Honey collector dies after falling from tree in Gua Musang
GUA MUSANG: A honey collector died after falling from a tualang tree about 30m high while trying to collect beehives in the forest of Kampung Meranto here. Read full story
Rodzi Md Saad is Mampu DG
RODZI Md Saad has been appointed as the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu) director-general, effective today. Mampu, in a statement, said Rodzi, 59, replaces Dr Yusof Ismail.
Cycling federation chief gets discharge not amounting to acquittal in graft case
MALAYSIAN National Cycling Federation (MNCF) president Abu Samah Abd Wahab has been given a discharge not amounting to acquittal by the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court for two counts of abusing his post to solicit bribes totalling RM48,811.85. Judge Elesabet Paya Wan made the ruling following representation submitted by the accused, which was accepted by the […]
Denmark to triple defence budget over next decade
DENMARK’s government announced today that it would triple its defence budget over the next 10 years in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Denmark intends to reach the Nato goal of spending two percent of gross domestic product on the military by 2030, a target that few of the alliance’s 30 members ever reach.
5 Greek border cops accused of smuggling migrants
FIVE Greek border police officers were arraigned today as suspected accomplices of a smuggling network that illegally brought migrants into the country from Turkey. The five men appeared before a prosecutor in the northeastern city of Orestiada, a day after the police department’s internal affairs division said they had been arrested on suspicion of taking […]
Anwar welcomes his 13th grandchild
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is now a grandfather for the 13th time. Read full story
Govt preparing for dry season and El Nino effect, says Nik Nazmi
PETALING JAYA: Preparations are being made for the country to face the dry season which is expected to worsen due to the El Nino phenomenon, says Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Read full story
Covid-19: Health Ministry sticking to timeline for transition to endemic status
PUTRAJAYA: Despite the increase in Covid-19 cases since the Hari Raya celebrations, the Health Ministry will stick to its plan of reviewing the country’s transition to endemic status by next month, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa. Read full story
37 cheated of RM1mil in non-existent housing project in Sibujaya
SIBU: A 38-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly cheating 37 people of a total of RM1mil in a non-existent housing scheme. Read full story
Singaporean claims trial to hitting, injuring Melaka tahfiz students
MELAKA: A warden of a tahfiz institution claimed trial at two Sessions Courts here to five charges of hitting his four students to the extent of injuring them. Read full story