KUALA PILAH, Feb 20 — The Kuala Pilah District Health Office has taken proactive measures to prevent the spread of leprosy by conducting health screenings on residents in Kampung Orang Asli Chergun and Kampung Orang Asli Guntur since August last year. The Kampung Orang Asli Chergun Village Development and Security…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail refuted claims that the Madani government is arbitrarily using the Sedition Act 1948 [Act 15] against the public. He clarified that such allegations are not true as there has been no surge in cases investigated under the Act…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The RM16 billion lease contract for 28 helicopters over 15 years includes a comprehensive package covering various essential services, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said. He said the package encompasses maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, spare parts storage and training programmes for…

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 20 — Police have recorded the statement of a lorry driver involved in an accident with a motorcycle that left two siblings seriously injured at Jalan Besar Sungai Bakap, Nibong Tebal, last Tuesday. State deputy police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the 42-year-old man’s statement…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The sighting of the new moon for the commencement of Ramadan for Muslims in Malaysia will take place on Friday, Feb 28. The Office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, in a statement, announced that the Conference of Rulers had agreed that the date…

MANAMA, Feb 19 — Malaysia and Bahrain are set to explore new areas of cooperation, including in the semiconductor sector, following the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties last year, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar highlighted this during a courtesy call on Bahrain’s Crown Prince and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) today reiterated that airline passengers have the option of a refund of their tickets if their flight is delayed by five hours or more. Its director of consumer and public affairs, Pushpalatha Subramaniam, said that airlines, both local and international,…

NILAI, Feb 19 — The Education Ministry (MOE) welcomes the plans by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to build high-rise schools of up to 17 storeys in the city centre but will carefully evaluate safety aspects and suitability. Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the Federal Territory Education Department has previously…

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 19 — A Year Four boy is in critical condition at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Penang Hospital (HPP) after choking on a ‘gummy’ candy he bought outside the school area yesterday. Mohammad Fahmi Hafiz Mohammad Fakhruddin, 10, a student of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK)…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) and the Energy Commission (ST) are finalising the proposed new electricity tariff set to take effect on July 1, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said the new tariff will be implemented based…