Cool rain to make ‘big difference’ in Canada wildfire fight
A COOL rain is coming – the first in weeks – and Canadian authorities said yesterday they hope it makes a “big difference” in Alberta, the western province battling wildfires after a hot, dry start to a holiday weekend. Officials were on high alert after fires displaced tens of thousands of people and scorched more […]
Cops investigate 2 bullying cases
INITIAL police investigations have revealed that two bullying incidents at a secondary school last Friday happened hours apart and involved two different victims. Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Mohd Asri Shafie said police were conducting further investigations into the two cases.
Strengthen grassroots leadership for state polls, Zahid says
BARISAN Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has told the grassroots leadership of parties in the unity government to strengthen their party machineries, ahead of the six state elections. He said the leaders should work towards finding common ground.
Malaysians should cultivate unity, says King
KUCHING: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has called on all Malaysians to cultivate unity and reduce the differences among one another. Read full story
High Court dismisses light caning for youth who set dog on fire
JOHOR BARU: The High Court here has dismissed the light caning sentence of the youth who pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court for setting a dog on fire. Read full story
BN consociational model continues with Pakatan and Umno
WE were led to believe this would be a temporary marriage of the utmost convenience and strictly born out of the desperation for unity and stability. However, this Pakatan Harapan (PH)-Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance has increasingly harmonised itself and looks set to stay permanent if deemed popular enough.
You told voters to back DAP too, party leader tells Muhyiddin
A FORMER DAP assemblyman has reminded Muhyiddin Yassin that the Bersatu president too had called on voters to support DAP during his time in Pakatan Harapan (PH). DAP central executive committee member Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali said Bersatu leaders told its members to vote for DAP when they were part of PH.
Sudan rivals agree to one-week ceasefire
AIR strikes and artillery exchanges shook the Sudanese capital yesterday and armed men ransacked the Qatari embassy even as they agreed to a brief humanitarian pause. With heavy fighting raging in Khartoum, the rival sides struck a deal on a seven-day ceasefire beginning tomorrow evening, the United States and Saudi Arabia said yesterday in a […]
Azmin sets sights on Morib in state polls, says report
BERSATU leader Azmin Ali is set to contest in Morib instead of Bukit Antarabangsa in the Selangor state elections, reports Free Malaysia Today. The news portal, quoting a Bersatu source, said Azmin was ready to find a safer seat to contest.
King, Queen convey condolences to family of M'sian restaurant owner in London
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah expressed their condolences to the family of Zainuddin Yahya, the founder and owner of Tukdin Flavors of Malaysia in London who passed away on Saturday (May 20). Read full story