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Thai princess Bajrakitiyabha hospitalised with heart problem

BANGKOK: The eldest daughter of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has been hospitalised due to a heart problem on Wednesday evening in northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province. The Royal Household Bureau, in a statement, said Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s condition has stabilised to a certain level. It said the 44-year-old

Irish soldier killed in attack on UN convoy in Lebanon

BEIRUT: An Irish soldier on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Lebanon was killed when a convoy of two armoured vehicles came under fire in the southern part of the country. The UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Thursday a peacekeeper was killed and three others were

No review of SOSMA for now, says Saifuddin

PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today reiterated that the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) would not be amended for now. However, there was a possibility of SOSMA being reviewed in the future, he told reporters after visiting the Malaysia Volunteers Corps Department (Rela) headquarters here

Prison Dept: Family visits allowed on Dec 27 & 28 in conjunction with Christmas

KUALA LUMPUR: Families of inmates at prisons, Moral Rehabilitation Centres, Special Rehabilitation Centres, Special Detention Centres and the Henry Gurney School are allowed to visit them for reunions on Dec 27 and 28 in conjunction with the Christmas celebrations. The Prisons Department, in a statement today, said that priority visits

Agricommodity sector contributes RM61.3 bln to GDP up till Q3 2022

PUTRAJAYA: The agricommodity sector has contributed RM61.3 billion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) up until the third quarter of this year, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, who is also the Minister of Plantations and Commodity, said the sector also recorded a total export of

Malaysian diplomats told to use fresher approaches to woo foreign investors

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that Malaysia’s newly appointed heads of diplomatic missions would adopt fresher approaches in efforts to attract foreign investments back to Malaysia. In a post on his offical Facebook, Anwar said he today received a courtesy call in Putrajaya from

Maintenance of public facilities must become a culture

KUALA LUMPUR: The maintenance of facilities involving public transportation must become a culture in the country so that such services can remain at the optimum level said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said such culture must become a norm among those who are entrusted with such duties so that there

Marathon to promote Malayan Tiger conservation, ecotourism at Taman Negara on Dec 31

JERANTUT: An ecotourism resort plans to raise greater awareness on the importance of conserving Malaysia’s national icon, the Malayan Tiger, besides promoting Taman Negara’s ecotourism attractions by organising the Taman Negara Tekoma Marathon here on Dec 31. The event will comprise a 42km marathon and a 21km half-marathon, which will

500 Rela members to be deployed for duty at border areas

PUTRAJAYA: Some 500 members of the Malaysian Volunteer Department (Rela) will be deployed to help the General Operations Force (PGA) maintain security at five border areas in the country starting next year, said Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said the five border areas involved the entry

Party chiefs to sign pact on unity govt tomorrow

PUTRAJAYA: Party chiefs who have expressed support for the unity government will sign an agreement tomorrow on their cooperation. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also the chief whip of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), said the agreement would formalise their cooperation with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the