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Putrajaya hosts start of national Ma’al Hijrah 1448H celebration today
PUTRAJAYA, June 16 — The national-level Ma’al Hijrah Celebration 1448H/2026M begins this afternoon with Tausiyyah @ Ma’al Hijrah and prayer recital at Putra Mosque here. Department of Islamic Development Malaysia […]
Kulai Barisan chief dismisses claim Johor Pakatan reps denied state funds, says opposition assemblymen get RM200,000 yearly
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Kulai Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor has dismissed claims that Pakatan Harapan (PH) assemblymen in Johor did not receive allocations from […]
Sarawak minister calls for tighter school oversight after alleged teacher misconduct case in Lawas
KUCHING, June 16 — School management must strengthen oversight and guidance to prevent incidents of sexual misconduct involving teachers, said Dato Sri Roland Sagah Wee Inn. “This should not happen. […]
MMEA detains tugboat in Bintulu for failing to fly Malaysian flag
BINTULU, June 16 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Maritime Zone has detained a tugboat suspected of breaching navigation regulations after it failed to fly the Malaysian flag […]
Sarawakian entrepreneur Esther Law dies at age 52
KUCHING, June 16 — YAST Group chairlady and founder Esther Law Lee Poh has passed away at the age of 52. A notice issued by her family said Law died […]
Sarawak boosts Chinese independent schools with RM10m funding for education development
KUCHING, June 16 — The Sarawak government has allocated RM10 million in grants to Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (ICSS) in the state as part of its continued commitment to supporting […]
Missing for two years after bail, then rearrested, Bangladeshi man pleads guilty in Melaka diesel case
MELAKA, June 16 — A Bangladeshi man who had gone missing for more than two years after being granted police bail pleaded guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here […]
No neglect, just ‘musth’: Taiping Municipal Council clarifies Malaysian elephant Kelat’s absence at Osaka Zoo
IPOH, June 16 — The recent absence of an elephant named Kelat from public viewing at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan, was part of a musth management procedure implemented for […]
Two men arrested over cable theft after trying to evade police check in Seremban
SEREMBAN, June 16 — Police arrested two men for suspected cable theft after they tried to evade a police check around Jalan Tun Dr Ismail here yesterday. Seremban district police […]
Focus on AI, quantum computing, not political squabbles, Anwar tells Malaysians
MUAR, June 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that efforts to drive Malaysia forward through foreign investments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, and quantum computing must remain the […]