NEW IMMIGRATION DG TO FOCUS ON INTEGRITY, TACKLE ABUSE OF POWER AMONG STAFF

Newly appointed Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said he will focus on integrity issues among the staff to overcome abuse of power in the department.Speaking at his first media conference today after his appointment on March 22, Ruslin …

UNITY GOV’T MAY NOT BE FORMED IN ALL STATES – AHMAD ZAHID

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today hinted that the formation of a Unity Government that is expected to happen in Melaka may not necessarily occur in other states, including Johor.The Deputy Prime Minister said this was because the political situat…

DEMAND FOR ‘AIR TUAK’ SOARS DURING FASTING MONTH

Cold and refreshing drinks such as ‘air tuak’ or coconut sap have always been the preferred choice here during the month of Ramadan.For an air tuak seller, Ismail Madmin, 60, from Kampung Batu Putih here, his sales double during the fasting month comp…

NEIGHBOURS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT SIBLINGS DIED IN FIRE, THOUGHT NO ONE WAS HOME

Villagers at Kampung Sabak Awor were shocked when they found out that the fire that razed their neighbour’s house yesterday claimed the lives of four siblings as they thought no one was at home during the incident.Limat Sawal, 53, who lives 100 metres…

NO CIRCULAR BARRING KEDAH MB FROM ATTENDING FEDERAL EVENTS – AHMAD ZAHID

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today denied that any circular had been issued to bar Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from attending federal government events.“I have not heard of any written order to preve…

MUAR HOUSE FIRE: FOUR SIBLINGS WANTED TO WEAR BLACK RAYA OUTFIT – MOTHER

My kids wanted their Raya outfit colour theme for this Hari Raya to be black,” said the mother of four siblings who died in a fire at a house in Kampung Sabak Awor here last night.Nabila Sedu, 31, however, expressed deep regret for not fulfilling her …

DARUL AITAM ORPHANAGE TO BECOME PIONEER OF DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMME FOR ORPHANS

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) plans to make the Darul Aitam Walmasakin Orphanage here the pioneer of a digital literacy education programme for orphans before it is expanded to other orphanages in the country.Its minister, Fahmi Fadz…