChatGPT defamation
AN Australian mayor may become the first person to sue the creators of ChatGPT over claims the AI-powered chatbot falsely labelled him a criminal. Brian Hood sent a legal notice to parent company OpenAI last month after its web app wrongly implicated him in a bribery and corruption scandal – a crime he actually blew […]
Man to be charged after taking platypus on train ride
FORGET the Hollywood thriller “Snakes on a Plane”, an Australian man is in trouble for taking a platypus on a train. Police launched a public appeal after the 26-year-old man, accompanied by a woman, was spotted on a suburban train with a wild platypus swaddled in a towel.
Asst minister’s widow looking for closure in ‘Double Six’ crash
KOTA KINABALU: Datin Jikilin Binion had almost given up on finding out what exactly happened to the plane that crashed in Sembulan near here, killing her husband. Read full story
Middlemen can help control rise in prices of fresh produce, says Anwar
PUTRAJAYA: If middlemen could accept reasonable profits, it can help control the rise in prices of fresh produce for the rakyat, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Health Ministry approves new NF1 drug with 'orphan medicine' status
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has agreed to give ‘orphan medicine’ status to Koselugo Hard Capsules 10 milligrammes (mg) and 25 mg, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Read full story