Category: News

MELAKA, Feb 22 — The construction of a waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at the Sungai Udang Sanitary Landfill is expected to begin mid-year. Housing, Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management senior state executive councillor Datuk Rais Yasin said all project implementation procedures, including budget approval, have been completed at…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Gerakan has identified three constituencies to contest in the next Sabah state election. In a statement today, the party’s Central Information Bureau said the decision is subject to approval by the Perikatan Nasional. According to the statement, Gerakan divisions in Peninsular Malaysia are required to…

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 — Perak assemblyman Ishsam Shahruddin died this evening, Penang police said in a statement. The 58-year-old Ayer Kuning assemblyman was in Penang for the 4-Corner Football Championship for the Chief Minister’s Cup and was reported to have collapsed at about 5.20pm while shaking hands with other…

KUCHING, Feb 22 — Preparations for the entire PKR election process which will be held in stages from April to May are going smoothly so far, said PKR secretary-general Dr Fuziah Salleh. She also reiterated PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s stance to give the leadership the freedom to decide…

TAWAU, Feb 22 — The Sabah Immigration Department (JIM) will collaborate with the Ministry of Communications to identify those who ‘leaked’ information about the agency’s recent operation in Keningau, which was widely circulated on WhatsApp. Its director Datuk Sh Sitti Saleha Habib Yusof said the irresponsible spread of information, including…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The director of a construction company claims to have lost a massive RM26.7 million after falling victim to a cryptocurrency investment scheme offered through the UVKXE app. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 74-year-old man, a…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan today highlighted the government’s commitment to strengthening the arts sector through strategic collaborations with industry players, citing Royal Selangor as an exemplary success story. Speaking at Royal Selangor’s 140th anniversary celebration, Khairul praised the pewter…

SEPANG, Feb 21 — A 64-year-old corn vendor who made headlines for putting up a racist sign was fined RM400, while his wife, an Indonesian national, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for immigration offences. According to Malaysiakini the couple was charged in the Sepang Magistrate’s Court today and pleaded…

KEPALA BATAS, Feb 21 — A 10-year-old boy who died after choking on gummy candy was laid to rest this afternoon at the Masjid Jamek Permatang Binjai Muslim cemetery in Penaga at around 3.20 pm. The funeral prayer was performed at 2.45 pm, and more than 150 mourners, including his…

SHAH ALAM, Feb 21 — Police have yet to confirm claims that a local male arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young girl at a mosque in Batang Kali this morning holds a disabled person’s (OKU) card. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the…