Wan Rakemi wins Tanah Merah Umno chief post
TANAH MERAH: Datuk Wan Rakemi Wan Zahari has won the Tanah Merah Umno division chief post in elections held on Saturday (May 6). Read full story
Calling co-workers 'sayang', 'dear' at work is sexual harassment, says Public Service Commission
PETALING JAYA: Office trysts or referring to colleagues as “sayang” or “dear” can land a civil servant in hot water, according to the latest government circular sighted by a Malay daily. Read full story
King Charles III's coronation marks new age for the Commonwealth
KUALA LUMPUR: Over 80 people consisting of foreign envoys and dignitaries attended King Charles III’s coronation viewing party here. Read full story
Berlin court overturns May 8-9 ban on Ukrainian flags
A BERLIN court has overturned a ban imposed by the German capital’s police on Ukrainian flags around Soviet monuments on May 8 and 9, police said today. Police had prohibited both Ukrainian and Russian flags at three Soviet memorials in the capital on the two days, when the end of World War II is commemorated.
MMEA rescues 79 passengers, crew after ferry catches fire
AT least 79 passengers and crew escaped unhurt after a ferry heading towards Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI) jetty from Pulau Redang caught fire this afternoon. Terengganu Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director Mohd Khairulanuar Abd Majid said the agency received a report from the Maritime Rescue Sub Centre in Kuantan at 3pm.
79 passengers rescued after ferry catches fire near Pulau Bidong
KUALA TERENGGANU: Seventy-nine passengers and crew members escaped unhurt after a fire erupted on a ferry heading towards the Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI) jetty here on Saturday (May 6) afternoon. Read full story
Govt finalising reserve land handover to Sabah, Sarawak
THE process of handing over the federal government’s reserve land in Sabah and Sarawak to the two states is now being finalised, said the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) Armizan Mohd Ali. He said the process was in accordance with the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
6 anti-monarchists arrested at king’s coronation
UK POLICE today arrested leading members of the anti-monarchy group Republic as they prepared to protest along the route of a procession for the coronation of King Charles III, the organisation said. “They’ve arrested six of our organisers and seized hundreds of placards, they won’t tell us why they’ve arrested them or where they’re being […]
Sulu incursion casts spectre over Sabah 10 years on
THE east coast of Sabah’s economic and investment sector is still affected by the Lahad Datu incident more than a decade ago, former Sabah chief minister Yong Teck Lee said. He noted that investors, especially from Japan and South Korea, were not allowed to enter certain areas due to travel advisories issued by their countries, […]
‘Umno loves DAP’ campaign slanderous, says Zahid
CLAIMS that Umno will be launching a “love DAP campaign” on social media are slanderous, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. The deputy prime minister said the claim, which has been spread on WhatsApp over the past few days, was an opposition dirty trick.