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 – 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…
M Update 15/1/2019 Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor (pic) has disagreed with the government’s decision to abolish the death penalty, adding that a referendum should have been conducted first. “I do not agree with the decision to abolish the death penalty, even though the Cabinet…
M Update, 15/1/2019 – Perak state government today said its Health Department has enough supply of anti-rabies vaccines to control the outbreak from spreading. State Health, Consumer Affairs, National Integration and Human Resource Committee chairman A. Sivanesan urged the public to remain calm as the outbreak is only confined to…
PETALING JAYA: Parents are upset that a Year Three textbook being used in national primary schools is teaching girls that they would be ostracised and bring disrepute to their families should they not guard their modesty and sexuality. They said this was akin to victim shaming. The page inside the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is conducting a crow-shooting operation in several areas in Kepong this Thursday and advised the public to take extra caution when passing through the affected areas. A statement issued by DBKL today stated the areas as Jalan Kepong, Kepong Prima, Kepong Baharu,…
YAN: A jobless man and drug addict has been charged with two counts of murder in connection with an attack that caused the death of a two-year-old male toddler and his five-year-old sister, and serious injury to a 52-year-old villager in Kampung Tengah, Kuala Sungai Yan on Jan 8, at…
MELAKA, Jan 15 ― The Melaka government’s move to increase the state’s water tariff is regarded as “untimely” by its people with the current rising cost of living. An engineer, Mohd Fadzli Mohd Fadzal, 34, who resides in Lipat Kajang near here, said the increase in water tariff would further…