Leaders to host Gawai Dayak open house
KUCHING: Federal and state Dayak leaders led by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah (pic) will host a Gawai Dayak open house at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching on Thursday. Read full story
Extra trains for Aidiladha
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be four additional ETS trains to service the northern sector during Hari Raya Aidiladha. Read full story
SPM results out on June 8
PETALING JAYA: Candidates can obtain their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results from their school from 10am on June 8. Read full story
It’s safer in the long run
GEORGE TOWN: From installing water sprinklers to the type of bricks used, hotel operators have made their case on why licensed accommodation is safer. Read full story
Fire razes workers’ dorm, leaving 100 homeless
AN eight-door workers’ dormitory nearly 4km in length was destroyed in a fire at a construction site in Malacca today. Tangga Batu Fire and Rescue station operations commander Mohamed Azuani Mat Yusuf said the station received a distress call at 6.14pm and a team of firefighters arrived at the scene within 10 minutes.
Outcry as Uganda signs anti-gay bill into law
UGANDA announced today President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law draconian new measures against homosexuality described as among the world’s harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBT groups. The passage of the anti-gay bill comes despite warnings from Uganda’s international partners, including close ally the United States, of repercussions should the controversial proposal become […]
Putrajaya to fight discrimination against its agricommodity sector
THE government will fight against discriminatory trade practices against Malaysia’s agricommodity sector, says Deputy Prime Minister and Plantation and Commodities Minister Fadillah Yusof. As a producing and trading country, Malaysia is deeply concerned about laws against not only its palm oil, but also other main commodities such as timber, cocoa, and rubber, said Fadillah, who […]
Anwar says unity govt will ensure armed forces personnel’s welfare
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim today reiterated the unity government’s commitment to ensuring the welfare of Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel by channelling funds to restore dilapidated quarters and buildings. Anwar said this in a Facebook post after receiving a courtesy call from army chief Mohammad Ab Rahman at his office today.
Erdogan confronts polarised Turkey after historic win
TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028. Turkey’s longest-serving leader brushed aside a powerful opposition coalition, a biting economic crisis and widespread anger following a devastating February earthquake to beat secular challenger Kemal […]
Foreign workers’ dorm destroyed in Melaka fire
MELAKA: An eight-door workers’ dormitory measuring 3,962m was destroyed in a fire at a construction site here. Read full story