KANGAR, March 9 — The Perlis State Government today announced a special financial aid of RM1,500 to civil servants in the state in view of Aidilfitri, to be paid on March 13. Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah said the special financial assistance is expected to boost the morale and work performance

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The number of takedown requests for harmful online content submitted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to service providers has increased, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching. She said the rising trend is due to several factors, including increased proactive monitoring by MCMC,

KEPALA BATAS, March 8 — A total of 34 houses were damaged after a storm and strong winds hit several areas in Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) here yesterday, including a house in Kampung Tasik that was struck by a tree about 30 metres long. The incident, which occurred at about 6.20pm,

PASIR PUTEH, March 8 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle 16 Myanmar migrants, including five women, via a river route in Kota Bharu during an early morning operation on Friday. Kelantan MMEA director, Maritime Captain Kamal Mohamad, said all were arrested at Sungai Kampung Kijang

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, senior political advisor to the Prime Minister, said women are catalysts for change and a source of inspiration capable of driving social impact in society. He said that spirit is reflected through an autobiographical exhibition titled ‘Hikayat’ by Noor ‘Aishah Abdul

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Some Kuala Lumpur residents have been purportedly misusing Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) public consultation process to seek personal benefits in exchange for withdrawing objections to proposed developments, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said. Yeoh said she had been informed that

KOTA KINABALU, March 6 — Sabah’s rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) are not a political slogan nor do they belong to any single party; they belong to every Sabahan, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs), Datuk Mustapha Sakmud. He stressed that MA63 is a

PORT DICKSON, March 6 — Visitors at the Port Dickson Waterfront beach here were startled by the sight of a large estuarine crocodile spotted near the shoreline early this morning. Negeri Sembilan Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) director Faizal Izham Pikri said the department is attempting to determine the

SEREMBAN, March 5 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of Negeri Sembilan detained a school hostel supervisor here on suspicion of soliciting and accepting a bribe of about RM78,000 in 2022. It was alleged to be in exchange for obtaining maintenance work at the hostel. The man, in his 30s, has been

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has activated temporary traffic diversions and restricted lane arrangements to facilitate rock blasting works for t for the North‑South Expressway (NSE) Widening Project in Johor. In a statement today, PLUS said the diversion scheduled for March 10 will start at 10 pm