SANDAKAN, Feb 12 – Social media today is being misused to spread slanderous and seditious news, touching on sensitive issues such as racism, religion, as well as challenging the royal institutions, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun. He said this was because certain social media users sometimes could
BALING, Feb 11 – Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is very concerned about the sand dredging operations in Kampung Pekan Sedim and Kampung Bukit Rawa, Sedim, in the district of Baling, Kedah, of which a large number of villagers here are worried. Residents of four villages in the surrounding area, namely Kampung
KENINGAU, Feb 11 – A sawmill which had been operating for the past 20 years was almost destroyed in a fire, here last night. According to a statement from the Sabah branch of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Penampang, the Kota Kinabalu and Lintas fire and rescue departments were deployed
BENTONG, Feb 11 – The Health Ministry (KKM) has been requested to consider the need to upgrade the Bentong Hospital which has a capacity of 152 beds. The Member of Parliament for Bentong Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the matter needed to be considered to cater for more patients especially those
TATAU, Feb 11 – The flood, that occurred for the third time within a period of three months, has destroyed infrastructure and the process of learning and teaching (PdP) at a primary school located on the bank of Sungai Kakus here. The headmaster of Sekolah Kebangsaan Rumah Keseng (SK Rh Keseng),
JOHOR BARU, Feb 9 – Pakatan Harapan (PH) has finalised allocation for the 56 seats in the Johor State Legislative Assembly among its component parties contesting in the 14th General Election (GE14). Pakatan Harapan deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the decision was achieved in a cordial manner through consensus
MALACCA, Feb 9 – The Malacca police busted two gangs involved in breaking and looting donation boxes from Buddhist and Islamic prayer houses around the Alor Gajah district here from November last year, to early this month. Malacca police chief Datuk Abdul Jalil Hassan said the police detained nine members of
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 – Former opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim failed to plead the details of alleged fraud in relation to his conviction for sodomy, the High Court heard today. Senior federal counsel Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud said Section 44 of the Evidence Act required the allegation of fraud
BENTONG, Feb 8 – Monitoring conducted by the Health Ministry found no mixture of foreign chemicals in the original packet of pre-mixed durian-flavoured coffee that caused two security guards to experience extreme fatigue and weakness after consuming it recently. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the contaminated packet was the
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 – Pos Malaysia Bhd has clarified that an online survey appearing on certain websites was a scam and had not authorised it in any way. In a statement here, Pos Malaysia said it did not enlist third-party services in organising activities and all announcements were made via official
TAIWAN, Feb 7 – A hotel on the east coast of Taiwan has collapsed after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake, the government said. Citing the national fire agency, Taiwan’s cabinet said another hotel had also been damaged. Local media reported a number of buildings had toppled with around 30 people trapped in the collapsed
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 – Seven individuals, including two senior officials of a real estate company were remanded for five days to facilitate investigation into a RM44 million corruption case. Magistrate Siti Nabilah Abdul Rashid issued a remand order against them from today until Feb 10, after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 – Pakatan Harapan chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, conceded that there were problems and delays in the distribution of state seats for Pakatan Harapan including in Selangor for the 14th General Election (GE14). “We have already resolved the parliamentary seats. It is the state seats which are a
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 – The levy and toll rate reduction proposal for commercial vehicles at the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (Linkedua) will be discussed by the Cabinet tomorrow, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the reduction in toll and levy was aimed at luring more commercial
KUCHING, Feb 6 – The Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department will dispose of 899.62g of drugs worth RM137,662.20 tomorrow. Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters, Management Department chief SAC Datuk Zamani Tan Sri Hamdan Sirat said the process would be carried out at the Kuching Integrated Waste Management Park (KIWMP) in Kampung Mambong, Padawan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – Grab and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today announced a partnership to raise funds for those in need, including those affected by disasters especially in Southeast Asia. The collaboration will enable Grab users to convert their accumulated points into donations to
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 5 – Two garbage truck drivers were warded at the Penang Hospital today, after drinking white coffee which left them suffering from dizziness and vomiting. Northeast district police chief ACP Anuar Omar said the men had consumed the coffee given by their Bangladeshi colleague before they started showing symptoms.
TEMERLOH, Feb 5 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak yesterday rapped the opposition for raising seasonal issues, especially when the general election is around the corner. As such, Najib hoped that the people in the country would not fall for the opposition’s bait because as the ruling government, Barisan
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 4 – Almost 60% of cancer cases in the country were detected at Stage III and IV due to the lack of public awareness on the importance of early diagnosis and screening, according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. He said the increase in the death toll
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 – Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak has criticised the statements by the opposition that claimed the formulation of the law against fake news was merely to look after the political interest of the ruling government. “Sometimes there is a misunderstanding as
