GEORGE TOWN, Feb 16 – The urine and blood samples of two more victims who experienced extreme fatigue and dizziness after drinking a type of pre-mixed coffee were found positive for syabu. Penang police chief Datuk A.Thaiveegan said the results were obtained last week but police were still waiting for the
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 15 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today received a courtesy call from four newly-appointed Malaysian envoys at his office in Perdana Putra Building here today. They were Malaysian High Commissioner-designate to South Africa Mohamad Nizan Mohamad, Malaysian Ambassador-designate to Poland Chitra Devi V.Ramiah, Malaysian
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 15 – It was a pleasant picture of pressmen across the mediascape enjoying a night of merrymaking, taking a break from their usual pursuit of news stories. With pens and papers down, some 300 media members were busy engaging in incessant chatters and clinking wine glasses, a gathering
KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 14 – The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) office in Terengganu crippled an online business scam involving fake Adidas branded products. Its director Saharuddin Mad Kia said the operation conducted yesterday was based on information from a purchaser who found he was deceived after purchasing
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 – Several areas in Shah Alam and Klang are experiencing temporary water supply disruption and low water pressure. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) in a statement said the areas involved were Section 16 to 20 as well as Section 23 to 25 in Shah Alam and
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 – There will no more open car park in the federal capital in 20 years as the city will be transformed into a green area with micro housing and pocket parks or urban jungles. Director of Knowledge Management and Advisory of Urban Wellbeing Centre of Excellence (Urbanice) Malaysia,
SEREMBAN, Feb 13 – The Negri Sembilan government, together with the state MCA and Gerakan, are holding an open house in conjunction with the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration at the Seremban Municipal Council Hall (MPS) here this Friday (Feb 16). State MCA chairman Datuk Seri Dr Lim Chin Fui said
KAMPAR, Feb 13 – Five individuals, including two women selling an array of 32 types of firecrackers and fireworks in the form of hampers were detained by police in two separate locations in Jalan Eu Kong near Gopeng, here yesterday. Kampar district police chief Supt Ng Kong Soon said police on
KUANTAN, Feb 13 – Paya Besar Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Abdul Manan Ismail died at his home in Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, at 6.45pm today. He was 70. His brother, Datuk Seri Muhammad Safian said Abdul Manan, who is Paya Besar Umno chief, died after falling in the bathroom. “So far, the
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 – The Sessions Court here today dismissed the application by video news portal KiniTV and two of its directors to refer the constitutionality of the two charges against them to the High Court. Judge Zaman Mohd Noor made the ruling after finding that the charges faced by
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 12 – A couple and their 11-month-old daughter were scalded in a fire which destroyed their house in Kampung Mempias, Jalan Sinua, about 80km from Keningau town last night. The victims were identified as Yesmin Jubilik, 26, who was scalded on the leg, his wife, Petronella Jems, 38,
TOKYO, Feb 12 – NEC Corporation and Tohoku University applied new technologies developed by NEC, which use AI to predict the characteristics of unknown materials, to the joint development of cutting edge thermoelectric conversion technology known as a thermoelectric (TE) device using spin current, and achieved 100 times better thermoelectric
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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
