KUALA LUMPUR: The teacher of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Puncak Alam (SMKPA), Selangor, who was accused by a student of uttering inappropriate jokes about rape during a teaching and learning session, has been transferred to the Selangor State Education Department until the investigation into the allegation is completed. The Ministry of
PUTRAJAYA: Local telecommunication companies will provide free calls to all networks nationwide from 10 pm tonight (May 12) to 10 am tomorrow (May 13), the first day of Aidilfitri, said Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. He said that the facility, mobilised by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
KUALA LUMPUR: The United States (US) Department of Justice (DOJ) has remitted about RM1.9 billion ($452.36 million) seized in matters related to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) into Malaysia’s Assets Recovery Trust Account, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said. To date, the Trust Account — under the custody of the
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today offered an apology, saying that he is also ready to face the music for defying the standard operating procedure (SOP) during a programme in Langkawi last week. The Langkawi MP said he was informed that he had violated the SOP
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has launched an all-in-one self-serve digital marketing platform, Digital Marketing Starter Kit, to help small and medium enterprise (SME) businesses reach more customers online. In a statement today, the company said the Digital Marketing Starter Kit is part of a suite of propositions under Maxis’ eCommerce
PUTRAJAYA: The government’s decision to extend the validity of approved operator’s licences for public service vehicles and commercial vehicles to at least three years up to five years would make the transportation industry more efficient, said the Association of Malaysian Hauliers (AMH). Its president Soo Chee Yeong said AMH has
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Tuesday reported its efforts for fraud prevention, saying that the company has protected users from more than $1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2020, reported Xinhua News Agency. Last year, Apple prevented more than three million stolen cards from being used to purchase stolen goods
KUALA LUMPUR: Filming activities, be it for film, drama, documentary, animation and music production in a studio are allowed during the movement control order period, which took effect nationwide from today until June 7. Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas) in a statement said that the filming activities are allowed
By Goh Kok Guan GEORGE TOWN: By day, Thor Al Wayne, 26, puts on his white coat and serves as a physiologist in a private hospital. But right after dusk, he changes into the iconic pink and grey uniform, sets up his tracking system on his smartphone and prepares to
By Lucia Terey John JOHOR BAHRU: Cooking traditional dishes such as Rendang Tok can be quite a time-consuming and difficult feat, especially for those who have to balance between work and household duties. With that in mind, local entrepreneur, Noraini Margono, 65, was inspired to come up with 28 types
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