MOH to table control of smoking products law in parliament today
THE Health Ministry (MOH) is scheduled to table the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.
All but three seats settled
GOMBAK: Only three of Selangor’s 56 state seats are still being negotiated with the rest finalised between parties in the unity government, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. Read full story
Wee steps down as Johor Baru MCA division chief
JOHOR BARU: After 30 years with the Johor Baru MCA division, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has stepped down as its chairman. Read full story
Arrivals from S. Korea to Sabah up by almost 9,500%, says Liew
KOTA KINABALU: South Koreans topped the number of international visitor arrivals to Sabah between January and April, said the state’s Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew. Read full story
20 Sabah teens in hospital for drinking paint thinner
KOTA KINABALU: Rubber tapper Martin Laissu still cannot wrap his head around the fact that his son drank thinner in what could have been a dare among students in Pitas district recently. Read full story
FGV CULTIVATES SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN AGRICULTURE
Priority on responsible labour management, reducing carbon emissions, and protecting biodiversity. Read full story
Don’t buy tickets from scalpers to avoid heartbreak
CONCERT goers have been warned to stop purchasing tickets from scalpers to avoid falling into fake ticket scams, Sin Chew Daily reported. Read full story
Family of film directors with the ‘golden touch’
THE top three highest-grossing Malaysian films of all time are directed by the members of one family – that of famed director Datuk Yusof Haslam (pic), Metro Ahad reported. Read full story
Tamil schools to get more DLP classes
Four Tamil schools in Johor were allowed to hold more Dual Language Programme (DLP) classes following an appeal to the Education Ministry, Malaysia Nanban reported. Read full story
Malaysian Cocoa Board to open 200 hectares of land for cultivation in 2023
ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Cocoa Board (LKM) plans to help farmers open an area of about 200 hectares for cocoa cultivation this year, says the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry. Read full story