Category: News

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — The flood situation in Johor has worsened, with the number of victims at temporary relief centres increasing significantly this evening, while Perak recorded a slight rise in numbers. In JOHOR, Kluang, Pontian and Kulai are the latest districts to be affected, bringing the total number…

SEPANG, Jan 11 — The government will hold cyber security campaigns in all primary and secondary schools in the country soon, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said. Fahmi said the campaigns will be held to raise understanding and awareness among parents, teachers and students about cyber security to help them avoid…

Malaysia International Humanitarian Organisation secretary-general Hishamuddin Hashim (seated, second from left) said the victims were lured by promises of profits through packages that appeared to lock gold prices at discounted rates. KUALA LUMPUR: A gold investment scam has left 44 victims, mostly housewives, from Kelantan devastated after they collectively lost…

Seorang pemimpin Bersatu di Wilayah Persekutuan kecewa dengan tindakan Mahathir Rais keluar parti, sambil menyatakan pendirian beliau tidak mencerminkan bahagian itu secara keseluruhan. (Gambar Facebook) PETALING JAYA: Pemimpin bahagian Bersatu Wilayah Persekutuan yakin tiada ahli lain menuruti jejak Mahathir Rais, yang sebelum ini lantang menentang himpunan solidariti Najib Razak. Hari…

Agriculture and food security minister Mohamad Sabu (left) and Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation CEO Mohamad Khairil Mohamad Raz (right) showing rose onions grown at the Selangor Fruit Valley. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia can save about RM300 million a year if its onion cultivation projects succeed, says agriculture and food…

All 18 sailors were rescued from lifeboats by container vessel Nicolai Maersk. (EPA Images file pic) SINGAPORE: A Vietnamese cargo ship has sunk in the Singapore maritime search and rescue region and all 18 crew members have been rescued. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore was alerted by container…

A Delta plane had to abort take-off on Jan 10 from Atlanta because of an engine problem. (AP pic) SAN FRANCISCO: More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on Friday and thousands more hit by delays due to a storm in the southern US, airlines and tracking website FlightAware reported. Delta…

IPOH, Jan 11 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is making efforts to bring Malaysian lecturers teaching abroad back home to serve the country. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the MOHE had met with relevant parties to explore opportunities for these lecturers to contribute their services…

ABU DHABI, Jan 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake a working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Jan 12 to 14, among others to attend the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) here. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement today said Anwar’s participation…

TAIPING, Jan 11 — Some lorry operators resorted to threatening towing companies to avoid sending their vehicles for weighing for suspected overloading during an operation conducted by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) in Perak yesterday. JPJ senior enforcement director Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the “Ops Khas Lebih Muatan” was…