Ramanan appointed Mitra special committee chairman
SUNGAI Buloh lawmaker Ramanan Ramakrishnan has been appointed special committee chairman of the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra). According to news reports, four others – Senator Sivarraajh Chandran (MIC), Klang MP V Ganabatirau (DAP), Segamat MP R Yuneswaran (PKR) and Mitra director-general K Raveendran Nair – were also appointed to the committee.
JPJ lists seven non-compoundable traffic offences during Raya
KAJANG: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is taking enforcement action on seven major traffic offences, which are non-compoundable, in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. Read full story
Over 1,200 poor receive Raya goodies, says Dr Wee
PETALING JAYA: A total of 1,257 poor will receive goods for Hari Raya this year, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. Read full story
Seventeen children in Kelantan injured in fireworks mishaps since March 25
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Health Department has recorded 17 cases of children who were injured while playing with fireworks since March 25. Read full story
Woman laments high price of flight ticket to Kota Kinabalu
PETALING JAYA:” My mother said It is difficult to be a Sabahan in Peninsular Malaysia”, said a woman in a TikTok video as she lamented the high airfares. Read full story
China says ‘political manipulation’ behind US arrests
CHINA said today that “political manipulation” was behind the arrests of two men the United States accused of setting up an unauthorised Chinese police station in New York. Authorities in the city also charged dozens of Chinese security officials over a campaign to monitor and harass US-based dissidents.
Govt will apportion RM400 million for road maintenance in Pahang
THE Federal government will apportion over RM400 million from the RM5 billion annual Malaysian Road Records Information System (MARRIS) allocation to Pahang to ensure roads in the state are restored to good condition, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He said potholes on federal roads may lead to accidents and that it was among issues raised by Pahang Menteri Besar […]
Putin makes rare visit to Ukraine frontline regions
THE Kremlin said today President Vladimir Putin had visited two frontline regions in Ukraine, prompting a strong rebuke from Kyiv, which said he was viewing “the crimes of his minions”. The Kremlin did not say when Putin visited the southern region of Kherson and the eastern region of Lugansk, which Putin claimed to have annexed […]
Malaysians at Khartoum PETRONAS complex successfully evacuated
PUTRAJAYA: Following a risk assessment by all concerned parties, the Malaysians who were at the PETRONAS Khartoum Complex in Sudan have been successfully evacuated to a safe place late Monday (April 17) afternoon (Sudan time). Read full story
Strict action against corruption, no matter who you are, says Anwar
KUANTAN: There must be strict action against corruption, no matter if it is at the lowest or highest levels, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story