PUCHONG, Feb 9 — Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) collected a record RM2.3 billion in levies last year, said Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong. “Last year’s levy collection set a new record high at RM2.3 billion, compared to RM2.1 billion in 2023. Some may ask what the…

IPOH, Feb 9 — A woman lost RM115,786 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate impersonating authorities since January. Taiping district police chief ACP Mohamad Nasir Ismail said they received a report on Feb 5 from the 25-year-old woman, who is a student at a university abroad. He said…

IPOH, Feb 9 — Four khatibs, who are also imams at mosques in Perak, have been temporarily suspended from their duties by the Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIPk) for allegedly delivering Friday sermon that was not prepared by the department on Jan 31. JAIPk deputy director Zakaria Abd Razak said…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the suspect in a shooting incident at a shopping mall in Setia Alam last night was believed to have shot at a janitor because he was angry after being told to move his items in the area. Bukit…

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — Efforts to strengthen the faith and religious understanding of Muslims in Malaysia, as decreed by Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, will be swiftly implemented by agencies under the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs). Minister Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said agencies such…

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 7 — Organisers, owners or lessees of food and beverage stalls at fairs or food expos must ensure that all food handlers receive typhoid vaccination, according to the Health Ministry (MOH). In a statement today, it stressed that all food handlers must also complete Food Handler Training at…

BENTONG, Feb 7 — A security guard is thankful that his quick action in sprinting towards a helicopter that crashed while landing to refuel in Bentong yesterday resulted in him saving the pilot’s life. Muhammad Solehhin Zainal Ariffin, 38, who has only been on the job at the landing site…

SEREMBAN, Feb 7 — Two male factory workers, a local and an Indonesians, suffered second degree burns during a fire at a factory processing crude palm oil in Nilai near here today. The Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre said in a statement that firefighters learnt about the…

SHAH ALAM, Feb 7 — The Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement today expresses hope that the renewed investigation of Teoh Beng Hock’s death will be different this time around. Association Chairman Ng Yap Hwa emphasised the importance of the police questioning all individuals involved in the case from…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Over 20 roads around the capital will be closed and diverted in stages from Sunday (Feb 9) to make way for the chariot procession in conjunction with the Thaipusam festival. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said in a statement today that the…