KOTA KINABALU: The “2022/7th FCAS International Dragon Boat Race” has received overwhelming response, with close to 100 teams from Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, and neighbouring countries have signed up for the race, thus far. Besides this, President of The Federation of Chinese Associations Sabah (FCAS), Tan Sri T.C Goh…
KEMAMAN: A video clip of a crocodile swimming near a popular beach near Kijal has made the rounds on social media after the sighting by a group of fishermen early this morning. Wan Zuhairi Wan Nordin, 32 said he and several other fishermen were going out to sea to catch…
PETALING JAYA: Perak menteri besar Saarani Mohamad has denied claims that mining for the rare earth lanthanide has begun at Gerik. He said the satellite images published with a news report were of an old structure during preliminary work to identify the presence of the rare earth metal there. “These…
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to provide a clear timeframe for abolishing mandatory death sentences, which are currently in force for 11 offences. The Aliran civil rights group expressed concern over the lack of a timeframe or deadline for making the change. “What happens to the 1,341 people…
CANKIRI: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) hari ini menandatangani Memorandum Persefahaman (MoU) dengan Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkiye membabitkan penajaan program mobiliti bernilai kira-kira RM125,000. Naib Canselor UMS, Prof. Datuk ChM. Ts. Dr. Taufiq Yap Yun Hin berkata, jumlah tajaan di bawah geran Erasmus itu melibatkan mobiliti pelajar, penyelidik dan kakitangan pentadbiran…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was today told that the death of a Nigerian student at a detention centre three years ago was the result of a “series of wrongful actions” committed by the immigration department. Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan, who is appearing for Orhions Ewansiha Thomas’ family in their bid…
PETALING JAYA: Human rights activists have lauded the government’s decision to abolish the mandatory death penalty, saying this is the first step towards totally doing away with the death sentence in Malaysia. Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) adviser N Surendran said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s government deserved praise for this…
PETALING JAYA: The government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty, giving judges discretion in sentencing. Law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the decision was reached following the presentation of a report on substitute sentences for the mandatory death penalty, which he presented at Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting. He…
PETALING JAYA: The PKR congress scheduled for June 24-26 at the IDCC Shah Alam has been postponed to July 15-17. PKR central committee member Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid said this was decided by the party’s election committee at a meeting yesterday, adding that it was unanimous. “At the meeting, the…
PETALING JAYA: Sabah mencatatkan penurunan 27.17% kes penyakit tangan, kaki dan mulut (HFMD) pada minggu epidemiologi ke-22 bermula 29 Mei hingga 4 Jun lalu. Pengarah Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Sabah (JKNS), Dr Rose Nani Mudia berkata sebanyak 528 kes HFMD dilaporkan sepanjang minggu epidemiologi ke-22, berbanding 725 kes pada minggu epidemiologi…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s decision to appoint 25 Bangladeshi agencies for the recruitment of workers is final, said human resources minister M Saravanan. He told groups in Dhaka protesting against this decision “not to bully Malaysia”, noting that other countries had appointed fewer agencies. Appearing to be peeved with the reaction…
PETALING JAYA: Police are investigating a claim that hundreds of Malaysians are being held captive in Myanmar by a syndicate that runs a love scam. However, police have so far not received any information on Malaysian captives other than from the youth who made the allegation, according to Fadil Marsus,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has detected two BA.5 and one BA.2.12.1 cases, which are Omicron sub-variants. Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this was the first time these variant lineages had been detected in the country. “Both are categorised by WHO (World Health Organization) as VOC-LUM (lineages under monitoring) under the Omicron…
PETALING JAYA: Former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi pleaded not guilty to an amended charge in his foreign visa system corruption trial at the Shah Alam High Court today. The amendment involves a change of date of an alleged offence from April 2017 to March 27, 2018, one of…
PETALING JAYA: The unemployment rate dipped to 3.9% in April, the first time it fell below 4% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The statistics department said the number of unemployed people dropped from 669,200 in March to 649,300 in April. “This was in part due to more business…
PUTRAJAYA: The congestion reported at the immigration offices, especially in the Klang Valley, is due to the sharp increase in applications and renewals of Malaysian international passports. Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud said passport applications and renewals had increased by 65% this time, causing congestion at immigration offices, especially in…
PETALING JAYA: The anti-hopping bill will be tabled at the next meeting of Parliament, which is scheduled to begin on July 18, says law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob had decided that there was no need for the government to hold a special…
PETALING JAYA: The Bon Odori festival should be looked at as a celebration of diversity, says former Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak. In a Facebook post today, Salleh said he supported the call by Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah for the state Islamic religious department (Jais) to allow the…
KOTA KINABALU: The Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry launched the Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan (OACP) for the Fisheries Department and three agencies under the ministry today. The OACP is a fundamental anti-corruption document at organisational level to curb weaknesses and issues regarding governance, integrity and anti-corruption within an organisation. Agriculture and Fisheries…
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Bersatu Sabah is and will remain loyal to the local political coalition – Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). Its President Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said that while he appreciates Warisan’s interest to work with PBS in the coming 15th General election, the oldest multiracial party in Sabah…