Dragon Year fails to boost Singapore’s plummeting birth rate
SINGAPORE, March 1 — Despite 2024 being the auspicious Year of the Dragon, Singapore’s birth rate stayed at its historical low of 0.97. As reported by CNA, according to preliminary data, the fertility rate, which dipped below 1.0 in 2023,…
Man driving SUV detained for hitting schoolboy crossing the road, goes viral for allegedly scolding victim before driving off
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — A 10-year-old boy was injured after being hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) while crossing the road near his school at Jalan Persiaran Fajar in Subang Bestari, Selangor, yesterday afternoon. Sungai Buloh district police…
DPM Fadillah: Govt has yet to establish committee to discuss opposition’s request for allocation
KUCHING, March 1 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof today said that the committee to discuss the opposition’s request for government allocations has yet to be formed. Fadillah, who heads the Government Consultative Council Committee, said this was…
PMO: Anwar to host Ramadan engagement events across ministries, plans visits to several states
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will hold Ihya’ Ramadan programme across ministries throughout this holy month, said his senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah. The programme aims to make Ramadan a spiritual ‘madrasah’, not…
PJ mayor says crematorium to remain open during upgrading works, contentious privatization move still under discussion
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The Petaling Jaya City Council’s (MBPJ) crematorium in Kampung Tunku will not cease operations during its planned upgrade, Petaling Jaya mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon said, addressing residents’ concerns about the project. The Star reported the…
PM: Area from Dataran Merdeka to Carcosa Seri Negara to be declared KL heritage site
SHAH ALAM, March 1— Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the area from Dataran Merdeka to Carcosa Seri Negara will be declared as Kuala Lumpur Heritage Site. Anwar said Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL)…
Four men arrested over armed robbery in Jelapang
IPOH, March 1 — Four men, aged between 25 and 50, were arrested by the police on suspicion of breaking into and committing an armed robbery at a factory that serves as a garage for a courier company in Jelapang…
PMO to host twice daily briefings livestreamed on Facebook in bid to counter misinformation
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said today that it will begin broadcasting daily live briefings from the Anwar administration to combat the spread of disinformation and misinformation. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s senior press secretary Tunku…
JB Car-Free Morning takes a break for Ramadan, to resume in April
JOHOR BARU, March 1 – The Johor Baru Car-Free Morning will take a break this month with the start of Ramadan tomorrow, and is set to resume on April 13. Johor Baru mayor Datuk Mohd Haffiz Ahmad also announced that…
Court allows MACC to remand Malaysiakini reporter for four days over alleged bribery claims
PUTRAJAYA, March 1 — The Magistrate’s Court here today allowed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to remand a reporter for investigations over alleged bribery claims involving RM20,000. In a statement today, the MACC said it had detained this reporter over…
