Several roads in Pengkalan Weld closed tomorrow for Pai Ti Kong celebration
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 4 — Several roads in the Jalan Pengkalan Weld area will be closed in stages from tomorrow until Thursday (Feb 6) in conjunction with the Chinese New Year (Pai Ti Kong) celebration at Chew Jetty tomorrow. The…
RM2,000 per trainee: Govt trims PLKN 3.0 costs sharply, Parliament told
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The cost of implementing the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0 has been significantly reduced, with an estimated cost of RM2,000 per trainee, in contrast to previous versions of the programme. Defence Minister Datuk Seri…
High Court to hear parents’ challenge to neglect charge in Zayn Rayyan case on Feb 25
SHAH ALAM, Feb 4 — The High Court here today set Feb 25 to hear submissions on a motion filed by Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin’s parents seeking to quash the charge of neglecting their autistic son in a manner likely…
JB couple cleared of drug trafficking, possession charges after almost five years
JOHOR BARU, Feb 4 — A couple was discharged and acquitted at the High Court here today on charges of drug trafficking and possession from five years ago. Judge Noor Hayati Che Mat acquitted and discharged Teng Wei Xiong, 27,…
Govt to replicate Sekinchan’s high-yield rice model in northern states, says PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The government intends to adopt the successful agricultural methods used in Sekinchan, Selangor, which have significantly boosted rice production, in other states such as Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, and Terengganu. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim…
Perlis teacher charged with committing physical sexual assault on two 13-year-old students
KANGAR, Feb 4 — A teacher pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to five counts of committing physical sexual assault on two male students at a religious secondary school near here in 2023. Ahmad Fairus Abu Zaik,…
In JB, tailor’s assistant fined RM4,000 for insulting the King
JOHOR BARU, Feb 4 — A 53-year-old tailor’s assistant was fined RM4,000 at the Session’s Court here today after she pleaded guilty to writing inflammatory comments against the King in December. Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail imposed the fine…
IGP: Traffic police record 10pc fewer traffic accidents during CNY period, a fall in fatal cases and deaths
PETALING JAYA, Feb 4 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said today that Op Selamat 23 held from January 28 to February 2 recorded a total of 7,882 traffic accidents — a reduction of 902 cases during the…
King attends pre-council meeting of Conference of Rulers
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia today attended the pre-council meeting of the Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara. Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail was in attendance. According to the post on His…
Cops: Teen driver at centre of January’s deadly Kuching pile-up arrested, now out on bail
KUCHING, Feb 4 — Police recently arrested the 16-year-old boy at the centre of last month’s tragic multi-vehicle pile-up on Jalan Teo Kui Seng here. However, Kuching police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the boy is now out…
