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Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:43:39 +0800
Filipino man jailed four years for possessing turtle parts
TAWAU, April 4 — A Filipino man was sentenced to four years in jail and fined RM200,000 by the Tawau Sessions Court, here, today, after he pleaded guilty to possessing body parts of green turtles in Semporna, last week. Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:31:12 +0800
MGBF: Malaysia likely to receive more trade, investment delegations in 2H 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Malaysia is likely to receive more trade and investment delegations in the second half of the year (2H 2022), the Malaysia Global Business Forum (MGBF) said. Founding chairman Nordin Abdullah said Malaysia could expect a...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:25:48 +0800
Smuggled cattle worth RM67,200 seized at Malaysia-Thailand border
PASIR MAS, April 4 — The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 12 cows worth RM67,200 believed to have been smuggled from a neighbouring country in a raid near Kampung Tok Rusa, Meranti, here, last night. Kelantan ‘Op Wawasan’ field commanding....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:13:09 +0800
Plantation industries minister leads Malaysia’s economic and agricommodity products promotion mission to Turkey
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has led the Economic and Agricommodity Products Promotion Mission to Turkey from March 26 to March 30, 2022. The minister said the mission is...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:00:22 +0800
Police: Man found dead with slash wounds in Serdang
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — A local man was found dead in a pool of blood in front of a restaurant in Taman Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan here early today. Serdang Police chief ACP AA Anbalagan said that based on the wounds on the face, neck and arms,....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:31:59 +0800
Penang Bridge International Marathon returns to physical form this year, says exco
GEORGE TOWN, April 4 — After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Penang Bridge International Marathon (PBIM) will return to physical run this year and will be open for registration from today onwards. Penang Executive Councillor...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:21:31 +0800
Rosmah raises reasonable doubt in her corruption case, despite not calling Najib as witness
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has raised a reasonable doubt in her corruption case involving a hybrid solar project for rural schools in Sarawak despite her husband, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak not called to testify for the...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:33:41 +0800
Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat makes conditional offers for Litrak, Sprint, Kesas and Smart
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The trading of Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd (Litrak) and Gamuda Bhd securities has been suspended after the two companies received conditional letters of offer from Amanat Lebuhraya R...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:42:55 +0800
Parents thankful as school sessions return to normal in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Secondary school students across the country began to attend face-to-face classes without rotation today, days after Malaysia entered the transition to endemic phase on April 1. Checks by Bernama found that students were in....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:28:57 +0800
PM Ismail Sabri: Toll rates for four highways in Klang Valley to remain unchanged until end of concession period
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The toll rates on highways operated by four highway concessionaires in the Klang Valley will not be raised and will remain unchanged until the end of their concession period with the restructuring of the four concession...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:24:11 +0800
Report: Remains found in rural New South Wales thought to be missing Malaysian man ‘gruesomely murdered’
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — New South Wales (NSW) police said they found the remains believed to be of Malaysian national “Jacky” Chong Kai Wong in a rural property at Killongbutta located in the Australian state’s central west area. ...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:18:45 +0800
Anwar ready to debate Najib on Sapura Energy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has accepted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s challenge to debate the financially-troubled Sapura Energy Berhad.  In a Facebook post, Anwar said his stand on th...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:07:19 +0800
Ipsos study: Covid-19 has had an impact on immediate family ambition in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic have had a particular impact on the prospects of starting or extending a family among Malaysians, a study by Ipsos Malaysia has revealed. According to the findings from the “Balancing.....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:40:25 +0800
Motac reopens Financial Aid 2022 application for tourism operators
PUTRAJAYA, April 4 — Starting today until April 15, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is reopening the application for its Financial Aid 2022 to tourism operators who missed the chance to apply before. In a statement, the ministry.....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:18:21 +0800
PerantiSiswa: Annuar Musa teases tablets for B40 university students, applications expected to open on April 15
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Last month, the Communications and Multimedia Minister (MenKOMM) Tan Sri Annuar Musa announced B40 students studying in institutions of higher learning will soon be able to apply for tablets under the Peran...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:07:38 +0800
Malaysia’s ‘stupid’ football naturalisation drive gets red card
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — A drive to ramp up Malaysia’s footballing fortunes with naturalised players has failed, critics say, with the national team no nearer a first World Cup appearance and soul-searching about the state of the game in the...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:05:12 +0800
Former DAP rep says party must walk the talk in pulling Malay support
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 4 — DAP must walk the talk by bringing more Malay leaders in the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) if it wants to get rid of the impression that the party is dominated by the ethnic Chinese.  In a report by Utus...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:40:35 +0800
Covid-19: 12,380 new cases reported in Malaysia on April 3 as downward trend continues
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded 12,380 new Covid-19 cases on April 3 to continue the downward trend in infections as the country begins its transition towards endemicity by loosening more restrictions. The drop in...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:37:30 +0800
Deputy health minister advises parents against bringing kids to Ramadan bazaars
BAGAN SERAI, April 4 — Parents are advised not to bring their children to Ramadan bazaars to protect them from being exposed to Covid-19 infection. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said although the country has entered the...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:23:51 +0800
CovidNow: Total number of fully vaccinated children more than doubled as of yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — A total of 14,949 children aged between five and 11 years have completed two doses of the Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday, a more than double...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:56:16 +0800
High Court declares Selangor-born woman ‘not a Muslim’, says her unilateral conversion to Islam at age four invalid
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The High Court has declared a 35-year-old woman — born in Selangor to a Hindu father and an initially Buddhist mother — to be not a person professing the religion of Islam, ruling that her unilateral conversion to Islam....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:16:58 +0800
Tawau radio station presenter apologises for Azan error
TAWAU, April 4 — A local radio station presenter here, has come forward to own up his mistake in broadcasting the Maghrib azan (call to prayer) for the district, four minutes ahead of the actual time. In a post in his Facebook page, Mohd Safwan...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:30:52 +0800
Flights from Singapore to state to increase when there is demand, says Sarawak deputy minister
KUCHING, April 4 — The number of flights from Singapore to Sarawak will increase if there is demand, said Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts I (Tourism) Datuk Sebastian Ting. He said currently, Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:26:52 +0800
Sarawak Marine Police seize contraband worth RM180,320 in Miri
MIRI, April 4 — Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 here seized contraband cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth RM180,320 in an operation at Miri Bypass Pujut Link Road here yesterday. Its commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali said in a statement...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:21:37 +0800
Sibu cops checking SOP compliance at Ramadan bazaars daily
SIBU, April 4 — Police are checking on standard operating procedures (SOP) compliance daily at Ramadan bazaars here, says Sibu Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division head DSP Ariffin Bahar. He informed that about 10 police personnel...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:17:42 +0800
Huge crowds throng Ramadan Bazaar in Sibu despite downpour
SIBU, April 4 — Big crowds thronged the 65-stalls Ramadan bazaar at Dataran Tun Tuanku Bujang Phase 2 here amidst heavy rain yesterday evening. “My business is unaffected and has been good, despite the heavy rain,” a drinks stall operator,...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:56:26 +0800
Klang Valley Ramadan bazaars roar back to life, even as visitors and vendors remain Covid cautious
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The large crowds expected at Ramadan bazaars throughout April are a cause for concern if Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) are disregarded, said visitors and vendors alike when approached by Malay Mail...

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:49:27 +0800
Transition to endemic phase: Sabah minister says state to enforce reopening safely SOP
KOTA KINABALU, April 3 — The federal government’s Reopening Safely standard operating procedures (SOP) that took effect on April 1 will be implemented in Sabah. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun said the...

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:44:36 +0800
Traffic smooth on major highways leading to Kuala Lumpur on first day of Ramadan
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Traffic has been smooth on major highways heading to Kuala Lumpur on the first day of Ramadan so far, according to a Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) spokesman. The spokesman said there was only a little congestion on the.....

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:32:00 +0800
Transition to endemic phase: Ramadan bazaars bustling despite rain in several states
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Rainy weather in some states did not stop the crowd from returning with renewed vigour to the bazaars on the first day of Ramadan, especially after more relaxation of rules was allowed under the Transition to Endemic Phase.....



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