Month: November 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) and Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3) examinations are no longer relevant in assessing students’ academic performance, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said. She said that was why the Ministry of Education (MOE) decided to maintain its stance on not reinstating the…

SHAH ALAM, Nov 11 — A trader in Gombak suffered losses of over RM1.6 million after he fell victim to a non-existent online investment scam. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said investigations revealed that the victim, 56, was duped by the suspect via the WeChat application. “The suspect…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The body of a foreign woman, believed to have fallen from an unknown height, was discovered on the foyer roof of Pavilion Suites Kuala Lumpur on Jalan Bukit Bintang early this morning. The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department said they received an emergency call…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysia is ready to channel financial aid to Lebanon to help victims affected by Israeli attacks, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a post on Facebook, Anwar said the matter was conveyed to Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati during the leader’s visit to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — A married couple pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to three charges of trafficking three local women to Yemen since May last year. Mohd Azfar Abd Ghafar, 37, and Khadijah Yusoff, 31, were charged together with trafficking the women, aged 19, 27…

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed lower on the first day of the trading week weighed by profit-taking in heavyweights, particularly Tenaga Nasional and banking sectors, said an analyst. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd equity research vice-president Thong Pak Leng said today’s sell-off was seen as an opportunity for bargain-hunting in severely…

The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump had told Vladimir Putin not to escalate the Ukraine war. (AFP pic) MOSCOW: The Kremlin today denied reports that US president-elect Donald Trump had spoken to Russian president Vladimir Putin in recent days, and said Putin had no concrete plans yet to speak…

Lapan pelajar sebuah sekolah agama swasta dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Majistret Kuala Pilah hari ini kerana dengan sengaja menyebabkan kecederaan terhadap tiga pelajar lain. KUALA PILAH: Lapan pelajar sebuah sekolah agama swasta dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini atas pertuduhan dengan sengaja menyebabkan kecederaan terhadap tiga pelajar lain di…

Gold Apollo’s president and founder Hsu Ching-kuang was questioned by Taipei prosecutors. (AP pic) TAIPEI: Taiwan today said it had closed a probe into pagers that exploded in Lebanon in September and caused a deadly blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah, saying no Taiwanese citizens or companies were involved. Israeli media reported…

(Dari kiri) Bekas peguam negara Idrus Harun; pesara hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan Zainun Ali; bekas peguam besar Sarawak Talat Mahmood Abdul Rashid dan penasihat undang-undang UiTM Hartini Saripan dikatakan kini menganggotai JAC. PETALING JAYA: Bekas peguam negara Idrus Harun dan pesara hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan Zainun Ali antara empat tokoh yang dilantik…