Exciting events lined up for Malaysia Day celebration in Sarawak

KUCHING, Sept 9 — The newly arranged song ‘Let’s Celebrate’ will be among the interesting performances lined up for the Sarawak state-level Malaysia Day celebration which will be held in a hybrid format on Sept 16.Iban songbird Melissa Francis will si…

Penang to distribute 40,000 free COVID-19 self-test kits – Chow

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 9 — The Penang government will distribute 40,000 COVID-19 self-test kits free of charge to residents of the state in phases, starting next week.Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, said apart from being distributed in the state and parliame…

Secretariat urges EC to prepare for Undi18

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The Barisan Nasional (BN) Undi18 Secretariat hopes that the Election Commission (EC) will make several preparations towards the implementation of the 18-year-old voting age by Dec 31.The head of the secretariat Datuk C. Sivarraa…

Prime Minister to deliver keynote address at National Recovery Summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be delivering the opening keynote address at the National Recovery Summit to be held virtually this Thursday.In a statement today, KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific presi…

Tears and heartbreak over Muhammad Fayyadh Ukasyah’s demise

GOPENG, Sept 7 — A mother’s heart is broken into pieces when the body of her young son, who had been missing since yesterday evening, was found floating in a mining pond in Taman Kinta Baru, here, this morning.Nur Shamimi Abdul Malek 27, was seen cryi…

Muslims advised to not be influenced by PMYT

BUKIT GANTANG, Sept 5 — The public has been advised to not be influenced by the deviant teachings of the “Perjalanan Mimpi Yang Terakhir’ (PMYT) group.Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Idris Ahmad, in thanking the police …

Sg Semenyih pollution : Food factory issued stop-work order

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 — A food factory in Beranang, Selangor has been issued a two-week stop work order from yesterday as the plant is believed to be the cause of the odour pollution in Sungai Semenyih, the Environment and Water Ministry (KASA) said in a …