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AT LEAST four Yemeni soldiers have been killed in clashes with Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the war-torn country’s north, an army official said today.
“Four soldiers were killed while confronting Huthi rebels yesterday evening in the south of Harib district in Marib province,” the military official said.
THE Selangor government is ready to reveal the full report of the Father’s Organic Farm landslide tragedy in Batang Kali, Hulu Selangor to the relatives of the victims involved if it receives a request from them.
Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari said the report had already been prepared by the Department of Minerals and Geosciences (JMG).
J-HOPE, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has cancelled his request to delay enlistment, the group’s agency said today, and will join the country’s mandatory military service.
BigHit Music did not provide a specific time frame on when the artist, whose real name is Jung Ho-seok, will join the military, only saying it will make an announcement as soon as the notice of enlistment is available, Yonhap news agency reported.
GUA MUSANG: The high number of candidates contesting in the Umno 2023 elections shows that democracy is alive and well in the party, says its president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Umno president said this also showed that the candidates believed that party had a bright future. Read full story
PETALING JAYA: The two teenagers who were arrested over a video allegedly criticising the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) History paper have been released, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. Read full story
PETALING JAYA: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has allocated more than RM313mil to implement five national social protection and five active labour market programme initiatives for this year. Read full story
THE High Court in Kota Bharu today quashed an election petition filed by a representative of Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, thus confirming the victory of PAS-Bersatu’s Mohd Azizi Abu Naim in the Gua Musang parliamentary seat in the recent general election (GE).
Judge Roslan Abu Bakar ordered the petitioner, Mohd Azmi Mahmood, to pay costs of RM25,000.
THE arrest of two SPM candidates recently have garnered the attention of many, from political leaders to academics and civil society groups.
Various groups have slammed the apprehension, including rights organisation Lawyers for Liberty (LFL), while an academic urged the prime minister to call upon the education minister for a full report of the incident.
AROUND 40 migrants, including a tiny baby, died after their overloaded boat sank today in stormy seas off the southern Italian coastal city of Crotone, Italian media reported.
Rescue workers said on Twitter they had recovered 28 bodies and seen three others dragged away by the currents. They said around 40 people had been rescued.
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry bears a huge responsibility to ensure that every expenditure from the allocation announced in Budget 2023 has an optimal impact on national education development through seven main thrusts outlined to produce happy students and teachers, high performing schools and a prosperous nation. Read full story
