Melaka govt reminds ministry of 'overdue' allocation for Krubong PPR repairs
MELAKA: The Melaka state government is hoping that the Local Government Development Ministry will immediately approve a request for an allocation of more than half a million ringgit for repairs at the Krubong People’s Housing Project (PPR) here. Read full story
Three sisters drown while swimming in Port Dickson, two others rescued
SEREMBAN: A family outing to Port Dickson turned into tragedy as three sisters who went swimming at the Pantai Cahaya beach drowned while two others were rescued by members of the public and firemen, near here, on Sunday (April 23) afternoon. Read full story
PAS states will dissolve assemblies in June, says veep
THE three states under Pas’ rule are expected to dissolve their legislative assemblies in June, PAS vice-president Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said. He said the states are Kelantan, Kedah and Terengganu.
Chinese envoy questions sovereignty of post-Soviet nations
CHINA’s ambassador to France has sparked anger in eastern Europe and “consternation” in Paris after questioning the sovereignty of post-Soviet countries. Speaking Friday on the LCI news channel, ambassador Lu Shaye suggested countries that emerged after the fall of the Soviet Union “don’t have effective status under international law because there is no international agreement […]
Kindergarten lodged report after boy fell into swimming pool, say Ipoh cops
IPOH: The kindergarten implicated in the incident where a four-year-old boy died five days after falling into a swimming pool has lodged a report, say Ipoh police. Read full story
Claim of bail counter being closed early untrue, says chief registrar
THE Federal Court’s Office of the Chief Registrar has rebutted allegations that bail counters at the Kuala Lumpur court complex had closed early leaving six accused to spend the Hari Raya weekend in jail. In a statement, the office said the six bailors were not in court to post bail and not because the office […]
Drowned boy’s mum claims kindergarten negligent
A WOMAN has accused a private kindergarten in Ipoh of negligence, claiming that its failure in monitoring her four-year-old son’s movement led to him falling into a swimming pool next door, which resulted in his death. Forty-year-old D. Nilaveni, who is a trader, said the kindergarten has yet to explain why her son, V. Thanes […]
Family of Singaporean on death row pleads for clemency
THE family of a Singaporean man due to be hanged next week over a kilogram of cannabis pleaded for clemency from the authorities today and urged a retrial. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to death in 2018 for conspiring to smuggle the drugs and the Court of Appeal has upheld his sentence which is scheduled […]
PM Anwar visits songstress Rohana Jalil in hospital
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim last Friday (April 21), visited veteran singer Rohana Jalil, who is now undergoing treatment for intestinal perforation at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Read full story
Traffic flow on major highways slow this evening
TRAFFIC flow on several major highways was reported to be slow-moving as of 5pm this afternoon due to an increase in the number of vehicles in conjunction with the second day of Hari Raya. A spokesman for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM), when contacted, said traffic flow was reported to be slow from Nilai to […]