Unemployment down in April, says Stats Dept

THE number of unemployed people was lower in April by 0.3% to 586,900, compared with 588,700 last month, said the Statistics Department.  In the Statistics of the Labour Force, Malaysia, April 2023 report, it said the unemployment rate in April 2023 was at 3.5%, unchanged from March 2023.

Actor Hafidz Roshdi fit to stand trial, court hears

A MAGISTRATE’S court in Kuala Kubu Baru was told today that actor Hafidz Roshdi, who was charged with injuring his wife in March, is fit to stand trial. Deputy public prosecutor Asmaa’ Zamri said this was based on the psychiatric evaluation report issued by Hospital Bahagia Tanjung Rambutan, Perak, on Hafidz, 29.

Cops looking for 2 more suspects after Cheras raid

POLICE said they are tracking down two parang-wielding men who escaped after two of their associates were shot dead in an altercation with police at Taman Supreme, Cheras, yesterday.  Without revealing further details, Kuala Lumpur top cop Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said at a media conference that police have set up a team to track […]