KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — A total of 14 controlled items will be gazetted under the 2024 Christmas Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP), starting Monday (Dec 23). Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the five-day implementation period will be enforced under the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) and Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) today announced interim measures to support policyholders and participants impacted by the recent premium and contribution repricing. In a joint statement, the associations said these measures aim…

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 20 — A 37-year-old driver was detained after testing positive for drugs following a two-vehicle collision at Kilometre 141 of Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan this morning Acting Kemaman police chief, DSP Wan Muhamad Wan Ja’afar, said the man, who was driving a Proton Wira, is being investigated under…

SHAH ALAM, Dec 20 — The police have denied allegations of witness tampering in a drug case involving a celebrity who was arrested in Sepang on Dec 14. Selangor Deputy Police Chief Datuk S. Sasikaladevi said investigations on the matter had been conducted transparently in accordance with legal provisions. “The…

SHAH ALAM, Dec 20 — Eight individuals pleaded not guilty in the Syariah High Court here today to charges linked to the deviant sect, Tuhan Harun. The three men and five women had their charges read separately before Syarie Judge Dr Zainal Abidin Kusmin. They were charged with making false…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji-TH) has officially opened the application process for appeals to perform the Haj pilgrimage for the 1446H/2025M season through the THiJARI app and website effective today until January 31. TH Haj Department head Mohd Hisham Harun said the early opening…

SHAH ALAM, Dec 19 — The next session of the Selangor State Assembly will begin on February 18, 2025, according to Speaker Lau Weng San. He said the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, is expected to open the meeting, which is scheduled to run for two weeks. “The…

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 19 — The federal government will adopt district-based strategies to address extreme poverty in Malaysia’s poorest areas under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said today. The federal minister said that addressing hardcore poverty is a key focus, and the federal government aims to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — An estimated 22,000 cases of scams involving losses of over RM147 million as at September 2024 were reported by the victims to the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC), said the Ministry of Finance (MoF) In a written response to the Dewan Negara dated December 18,…

PASIR MAS, Dec 19 — Three local men were fined RM2,500 each after pleading guilty at the Magistrates’ Court here today to charges of entering Malaysia from Thailand using an illegal route on Monday. The men, Mohd Karlili Mohd Hussin, 33, who is the driver of the boat, along with…