UMS aquaculture students off to Japan for industrial training
KOTA KINABALU: A group of eight students from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has been sent for industrial training in aquaculture in Japan. Read full story
Odd-job worker withdraws appeal, will serve 25 years for raping stepdaughter
PUTRAJAYA: An odd-job worker will serve 25 years in jail with 24 strokes of the rotan for raping his stepdaughter in 2015. Read full story
Muda to reveal official position over six state elections soon, says Amira
JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) will soon be making an official announcement on its position with regards to the upcoming elections involving six states, says party deputy president Amira Aisya Abd Aziz. Read full story
Two-term Penang chief ministers cannot be reappointed, says Chow
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has clarified that those who had served as Penang chief minister for two terms before or after the amendment to the state Constitution came into force cannot be reappointed to the position. Read full story
PNB group chairman Arifin Zakaria will retire tomorrow
PERMODALAN Nasional Bhd (PNB) has announced that Arifin Zakaria is retiring as its group chairman and trustee of Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputra (YPB) with effect from May 6, 2023, after completing his two-year term. In a statement today, PNB said Arifin, who was a former chief justice, had been appointed to the position in 2021 and had […]
MOH says Covid cases rise by 3%
THE number of Covid-19 cases reported from April 23 to 29 increased by 3% from 4,817 cases in the previous week to 4,963 cases. Health Director-General Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan in a statement today said based on data from the Health Ministry’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre, the number of Covid-19 admissions to public […]
Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes central Japan, says weather agency
A MAGNITUDE 6.3 earthquake struck Japan’s central Ishikawa region today but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The quake hit at 2.42pm at a depth of 10km, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
MOT to provide cabotage policy ‘clarity’
TRANSPORT Minister Anthony Loke is scheduled to meet with representatives from big tech companies to clarify Malaysia’s cabotage policy restrictions for submarine cable repair, as well as reassure foreign investors about Malaysia’s future policies. Loke said businesses and investors require clarity and the ministry intended to provide it, as well as help them make more […]
Former spy chief Hasanah dies
EX-SPY chief Hasanah Ab Hamid, who was charged and later acquitted for her alleged involvement in the 1MDB scandal, has died. She was 66. According to reports, the former director-general of the Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation died at noon after suffering from liver cancer.
Odd job man gets 25 years for raping stepdaughter
AN odd job worker will serve 25 years in prison and receive 24 strokes of the rotan for raping his stepdaughter in 2015. Justice Kamaludin Md Said, who led a three-member Court of Appeal bench, told the 41-year-old defendant that 25 years was reasonable for each one of five rape charges, each term to run […]