Indonesian authorities put out airport video of Malaysian pilot allegedly smuggling 25kg ecstasy
JAKARTA, Aug 3 — Indonesia’s Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Bea Cukai) has released CCTV footage showing the movements of a Malaysian pilot arrested last week over the alleged smuggling of about 25 kilogrammes of ecstasy through Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The video, uploaded on Bea Cukai’s official Instagram account
Maran Umno Youth chief, wife and child among four killed in Bentong crash
KUANTAN, Aug 3 — Maran Umno Youth chief Mohd Radzi Rahimi died alongside his wife, child, and brother-in-law in a car accident in Bentong on Monday. The family was travelling in a four-wheel-drive vehicle along Jalan Lama Bentong when a massive tree collapsed, crushing the vehicle and killing four of its
Hybrid Workday policy modernises Malaysia’s public sector as civil servants embrace digitalisation
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — The implementation of the Hybrid Workday (HBH) Policy, which begins today for states observing a Friday-Saturday weekend, has been described as a positive step towards modernising and strengthening the digitalisation of public services without compromising service delivery to the people. In TERENGGANU, State Information Department information
Show evidence suspects fled to Malaysia, Kelantan police tell Thai authorities amid 90km border fence plan
KOTA BHARU, Aug 2 — The Kelantan police have requested the Thai authorities to provide any information or evidence if it is true that the suspects involved in the shooting incident that recently claimed the lives of five of their (Thai) security personnel have fled to Malaysia. Its police chief, Datuk
Economy Ministry eyes pilot project as Malaysia’s ageing population threatens fiscal and care pressures
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 1 — The Economy Ministry is identifying a pilot project to address challenges arising from Malaysia’s ageing population, with plans to roll it out next year. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said the ageing agenda had been designated as a key pillar under the 13th Malaysia Plan. He
Myvi and Saga collide near Kelantan school, 80-year-old woman dies, four others seriously injured
KOTA BHARU, Aug 1 — An 80-year-old woman was killed while four others, including two drivers, were seriously injured in a two-car collision near Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kedai Piah, Ketereh, here this afternoon. Ketereh Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Mohd Nazri Taib said firefighters arrived at the scene four minutes