Pixar returns with immigrant fable ‘Elemental’
PIXAR is seeking to rediscover its box office fortunes with timely immigrant fable “Elemental,” the animation studio’s first totally original new film to hit theatres since the start of the pandemic. The movie, out next Friday in the United States, is set in the fantastical Element City – where residents made out of fire, water, […]
Education Ministry approves RM300,000 for maintenance of SK Jabi, Pokok Sena
POKOK SENA: The Education Ministry has approved an allocation of RM300,000 for the maintenance of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Jabi here in an effort to provide a safer and more comfortable environment for its students and teachers. Read full story
Govt to speed up implementation of 453 projects in Kedah
POKOK SENA: The government will speed up the implementation of 453 physical and non-physical development projects in Kedah this year involving a total allocation of RM1.6bil. Read full story
I hope to see my son donning the red-shirt and singing Umno's anthem, says Najib’s daughter
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s daughter Nooryana Najwa has a dream, and that is seeing Umno being a strong, dominant political party in Malaysia. Read full story
Senior citizen missing in boat mishap off Sepang
SEPANG: A senior citizen is missing after the boat he was operating sank off the Bagan Lalang beach, here. Read full story
Tiong King Sing wins PDP presidency uncontested
TOURISM, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing has retained his presidency of the Sarawak-based Progressive Democratic Party (PDP). The Bintulu MP, who has held the presidency since 2016, won uncontested at the party’s triennial general assembly in Bintulu today.
French court sentences man to 18 years for burning alive pregnant teen
A COURT in France sentenced a man to 18 years in prison yesterday for stabbing and then burning alive his 15-year-old girlfriend. The 2019 killing of the secondary school pupil, identified in court only as Shaina, revived outrage in France over the number of women who die at the hands of intimate partners.
Rasheed most suitable candidate for central bank’s top post, says former governor
ABDUL Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour is the right and most suitable candidate to be the leader of the nation’s central bank, former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Muhammad Ibrahim said. The central bank on Friday announced that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has consented to appoint Rasheed as governor for a five-year term effective July 1, 2023 […]
Sultan Nazrin says empathy, cultural understanding crucial in facing technological uncertainties
WHILE the world is more connected by technology, transport, business and personal links, empathy and cultural understanding are important as humanity faces various uncertainties, Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah said. Delivering a royal address at the Asia School of Business graduation ceremony for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) class of 2023 today, […]
Somalia security forces end hotel siege claimed by Al-Shabaab
SOMALI security forces brought to an end the siege of a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, state media said today, after the Islamist Al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack. The rebels, affiliated with Al-Qaeda, have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more than 15 years and have often targeted […]