Melaka partners with travel agencies in the Philippines to attract 120,000 tourists next year
MELAKA: The Melaka state government has partnered with 80 Filipino travel agencies to attract about 120,000 tourists from the country next year in conjunction with the Visit Melaka Year 2024. Read full story
Kesedar continues to drive inclusive rural development, says GM
GUA MUSANG: The South Kelantan Development Authority (Kesedar) will continue to provide infrastructure facilities and social amenities to the second generation of settlers in an effort to drive inclusive and prosperous rural development in line with the National Development Policy. Read full story
Texas lawmakers impeach attorney general for corruption
TEXAS Republican lawmakers yesterday overwhelmingly voted to impeach the southern state’s attorney-general on corruption charges, suspending him from office until he faces trial in the Senate. Attorney-General Ken Paxton’s temporary removal marked the stunning downfall of an ardent defender of former president Donald Trump with an ascendant national profile.
Six boats damaged in Pantai Malindo jetty fire
BALIK PULAU: A fire, believed to have started from a hut near a jetty in Pantai Malindo here, caused burning wood to fall and damaged six boats moored there. Read full story
Another mine found in days
KUALA PILAH: Just days after the state authorities uncovered what is believed to be illegal mining of rare earth elements (REE) in a Seri Menanti village, another mine has been found operating in Sg Muntoh in Jelebu near here. Read full story
‘Concerns of villagers taken into account during EIA study’
KOTA KINABALU: All environmental concerns raised by villagers over a silica mining project close to a scenic beach in the northern Kudat district have been recorded in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study, says a minister. Read full story
Bornean bearded pigs on the road to recovery
KOTA KINABALU: Bornean bearded pigs have not only made a comeback in Sabah’s east coast Tabin Wildlife Centre, they are expanding their territory, says a conservationist. Read full story
MB on a mission to resolve Johor-S’pore traffic jam
KULAI: Traffic congestion at the two land crossings between Johor and Singapore have been going on for far too long, and must be resolved by this year, says Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Read full story
Oil company cleared in graft probe
PETALING JAYA: PETRONAS has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an anti-graft probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Com-mission (MACC) into PETRONAS’ award of a contract in 2021 to a Malaysian subsidiary of an international upstream company. Read full story
More than 1,500 climate activists arrested in Netherlands
MORE than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest yesterday by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague, Dutch police said. Activists blocked a section of a motorway in the centre of city during the afternoon, in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies.