Cops nab man, woman for alleged cheating cases
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Transboundary haze affecting Malaysia as scorching heat expected to continue
GEORGE TOWN: Various neighbouring countries have reported escalating hotspots and haze as the dry weather is causing an increase in fires. Read full story
Turkey’s quake survivors fear being left out of May vote
ALI, a 23-year-old student, lost everything in Turkey’s earthquake. His parents are missing and his ancient hometown, Antakya, lies in ruins.
Penang govt committed to retaining Unesco status, says exco
GEORGE TOWN: Efforts to maintain the status of George Town as a Unesco World Heritage Site remain an ongoing agenda of the Penang government. Read full story
King, Queen extend Vishu greetings to Malayalee community
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have extended Vishu greetings to the Malayalee community in the country. Read full story
Police to conduct Raya ops April 18-19
POLICE will be conducting an operation dubbed Op Lancar on April 18 and 19 to ensure smooth traffic flow ahead of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said all police machinery would be mobilised, in addition to seeking Rela assistance.
Finas to blacklist production companies that fail to deliver after getting grants
INDIVIDUALS and production companies that fail to deliver any films from the grants provided by the Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas), will be blacklisted from receiving any assistance in the future. Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Teo Nie Ching said 47 individuals and production companies were identified to have not delivered any films, […]
RM15 million can be saved with ambulance copter service
THE operation of the first Emergency Medical Air Rescue Service (Emars) ambulance helicopter by the Fire and Rescue Department, starting May 1, is expected to save the government RM15 million a year. Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming said the government previously spent about RM20 million a year on using the services of private […]
US should stop encouraging war in Ukraine, says Lula
BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said today the United States should stop “encouraging war” in Ukraine “and start talking about peace”. “The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace, the European Union needs to start talking about peace,” Lula told reporters in Beijing at the end of a […]
DigitalBridge to invest more than RM4 billion in Malaysia, says PM
GLOBAL-scale digital infrastructure firm DigitalBridge Group is expected to invest more than RM4 billion in Malaysia by the end of 2023, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He said DigitalBridge is a company that invests in data centres, telecommunication towers and fibre-optic networks.