Author: Bernama

979-bottle Jalur Gemilang wows passers-by

KUANTAN: Walking down Jalan Tun Razak in Bandar Indera Mahkota here, one cannot avoid seeing the unique Jalur Gemilang at the entrance of the Kuantan Medical Centre (KMC), which is made from plastic bottles. KMC operations manager Ahmad Effendy Chik said the Jalur Gemilang, measuring 20 feet long and five

Sabah housewives, single mothers craft 40kg beaded Jalur Gemilang

KOTA KINABALU:  It’s the norm for Malaysians to take all kinds of creative initiative to come up with unique designs to express their patriotism leading up to National Day and Malaysia Day.    This year, a group of Sabah housewives and single mothers in Kampung Tinangol, Matunggong, near Kudat chose to

Umno contesting on own ticket just personal opinion: Azalina

KOTA TINGGI: Umno information chief Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said her suggestion for Umno to consider contesting on its own ticket in the next general election was just her personal opinion. The Pengerang Member of Parliament said it should not become an issue as her view did not represent

Don’t play up 3R issues during Johor by-elections: IGP

MELAKA: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has warned supporters of all political parties contesting in the upcoming Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections to not play up sensitive issues, especially relating to 3R (race, religion, royalty) to avoid creating disharmony among Malaysians throughout the campaigning period. Inspector-General of Police

3,193 individuals held for human trafficking from 2015 to may 2023  

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 3,193 individuals were arrested in connection with human trafficking cases between January 2015 and May 2023, said Immigration deputy director-general (operations) Jafri Embok Taha. He said 2,110 cases were reported and investigated during the period, and some were convicted under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and

Prosecution to prove Rosmah received large sums of money in her account

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution will prove that an ‘unemployed’ Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor received large sums of money into her current account at Affin Bank Berhad and used it to pay telephone and credit card bills incurred by her and members of her family. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib

Ringgit opens higher  

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar this morning on weaker manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) flash estimates for advanced economies, said an analyst. At 9 am, the local note rose to 4.6410/6455 against the greenback from 4.6575/6610 at Wednesday’s close. The latest manufacturing PMI prints for

Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE to become new BRICS members

MOSCOW: Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE will become new members of the BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Sputnik quoted Brazilian news portal UOL’s report, citing the draft final document of the summit. According to the report, in order to maintain a geographical balance,