Raja Nushirwan is new NSC director-general
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin (pic) has been appointed as the National Security Council (NSC) director-general. Read full story
King, Queen extend Pesta Kaamatan greetings
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have extended their Pesta Kaamatan greetings to those celebrating the festival in Sabah. Read full story
Promote Kaamatan festival
KOTA KINABALU: Small rural villages can play a role in showcasing the richness of Sabah’s unique Kaamatan Festival by creating their own immersive and comprehensive Kaamatan calendar, says Datuk Joniston Bangkuai. Read full story
Bersatu makes another challenge
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu has filed another application for leave to initiate judicial review to challenge the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) action. This time it is for the seizure of its bank accounts for investigation. Read full story
AI poses ‘extinction’ risk, experts warn
GLOBAL leaders should be working to reduce “the risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence technology, a group of industry chiefs and experts warned today. A one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the ChatGPT bot, said tackling the risks from AI should be “a global priority alongside other […]
PD cops nab man suspected of murdering elderly woman who spurned his advances
PORT DICKSON: Police have arrested a 45-year-old man suspected of murdering an elderly woman at Batu 8 Jalan Pantai Teluk Kemang on May 9. Read full story
Govt committed to facilitating business activities, supporting domestic investments
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government is committed to further facilitating ease of doing business and supporting domestic direct investments. To further promote domestic growth, the cabinet has been focusing on accelerating the implementation of government projects and facilitating approvals for businesses such as applications for skilled expatriates, he added.
2 more nabbed over brawl in Tampoi
TWO more arrests were made today over a brawl that took place in Tampoi last Saturday, raising the total number of suspects to 14, police said. North Johor Baru district police chief Balveer Singh said all 14 arrested were local citizens comprising 13 men and a woman aged between 15 and 36.
S. Africa faces legal bid to force Putin’s arrest
SOUTH Africa’s leading opposition party said today it had taken legal action to force the government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian president were to attend a planned summit in the country. Pretoria has been faced with a diplomatic dilemma since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin, who is […]
Man held for allegedly killing elderly woman over unrequited love
POLICE arrested a 45-year-old man suspected of causing the death of an elderly woman in a house at Batu 8 Jalan Pantai Teluk Kemang on May 9. Port Dickson district police chief Aidi Sham Mohamed said the man was arrested at a house in Kuala Klawang, Jelebu on May 16, at about 12.05am.