By Nor Baizura Basri JOHOR BAHRU: Candidates competing for the Pulai parliamentary seat and Simpang Jeram state seat have less than 48 hours left to convince voters with their campaign promises. The election machinery’s efficiency is crucial, especially for fence-sitting voters. Hence, the party that can successfully translate this into
LAWAS: An elderly man sustained severe injuries inflicted by his son, who is suspected to be suffering from mental illness. The violent incident occurred at their residence in Kampung Tunas Baru last Friday (Sept 1) around 7pm. In the attack, the 65-year-old victim sustained injuries to his face and left
KUCHING: Zecon Berhad has officially forged a partnership with Neuto Energy Sdn Bhd through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The collaboration aims to pave the way for the design, construction, testing, and commissioning of a 2 million-watt (2 MW) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Hospital Pakar
SIBURAN: In Kg Padang Siburan, an elderly woman named Rosnah @ Sabong Abdullah, 74, is blessed with a family that showers her with care and affection, despite facing numerous challenges. Rosnah, who suffers from multiple health issues, including kidney failure, hypertension and solitary osteochrondoma, has been bedridden since 2019. Although
KUCHING: The Youth Empowerment Society Stapok (YESS) has joined hands with Kolej Komuniti Betong to host the ‘Scale-Up Perniagaan Melalui Pengurusan Kewangan & Pemasaran Digital (SUPEWANG)’ programme. This three-month initiative, supported and funded by the All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia-Sustainable Development Goals (APPGM-SDG), is aimed at providing free financial literacy and
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continues its uptrend to open higher against the US dollar today as the greenback traded in a cautious mode ahead of the United States (US) nonfarm payrolls data (NFP) for August to be released later today, said an analyst. At 9 am, the local note stood
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg was captivated by a cultural fusion of Chinese festive drums, brass gongs, ‘ketebong drum’, and sape accompanied by the heartfelt rendition of ‘Biar Bekikis Bulu Betis’ last night (Aug 31). The performance was performed by students from Kuching’s Chinese independent
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Human Resources Minister Ida Fauziyah expressed confidence that the bilateral relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia will remain intact amid a dynamic and challenging global situation. He believes that ties in the economic, trade and investment sectors can be further improved through the joint commitment of both countries to
BANGKOK: Thailand’s jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has requested a royal pardon from the eight-year jail term he is serving, outgoing justice minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said. However, he did not elaborate further on whether the application was written by Thaksin or his family. “We have received (the request), the
DOHA: Qatar has detected the country’s first cases of the coronavirus variant EG.5, the country’s Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday. The ministry said the cases showed minor symptoms and required no hospitalisation, without revealing the exact number of infections. It added that the ministry “was closely monitoring the
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