Month: March 2025

Chief Secretary calls for service upgrades at UTC Kuantan after surprise visit (VIDEO)

KUANTAN, March 9 — Several government agencies at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) Kuantan must improve their services to ease counter operations and address customer satisfaction, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar. He shared…

Court orders psychiatric assessment for Alor Setar man charged with murdering his mother

ALOR SETAR, March 9 — The Magistrates’ Court here today ordered a man accused of murdering his mother to undergo a one-month psychiatric evaluation. Magistrate Nur Syifa Mohd Hamzah issued the order against Abd Rahman Harun, 43, following the prosecution’s…

GOF busts illegal frozen food operations in Sabah, seizes RM4.57m worth of goods

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 — The General Operations Force (GOF) has arrested 16 individuals, including four women, and seized RM4.57 million worth of frozen goods in raids under Op Taring Chiller across seven districts in Sabah. Sabah GOF Brigade Commander…

DBKK urges building owners in Kota Kinabalu to ensure regular maintenance after Segama collapse

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 — The Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) has urged building owners in the city to carry out periodic maintenance on their assets to ensure public safety. DBKK director-general (finance sector) Lifred Wong said this in response…

Kota Kinabalu City Hall urges building owners in Kota Kinabalu to ensure regular maintenance after Segama collapse

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 — The Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) has urged building owners in the city to carry out periodic maintenance on their assets to ensure public safety. DBKK director-general (finance sector) Lifred Wong said this in response…

Flood evacuees in Sabah rise to 1,748 as more districts affected

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 — The number of flood evacuees in Sabah has risen to 1,748 people from 570 families as of 8am today, compared to 1,010 people from 325 families at 8pm yesterday. In a statement today, the Sabah…

Guan Eng defies Zahid’s claim his time is up, says DAP ‘won’t be bossed around’ by Umno

BUKIT MERTAJAM, March 9 – DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has reiterated yesterday that his political future will be decided by party members, not external figures in Umno. Ahead of the upcoming party election, Lim told the DAP National Veterans…

Search for elusive Klang River crocodile hampered by strong currents, rain amid third sighting near Malayan Mansion

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 – A crocodile believed to be the same one spotted near Masjid Jamek and Mid Valley has reportedly been seen in Klang River near the Malayan Mansion building near Masjid India here. The Star quoted Kuala…

Chief Secretary calls for service upgrades at UTC Kuantan after surprise visit

KUANTAN, March 9 — Several government agencies at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) Kuantan must improve their services to ease counter operations and address customer satisfaction, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar. He shared…

KLIA, Alor Star, and coastal airports are most at risk from bird strikes as cases rise — here’s why, according to CAAM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 – The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) said it recorded 648 bird strikes on aircraft in Malaysia in 2024, but this remains under control and within safety levels despite a rise from the previous year….