Malaysia Update 17/1/2019 – The Kelantan state government has banned shisha and karaoke establishments in its efforts to curb social illness among teenagers. PAS organ Harakah had reported that the state’s Local Authority, Housing and Health Exco Izani Husin said last Sunday if the state did not control shisha and…
M Update 17/1/2019 – SAHROM Ahmad, 57, arrived home yesterday evening to gentle whispers of ‘‘Abuya, we are home,’’ from daughter Nur ‘Amalina. This was the culmination of a heart-rending saga that had gripped Malaysians for more than a month. Sahrom, a Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) retiree, had journeyed to…
Malaysia Update 17/1/2019 – Global cargo carrier Cargolux Airlines flight CV703, en-route to Zhengzhou, China, returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) shortly after take-off on Wednesday (Jan 16) after the aircraft reportedly “experienced fire and smoke in the cockpit”. The Luxembourg-based cargo airline in a statement said an emergency…
M Update 16/1/2019 – A Filipino man is in remand for two days to facilitate investigation by the National Registration Department (NRD) for allegedly using a false identity card to apply for a job. The order was issued by Manjung Magistrate Ainul Bashiirah Dona Don Biyajid. The 49-year-old man was…
M Update 16/1/2019 – The Fisheries Department has advised the public not to release or dispose foreign fish species into the country’s waters to prevent disruption to the local ecosystem. Commenting on news report over the presence of ‘ikan bandaraya’ (Amazon Sailfin Catfish) species affecting the local rivers’ ecosystem, the…
M Update 16/1/2019 – Manchester United supporters have been left furious as it appears they are to be offered a reduced ticket allocation for next week’s FA Cup fourth-round trip to Arsenal. According to the competition guidelines, United are entitled to up to 15 percent of the 60,000 capacity at…
M Update 16/1/2019 Sultan Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, memberi bayangan bahawa pelantikan pewaris takhta baginda akan dilakukan mengikut tradisi. Baginda bertitah, perkara itu bagaimanapun memerlukan kepada perbincangan antara ahli keluarga dan kerabat diraja baginda terlebih dahulu. “Waris ganti akan saya…
M Update 16/1/2019 – SATU rakaman video yang menunjukkan pelanggan di sebuah restoran disamun oleh sekumpulan penjenayah tular di media sosial, semalam. Pemeriksaan Harian Metro mendapati kejadian itu sebenarnya berlaku di Bandar Cartegena di Sepanyol, bukan di Malaysia seperti didakwa. Menurut akhbar harian yang berpangkalan di Murcia, La Verdad, kejadian…
M Update 16/1/2019 – Individuals entering Malaysia from Thailand through the Padang Besar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex are required to pass through a body temperature scanner in light of an ongoing outbreak of Chikungunya in the neighbouring country. The precautionary measure was imposed by the Perlis Health Department…
M Update 15/1/2019 – The Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) will not be disbanded as claimed by some quarters, says chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (pic). He said there was no such plans to get rid of the security agency, nor suspend its services. “The Esscom is still…