Semporna waters drama: Suspect dives into sea as MMEA seizes 575kg fertiliser for fish bombs
SEMPORNA, May 4 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized 575 kilogrammes (kg) of ammonia fertiliser believed to be used to produce fish bombs in a boat abandoned in the waters of Pulau Bum Bum here yesterday. MMEA Semporna maritime zone director Cmdr (M) Amir Shubli said the seizure at
Penang confirms SOP compliance after runner dies of heatstroke in 30km hill run
GEORGE TOWN, May 4 — The organisers of a hill run in which a participant died of heatstroke, the first such fatality in Penang linked to the current hot spell, have been found to have complied with all established standard operating procedures (SOPs). Penang Youth, Sports, and Health Committee chairman Daniel
Husband and wife on motorbike die from rear-end crash at Jalan Ampang in KL, police suspect DUI
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — A married couple were killed after the motorcycle they were riding was hit from behind by a car at Jalan Ampang near Menara Great Eastern early yesterday morning, in an incident involving a driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation
Burial tonight for nine-year-old girl found drowned three days after vanishing from Bandar Mahkota Cheras play area
KAJANG, May 3 — The remains of a nine-year-old girl who was found drowned in Sungai Langat at noon today will be laid to rest at the Sungai Long Muslim Cemetery in Hulu Langat tonight. Earlier, a post-mortem on Nur Qaseh Deandra Mohd Qayyum was completed at the Kajang Hospital Forensic
Zahid: Political cooperation no longer optional, but Malay interests remain priority
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today that political cooperation is now essential rather than optional, but stressed that it must be grounded in clear and firm principles. Speaking at the party’s 80th anniversary celebration, Zahid said that any form of cooperation must remain
Khairy: Umno’s image only restored ‘to some extent’, faces uphill battle to regain trust
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Khairy Jamaluddin today said Umno must acknowledge its past mistakes as a party before it can begin rebuilding trust with voters who have turned away from it. He said the party’s image had improved only “to some extent”. “I think that we still have an uphill task
Police arrest three after 135km chase from Selangor to Melaka, seize heroin and meth
ALOR GAJAH, May 1 — Three individuals, including a woman, were arrested after a 135-kilometre police chase from the Serdang Rest and Service (R&R) area in Selangor to the Sungai Petai traffic light junction here on Wednesday. Alor Gajah district police chief Supt Ahmad Abu Bakar said the incident occurred around
Entertainment events must respect values and religious sensitivities, says Umno president
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — All programmes, including entertainment events, must be organised with due regard for values, decorum, religious sensitivities and local societal norms, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. The Deputy Prime Minister said the views expressed by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) and the