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Six suspects, three men and three women, were arrested in Sungai Golok, Thailand for alleged possession of 6,000 meth pills. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Over RM1m just for Thai legal fees? Jailed Kelantanese singer’s family says may need to sell land, home if needed

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 19, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Umno Youth chief: ‘Rosmah’s ring, Rosmah this, Rosmah that — today, Allah has revealed the truth’

Screen shot of the brawl involving football fans at the Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station on the Ampang-Sri Petaling Line last night.
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Prasarana files police report over football fans’ brawl at Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station

The prime minister's political secretary Datuk Azman Abidin (centre) attends press conference at the Bandar Tun Razak Member of Parliament's office in Kuala Lumpur, Dec 21, 2024. — Benama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Dr Wan Azizah demands swift response to mutilated cats at Universiti Malaya

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Subang December 21, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

‘Just leave it, lah’: PM Anwar tells authorities to focus on racial and religious offences, not harass dissenters

An undated file photograph show Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad speaking to reporters. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Police seek public info on teacher missing in Ipoh for 11 days

MetMalaysia has issued a severe continuous rain warning for several areas in Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan until tomorrow. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

MetMalaysia: Severe continuous rain warning issued for Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan until tomorrow

Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2024. — Kyodo via Reuters pic
Money  / 16 h ago

Honda Skyline or Nissan Civic? Japan’s two auto giants to consider mutual production of vehicles

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Subang December 21, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

PM Anwar: Criticism of high-profile acquittals unfounded, judiciary must be respected

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the media during a visit to the site where a car drove into a crowd of a Christmas market in Magdeburg. — Reuters pic
World  / 15 h ago

Holiday horror: Death toll climbs to five in German Christmas market car-ramming, over 200 injured

Minister of Transport Anthony Loke at the 10th year commemoration of the disappearance of MH370 in March 2024. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

‘We owe it to the people’ to find MH370, PM Anwar says as search resumes with Ocean Infinity

State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said that the projects involved approximately 3,000 homeowners affected by the delays. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Johor completes seven ‘sick’ housing projects worth RM700m, says exco

Narathiwat Provincial Prison Crime Management specialist (Women’s Wing) Panata Yononarongdetkul said that most of the women were from Kelantan. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Most Malaysian women in Narathiwat Prison are drug offenders, says Thai prison specialist

A French court on Friday handed heavy sentences to several men convicted of having played a role in the jihadist beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty in 2020. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

Eight convicted in France over beheading of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Subang December 21, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Petronas and Petros can collaborate to drive growth in oil and gas industry, says PM Anwar

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim explained that the decision to acquit Tun Musa Aman of all corruption and money laundering charges was made in 2020 during the tenure of then-prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. — Bernama pic
1d ago

Musa Aman’s appointment as Sabah TYT made by Agong, PM Anwar says 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he did not interfere with the High Court’s decision yesterday to discharge and acquit Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor of 12 charges of money laundering involving RM7 million and five charges of failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board. — Bernama pic
1d ago

PM Anwar says did not interfere with court decision to acquit Rosmah of money laundering, tax evasion charges

The Perak Legislative Assembly today approved a motion to re-elect Datuk Shamsuddin Abd Ghaffar as a member of the Senate. — Bernama pic
05 Dec 2024

Perak Legislative Assembly re-elects Shamsuddin as Senator

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad also announced a two-month management allowance bonus for all 59 state assemblymen’s service centers, with a one-off payment of RM14,000. — Picture courtesy of Menteri Besar Office’s media unit
05 Dec 2024

Perak legislative assembly unanimously approves RM1.52b for state Budget 2025

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Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad speaking at the State Assembly Sitting at Perak Darul Ridzuan Building in Ipoh, Perak. — Picture courtesy of Perak Menteri Besar Office’s media unit. 
04 Dec 2024

Perak MB: State braces for second wave of floods as heavy rainfall expected next week

Perak Human Resources, Health, and National Integration Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said that, according to data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), individuals suffering from depression are 20 times more likely to commit suicide. ― Picture by Farhan Najib
04 Dec 2024

Exco: 513 suicide cases recorded in Perak from 2019 to 2024, with mental health crisis a key factor

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the state government gazetted approximately 1,000 hectares of land at the Durian Pipit Forest Reserve in Hulu Perak as a replacement site on May 18. — Picture by John Bunyan
03 Dec 2024

Perak MB: Segari Melintang forest land replaced with larger reserve in Hulu Perak

State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Sandrea Ng Shy Ching said developers should conduct more in-depth market studies to identify the type of housing needed and ensure the prices offered are reasonable to address the issue of unsold properties. — Bernama pic
02 Dec 2024

Perak unsold homes drop to 3,039 in 2024 but six projects abandoned, says state exco

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad today announced a two-month salary bonus for state civil servants when tabling Budget 2025 at the state assembly sitting at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building in Ipoh, Perak, November 29, 2024. –– Picture courtesy of the Perak Menteri Besar Office’s media unit. 
29 Nov 2024

Perak rewards its civil servants with two-month bonus; payment set for Dec 20

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad with the state’s Budget 2025 book at the Menteri Besar’s Office in Ipoh, Perak, November 29, 2024. –– Picture courtesy of the Menteri Besar Office’s media unit
29 Nov 2024

Perak records RM1.52b Budget for 2025 focuses on development and people’s wellbeing, says MB

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the five-day visit, which included the Malaysia International Halal Showcase at Dubai World Trade Centre (November 18-20) and engagements in Lahore, Pakistan (November 21-22), aimed to promote Perak HIP and attract halal industry players. — Picture by Farhan Najib
27 Nov 2024

Perak secures five foreign investors for its halal industrial park, eyes growth, says MB

Paul Yong arrives at the Ipoh High Court in this file picture taken on July 27, 2022. — Picture by Farhan Najib
26 Nov 2024

High Court to hear additional evidence, two new Indonesian witnesses in Paul Yong’s rape conviction appeal in January

A motorcyclist rides during a flash flood along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah in Kuala Lumpur, on April 25, 2022. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
21 Nov 2024

Dissatisfaction with flood mitigation drags Malaysians’ happiness on infrastructure to lowest in region

Following a spat of car collisions with elephants at the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway, Perak Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) has urged road drivers to stay vigilant. — Reuters pic
08 Nov 2024

What to do when elephants cross Gerik highway? Perak Perhilitan tells drivers to ‘coexist’ until wildlife sanctuary completes in 2029

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad speaks at a press conference at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building in Ipoh on October 30, 2024. — Picture by John Bunyan
30 Oct 2024

Feed to learn: Perak GLCs fund RM3.42m school lunches to keep students in tuition classes

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad speaks to reporters at Miker Avenue in Medan Gopeng, Ipoh, October 25, 2024. — Picture by John Bunyan
25 Oct 2024

‘What’s the issue?’: Perak MB says Chinese tourists waving their national flag not an offence, cops to determine if they were Malaysians or otherwise

Northeast Monsoon (MTL) season is expected between late October and early November, due to climate change. — File pic via Bernama
24 Oct 2024

TNB urges residents to stay vigilant as dams along Sungai Perak release water ahead of monsoon season

A file photograph shows a general view of Ipoh from Bukit Kledang, on June 20, 2024. — Picture by Farhan Najib
24 Oct 2024

Four days in, police no closer to solving mystery of boom that rattled Ipoh

File photo of tourists visiting Concubine Lane in Ipoh. The cause of tremors and a loud bang that shook Ipoh at 11:06am yesterday remains a mystery. — Picture by Farhan Najib
22 Oct 2024

Malaysian Air Force denies speculation of sonic boom after Ipoh tremors

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad (second left) comforts flood victim during his visit to the Temporary Evacuation Centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Lasah, Oct 15, 2024. — Bernama pic
17 Oct 2024

Worse may yet come: Perak MB warns this year’s floods may be a repeat of 2014’s disaster

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad delivers his speech at the 48th annual meeting of Pertubuhan Peladang Perak in Ipoh October 17, 2024. — Picture by John Bunyan
17 Oct 2024

Perak MB calls on farmers to embrace smart farming for sustainable development

Perak police chief Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the victim, a 54-year-old heavy machinery operator, was dragged by the tiger into the bushes nearby the rumah kongsi (temporary house) at Bagan Balak located at KM79.2 JRTB.  — Pexels pic
15 Oct 2024

Unfortunate encounter: Man mauled by tiger while taking bathroom break in Gerik

Perak police chief Datuk Azizi Mat Aris shows the weapons and items seized by police during a shootout incident in Tanjung Malim at a press conference at the Perak Police Headquarters in Ipoh October 14, 2024. — Bernama pic
14 Oct 2024

Mastermind of 25 gold robberies worth RM34m shot dead by police in Tanjung Malim shootout

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Semporna Fire and Rescue Station Chief, Madzlan Sarman, said the storm occurred between 3am and 4am, with the emergency call received at 6.21am. — Picture from Facebook/Usamah Nashirus Sunnah
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Early morning storm wreaks havoc on water villages in Semporna, damages 30 homes 

 
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad outlined the ministry’s approach, which includes measures like salary adjustments, flexible work schedules, and locum practices to enhance work-life balance in the short term. — Bernama pic
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Health Ministry to add staff at Perak’s Seri Manjung Hospital in retention push, acknowledges over 6,000 doctor resignations in past five years

 
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Home Ministry cracks down on fake MyKad syndicate, mulls digital transition for future