EMCO in four localities in Sabah, two in Kelantan and one in Pahang beginning Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — Seven localities – four in Sabah, two in Kelantan and one in Pahang – will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from Wednesday until Sept 28, according to the National Security Council (MKN).MKN’s national…

From part-time barista to 2D cafe owner

TUMPAT, Sept 12 — Five years ago, while working as a part-time barista at a branch of a popular coffee house chain in Kuala Lumpur, Ismail Mohamad had harboured dreams of venturing into the food and beverage business.Today, Ismail, 24, is the proud o…

Video of Malaysian ambassador to Cambodia performing silat wows netizens

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Underneath the formal attire and performing his duties as the country’s top diplomat to Cambodia, who would have thought that Malaysia’s ambassador to that country, Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim is an accomplished silat exponentHi…

About 3,500 hectares of forest reserves in Kedah illegally cleared – JPNK

SIK, Sept 12 — About 3,500 hectares of forest reserves in Kedah were detected to have been illegally cleared from 2011 until now, said Kedah Forestry Department (JPNK) director Muhamad Abdullah.He said the illegal land exploration by irresponsible pa…

Rumah Prihatin ready to be PPV for adolescents – Annuar Musa

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — ‘Rumah Prihatin’ set up at the Grand Seasons Hotel here is ready to be used as a vaccination centre (PPV) for adolescents if the need arises, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.He said this would he…

Nearly 100 per cent of policemen fully vaccinated against COVID-19

YAN, Sept 12 — Almost 100 per cent of officers and members of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim.To date, he said only a small number of PDRM p…

Internet access a human right: KKMM to announce next steps soon – Annuar

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa will announce steps to be implemented by his ministry to achieve the aspiration of internet access as a human right.“As I emphasised before, the internet and connectivi…