Category: News

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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 18 — Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) and China Communications Construction ECRL (CCCECRL) have signed a joint-venture agreement to oversee the operations of the 665km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which will connect Kota Baru, Kelantan on the east coast of the peninsula to Port Klang, Selangor on…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the proposed National Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategic Plan was agreed upon at the National SDG Council Meeting 2024 today. He said the plan was formulated in the government’s efforts to bring Malaysian business entities in phases…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL Comms), a subsidiary of conglomerate YTL Corporation Berhad, today announced that it has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into the 1Bestarinet Project. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia this evening, the…

KOTA BARU, Dec 18 — Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat has announced the expansion of the restricted area surrounding the collapsing Sungai Kelantan riverbank, located near a condominium and hotel on Jalan Post Office Lama. This move is a precautionary measure aimed at preventing further erosion and its…

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 18 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today published a report on the Public Consultation on the Draft Code of Conduct (Best Practices) for Internet Messaging Service Providers and Social Media Service Providers. In a statement, MCMC said the public consultation session which ended on November…