Heatwave grounds Terengganu fishermen
BEFORE, Mohd Yusof Sulong would go to sea in the wee hours with his son or nephew, praying for a bountiful catch. The 55-year-old fisherman said they would return around 11am hauling a catch of about 15 to 20kg, considered a good yield.
Do more for women, groups tell Putrajaya
WOMEN’S organisations lauded the announcement by Putrajaya that it will amend the Employment Insurance System Act 2017 to provide childcare financial assistance for women returning to the workplace, but want the government to do much more. The announcement by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry was to encourage more women to return to work and […]
Half of world’s largest lakes, reservoirs drying up, study finds
MORE than half of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs are dwindling and placing humanity’s future water security at risk, with climate change and unsustainable consumption the main culprits, a study said yesterday. “Lakes are in trouble globally, and it has implications far and wide,” Balaji Rajagopalan, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder […]
Courts are final arbiter of issues on fundamental liberties
IN the case of Lim Kit Siang v Dato Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad (1987), the applicant applied for an order of committal for contempt of court arising out of the remarks of the respondent, then the prime minister, in an interview given to and published in Time magazine.
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, related events cost £162 million
QUEEN Elizabeth II’s state funeral and related events following her death last September cost UK taxpayers nearly £162 million (RM915.2 million), the government revealed Thursday in its first public estimate. The elaborate state funeral for Britain’s longest-serving monarch, held on September 19, entailed a vast security operation for hundreds of foreign heads of state and royals.
Will this masterplan protect Malaysia's crucial Central Forest Spine?
The idea is to pay state governments not to develop jungles that are a part of the backbone of Peninsular Malaysia. Read full story
Working out how humans can live peacefully with wild animals
These guidelines will hopefully reduce human-wildlife conflict incidents, especially those that end tragically with one of the other killed. Read full story
Seeking more say in health matters
KUCHING: Sarawak is seeking empowerment over health matters to enable the state government to address shortcomings and upgrade health services in the state. Read full story
Time to binge on durians
GEORGE TOWN: So many “all-you-can-eat” durian buffet packages are popping up that visitors to Penang can expect to eat till they drop this season. Read full story
Serving up a record-breaking char koay teow feat
JOHOR BARU: Forty-four cooks, 10 woks, 365kg of flat rice noodles – and a new world record for the largest serving of char koay teow. Read full story