Police arrest seven in connection with Taman Permata break-in
AMPANG: Police here have arrested five men and two women in connection with breaking into a house in Taman Permata. Read full story
Trump rallies supporters after explosive indictment
DONALD Trump addressed his supporters yesterday for the first time since his indictment on multiple federal charges propelled the 2024 presidential election race into uncharted and potentially destabilising territory. The 37 counts of the indictment – released on Friday and focused on his alleged mishandling of classified materials – set the former president up for […]
Umno has lost 2 million members since 2013, says Annuar Musa
FORMER Umno lawmaker Annuar Musa said more than 2 million party members have left the party since 2013. The newly minted PAS member was quoted by HarakahDaily as saying Umno no longer fights for Malays and Islam.
Sanusi’s ‘Trumpification’ is concerning
THE greatest challenge for liberal democracies in this current century is arguably the rise of populism, which seeks to drive a wedge between the idea of liberalism and democracy. Since the end of the Cold War when communism was seemingly “defeated”, liberal democracies were more or less being bandied about as the better system of […]
SPM: 14,858 candidates did not sit for exam, Education Ministry to find out why
ALOR SETAR: The Education Ministry will look into why 14,858 first-time candidates were absent from their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2022 examinations, says Fadhlina Sidek. Read full story
Corpse flower set to bloom in Kubah National Park
SIBU: An amorphophallus flower is set to bloom in Kubah National Park, which the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has described as a rare occurrence. Read full story
National Unity Ministry to conduct third IPNas this year
JOHOR BAHRU: The National Unity Ministry will carry out the National Unity Index Survey (IPNas) for the third time this year to assess the level of unity of the multi-racial communities in the country. Read full story
MyStarjob fair, Star Education Fair expected to end on high note
GEORGE TOWN: At least 2,000 visitors are expected at the myStarjob Fair and Star Education Fair 2023 on the last day of the event at the Setia SPICE Convention Centre on Sunday (June 11). Read full story
‘Unabomber,’ whose attacks terrorised US, dies in prison
TED Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber” who terrorised Americans from 1978 to 1995 with his sporadic, anonymous bombing campaign, has died in prison, US authorities said. Kaczynski, 81, whose attacks killed three people and injured two dozen, died at the federal prison medical centre in Butner, North Carolina, said the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
PSD halts scholarships for dentistry, pharmacy programmes
ON top of medicine, the Public Service Department (PSD) has stopped providing scholarship to students who intend to pursue dentistry and pharmacy programmes. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties) Armizan Mohd Ali said the decision was made as there is a sufficient supply of personnel in these fields.