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KEMAS kindies should postpone outdoor activities

KUALA LUMPUR: Community Development Department (KEMAS) kindergartens should postpone all activities outside the classroom if the weather is too hot. In a statement yesterday, KEMAS said all kindergartens were also urged to monitor activities that might expose children to hot weather and limit strenuous physical activities as it could increase

Karate squad bags Malaysia’s first two gold in SEA Games

PHNOM PENH: The karate squad kicked off their 2023 SEA Games campaign in style after winning Malaysia’s first two gold medals on the first day of the Games today.  Defending champion C. Shahmalarani contributed the nation’s first gold in the women’s kumite below 50 kilogrammes (kg) event after defeating 2022

King Charles III’s coronation service begins

LONDON: King Charles III’s coronation service has begun, with the eyes of the world watching the king and queen as their moment with history comes a step closer, reported dpa. Charles and Camilla were welcomed at Westminster Abbey’s great west door by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who will anoint

Ministry to set up big data system on vegetable supply

SHAH ALAM: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is working on setting up a big data system to obtain real-time information regarding vegetable supply in this country, said its minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. “I cannot give the exact time when this system will be available, but we are working

Malaysian Parliament welcomes public visitors as part of open day event

KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time in history, the Malaysian Parliament has ‘opened its doors’ to the public through its two-day “Parliament Open Day” event, allowing Malaysians to learn more about its role as the country’s highest legislative body and its history. Dewan Negara Speaker Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said

Federal reserve land handover to Sabah, Sarawak being finalised

LABUAN: The process of handing over the federal government’s reserve land in Sabah and Sarawak to the two states is now being finalised, said the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs, and Special Functions) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. He said that the process is in accordance with

CUEPACS reiterates call for minimum salary of RM1,800 for civil servants

KUALA LUMPUR: Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) today reiterated the call for the civil servants’ minimum salary to be increased from RM1,200 to RM1,800. Its president Datuk Adnan Mat said the move is in line with the 12th Malaysian Plan to achieve a high-income nation by

US fighter jet crashes into farmland in S. Korea

SEOUL: A US Forces Korea (USFK) F-16 fighter jet crashed into farmland near South Korea’s Osan Air Base on Saturday, officials said, with the pilot escaping safely. According to local firefighting and police authorities, the accident occurred at about 9.30am in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometres south of Seoul, reported Yonhap news agency. The jet crashed

Philippines tightens protocols for citizens departing for Southeast Asian countries

MANILA: The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration on Saturday ordered its officers at airports to strictly monitor Filipinos departing for Southeast Asian countries to prevent them from falling victim to human traffickers, reported Xinhua. In the wake of the new human trafficking schemes continuing to emerge within the Southeast Asian region and

Nur Assyira defends silver in cross country mountain biking

PHNOM PENH: Nur Assyira Zainal Abidin brought cheer to the country’s mountain biking camp when she won the silver medal in the women’s cross country Olympic individual event at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia, today. The 29-year-old rider finished the 18.5-kilometre race in Kulen Mountain, Siem Reap, which is