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Day: 19 April 2023

Health DG Noor Hisham retires

PUTRAJAYA: Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the man who played a crucial role during the Covid-19 pandemic, has called it a day after serving the country for 35 years. Read full story

Hasbie receives discharge not amounting to acquittal for organising protest rally

AMANAH Youth chief Mohd Hasbie Muda was given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) by the Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Lumpur, today, on a charge of organising a protest gathering over the rising prices of goods without a permit in July last year. His lawyer, Muhammad Faiz Fadzil, told reporters that the decision […]

Man arrested after taking bath in rhino pen at New Zealand zoo

A MAN was arrested at a New Zealand zoo on today after he broke into an enclosure and took a leisurely bath in a moat next to “startled” rhinos and antelopes. Social media footage of the incident in Auckland Zoo showed the man floating on his back, before washing his face and rinsing his hair.

March 2023 supplementary electoral roll open for review

THE supplementary electoral roll for March 2023 (DPT BLN3/2023), which has been verified and gazetted, is now open for review for 30 days until May 18. Election Commission (EC) secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak, in a statement today, said the DPT BLN3/2023 contained 39,604 names of citizens aged 18 and above for the period from March 1 […]

Rahmah toll costs govt RM93 million

THE government must bear about RM93 million to implement the free ‘Rahmah’ toll initiative for four days from today, said Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan.  He said the free Rahmah toll initiative, applicable on 33 highways and for all classes of vehicles, was one of Madani’s aspirations to reduce the cost of living for the people. 

Councils can no longer ignore residents, says MP

THE Federal Court’s dismissal of Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) appeal over a controversial construction project in Taman Rimba Kiara has set a new precedent in which local authorities can no longer bulldoze through any projects they like, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng said today. He added that the long-term implications of the decision is […]

Over 3 million vehicles expected in Penang for Raya

MORE than three million vehicles are expected to flood Penang over an eight-day period beginning tomorrow in conjunction with the Hari Raya celebration, according to police. Penang police chief Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said police would be conducting Op Selamat 20 during this period and advised motorists to exercise extra caution on the road.

Canadian public servants to stage massive strike over pay

MORE than 155,000 Canadian public servants will go on strike today to demand raises, with disruptions expected to tax, immigration and passport services, their union announced. After months of negotiating with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) said it had failed to reach an agreement over cost-of-living raises to […]