Malaysia’s economy back to pre-crisis levels, says Deputy Finance Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy has recovered to pre-crisis levels, says Deputy Finance Minister Steven Sim. Read full story
Sabah govt urged to look into plight of villagers over native land issues
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government must seriously look into the plight of villagers who had recently voiced their frustrations over their native land issues, says Datuk Peter Anthony. Read full story
MMEA detains four foreigners for illegal fishing in Tanjung Karang waters
KLANG: Four foreigners have been detained for allegedly working on a class B1 fishing boat off the waters of Tanjung Karang. Read full story
35% parliament representation for Sabah, Sarawak at policy decision stage
SABAH and Sarawak’s pursuit of a 35% seat representation in the Dewan Rakyat has reached the policy decision stage, the Sarawak legislative assembly was told today. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali told the assembly that the working committee – formed on January 20 […]
Library books should not have ‘unhealthy ideas’, says Hong Kong leader
HONG Kong must not “recommend books with unhealthy ideas”, the city’s leader John Lee said today, following the removal of library books related to the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown and other political issues. The finance hub has undergone huge legal and political changes since Beijing imposed a national security law on the territory in 2020, […]
Abim founder Razali Nawawi dies at 83
FOUNDER and first president of the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim), Prof Dr Razali Nawawi, died at the An-Nur Specialist Hospital at 6.45am today. He was 83. Abim, in a post on Facebook, confirmed the passing of Razali, who was also a close friend of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
SJAM to fully operate next year, says Selangor MB
THE Raw Water Guarantee Scheme (SJAM) – developed by the Selangor government to ensure no disruption to operations of water treatment plants (LRAs) when pollution occurs – will be operational in stages from October. Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari said the raw water pumping project had achieved more than 51% completion and was expected to be fully operational early […]
Sarawak needs to preserve unity, racial harmony, says Abang Jo
KUCHING: Sarawak needs to continue to preserve and prioritise the aspect of unity and racial harmony without setting aside the sanctity of Islam, says Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Read full story
Cops arrest eight for stealing communications cables
KLANG: Police here have arrested eight men in connection with the theft of nearly RM6,000 worth of copper telecommunications cables. Read full story
Franchise industry should collaborate when promoting products, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on local franchise industry players to collaborate to promote their respective brands internationally. Read full story