KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Penang’s city authorities have pushed back against suggestions of an imminent clampdown on foreign cooks at private food premises, saying any wider restrictions would only come after public consultation and internal deliberations. According to The Star, the mayor of the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), Datuk

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Malaysian Customs have seized nearly RM1 million worth of prohibited adult toys from a warehouse in Puchong, uncovering what authorities say was a smuggling operation supplying online marketplaces. According to the New Straits Times, the raid took place on September 30 at a warehouse in Taman

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The new preschool curriculum introduced at the start of the current school session will focus on six key learning areas to support holistic early childhood development, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said. She said the six focus areas are socio-emotional development, physical development and personal wellbeing; language

LAHAD DATU, Jan 5 — An evening fire destroyed a Community Learning Centre (CLC) school at Ladang Bagahak 1, here, on Saturday. The State Fire and Rescue Department said the department received a distress call following the incident at 4.56pm. A total of eight firefighters from Lahad Datu Fire and Rescue Station

SHAH ALAM, Jan 4 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan has urged Muslims to uphold the ‘awlawiyyat’ principle, which emphasises prioritising what is most important according to syariah, including in preparations for death. He said that while reflecting on death is encouraged in a Muslim’s

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 4 — A landslide damaged three village houses in Kampung Numbak here late on Friday night after ground movement caused structural failures, with no injuries reported, according to the Fire and Rescue Department. The incident was reported at 11.40pm and firefighters from the Kota Kinabalu station travelled 17km

PAPAR, Jan 3 — Police have arrested a 21-year-old woman after a newborn baby boy was found abandoned in the women’s toilet of a petrol station in Bongawan early Thursday morning, Info X reported. District police chief Supt Heryan Mohd Tahir said the incident came to light at about 1.20am after

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The number of flood victims in Pahang and Sarawak increased slightly this morning, while Johor recorded a decrease, with a total of 1,538 victims as of this morning. In PAHANG, the number of flood victims in the Raub district increased to 83 people from 17 families

JOHOR BARU, Jan 2 — A 46-year-old housewife and her boyfriend claimed trial at the Sessions Court here today to a charge of attempting to murder her husband last week. The accused, N. Egavalli, and her 38-year-old boyfriend, R. Kamala Sarna, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out before Judge

BUKIT KAYU HITAM, Jan 2 — The National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) detained three men from Johor who were travelling in a motorcycle convoy after they tested positive for ganja upon their return from Thailand yesterday. Kedah AADK director Khairul Anwar Ahmad said the 23-year-olds were detained at about 3 pm during