PM Anwar vows to end water woes, infrastructure problems in Sabah
PENAMPANG: The Unity Government is serious and determined to quickly resolve infrastructure problems faced by states including Sabah, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
PAS and the conservative long game
IT MAY not seem like it, but PAS, intentionally or unintentionally, is at the peak of its political game. Make no mistake, behind the nonchalant ambivalence to power, is a lofty yet calculated strategy of playing second fiddle, while slowly, quietly, changing the music.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake detected off N. Zealand’s south coast
THE US Geological Survey today reported a 6.2-magnitude earthquake off New Zealand’s southern coast, near the mostly uninhabited Auckland Islands. New Zealand’s GeoNet monitoring agency said the epicentre was 33km below the earth’s surface. There was no immediate tsunami warning and no reports of damage on the New Zealand mainland.
Lodge police reports against Kedah MB, Guan Eng tells Penang folk
FORMER Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng has urged Penang folk to lodge police reports against Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor for creating public disaffection and trying to cause enmity between the people of Kedah and Penang. In a statement today, the Bagan MP said by provoking and questioning Penang’s sovereignty and right […]
Free pneumococcal vaccination programme extended to those born between 2018 and 2019, says Dr Zaliha
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is expanding its free pneumococcal vaccination programme to those born between 2018 and 2019. Read full story
MAHB expects 31,600 travellers for haj season, running at full capacity
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is operating at full capacity to facilitate pilgrims at its network of airports across the country. Read full story
Melaka Abim urges event organisers to be vigilant
MELAKA:The Melaka branch of the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim) has urged event organisers to be vigilant so that incidents that conflict with the norms and culture of the local community do not recur. Read full story
S.Africa faces legal bid to force Putin’s arrest
SOUTH Africa’s leading opposition party said yesterday 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 […]
1MDB witness’ funeral a ‘private affair’ say family
THE funeral of Kee Kok Thiam, an associate of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, was a “small, private affair” with few family members in attendance. The wake was held at a funeral parlour in Jinjang, Kuala Lumpur and the final rites were performed cremation later at the Kepong Crematorium, which was attended by less than […]
Chinese jet intercepts US aircraft with ’aggressive manoeuvre’
A CHINESE Shenyang J-16 fighter jet performed an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” during the intercept of a US Air Force Boeing RC-135 reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea last week, the US Indo-Pacific Command said yesterday. The incident took place on Friday, according to Andolu Agency citing a statement from the command.