Storm alert: Heavy rain, thunderstorms set to lash 10 states and Federal Territories Posted on 25/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Thunderstorms and heavy rain with strong winds are expected to occur in 10 states as well as the Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya Federal Territories, until 7pm tonight, according to the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). In a warning issued at 3.3 pm MetMalaysia said the areas affected are Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor. Also affected are Padang Terap, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling, Kulim and Bandar Baharu (Kedah) and Cameron Highlands, Raub, Bentong, Temerloh and Maran (Pahang). Similar weather is expected in Kuching, Bau, Serian, Tebedu, Betong, Sarikei, Pakan, Bintulu, Miri, Marudi and Limbang in Sarawak as well as Sabah (the interiors, West Coast, Tawau, Lahad Datu and Sandakan). According to MetMalaysia, this warning is issued when signs indicate thunderstorms with rainfall intensity exceeding 20 millimetres per hour expected to last more than an hour. — Bernama News
Too early to discuss Perikatan’s ‘poster boy’ for GE16, Bersatu veep Faizal tells PAS allies Posted on 23/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 – Perikatan Nasional (PN) reportedly has yet to determine its candidate for prime minister in the 16th general election (GE16), as discussions on election strategies are considered premature. Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia Vice-President Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu was quoted saying the coalition’s leadership had however… Read More
After Shafee complains about Najib’s SRC trial reports, NUJ says don’t blame the media Posted on 21/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The media is at no fault for factual reporting on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd case, the National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJM) said today. The NUJM was responding to Najib’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s… Read More
Clerk in JB loses RM2.6m to investment scam Posted on 01/12/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — A 49-year-old woman who clerked at a goldsmith in Johor Baru yesterday reported losing RM2.6 million to a fake investment scheme online. According to Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar, the woman said she saw an advertisement onlie for the investment scheme in August and… Read More