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Dewan Rakyat notifies EC on Pulai vacancy

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has notified the Election Commission (EC) regarding the vacancy of the P161 Pulai Parliamentary seat in Johor, following the death of incumbent Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said in accordance with Article 54 Clause (1) of the Federal Constitution,

6.0-magnitude quake jolts off central Indonesia

JAKARTA: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia on Tuesday morning, but did not trigger a tsunami, reported Xinhua, quoting the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency. The agency reported the quake occurred at 7.25 am Jakarta time (0025 GMT) with its epicentre located

Singapore to establish an embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste

SINGAPORE: Singapore will establish an embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste, announced the republic’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday. “This will be a significant milestone, and it will serve as a focal point for our bilateral cooperation with Timor-Leste,” said Balakrishnan. Balakrishnan is currently in Timor-Leste for a

Kampung community successfully restores destroyed mangrove trees

By Soon Li Wei This article is in conjunction with International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26. SABAK BERNAM: The community hall near Surau Al-Khairah in Kampung Dato’ Hormat here buzzed with activity as about 60 residents and others gathered there on July 11 to

Wisma Putra summons Swedish envoy over Quran issue

PUTRAJAYA: The Foreign ministry Monday summoned Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Joachim Bergstrom to express strong condemnation over the recent desecration of the Holy Quran in Stockholm, Sweden on July 20. The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement said during the meeting that the ministry stressed to the ambassador

King, Queen convey condolences to family of Salahuddin  

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah expressed condolences to the family of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin  Ayub who died yesterday. In a post on Istana Negara’s Facebook page, Their Majesties

EC awaiting notification from Parliament, Johor state assembly on seat vacancies 

KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC) is waiting for official notification from the Dewan Rakyat Speaker and the Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly regarding the vacancies for the Pulai parliamentary seat and the Simpang Jeram state seat following the death of the incumbent. EC secretary Datuk Ikmalrudin Ishak

Maxis’ participation in DNB shows recognition of its cost-effectiveness, says BMI

KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd’s decision to take up a stake in 5G network operator Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) signals industry players’ recognition of the platform’s cost-effectiveness with them having equal access rights, said BMI Country Risk and Industry Research. The Fitch Solutions company said that all of the participating telecommunication

15 killed, 19 missing as ship sinks in Indonesia

JAKARTA: A ship went down early Monday in the waters off Indonesia’s Southeast Sulawesi province, leaving 15 people dead and 19 others missing, reported Xinhua, quoting an official. The incident occurred at about 00:00 am local time at the Mawasangka Gulf in Central Buton Regency, said Yusuf Latief, head of