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SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew said Sarawak faces many challenges that requires urgent attention such as raising the living standard of the people and addressing rural poverty. — Borneo Post Online pic

SUPP sec-gen: Sarawak in no position to accept refugees, local issues more pressing

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin at the Perikatan Nasional headquarters for an emergency meeting, November 9, 2023. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Without leadership revamp, analysts see Bersatu losing more MPs to defection

Nurul Ain, 37, and her husband, who had been in Gaza since October 1 visiting her in-laws before the conflict erupted on October 7, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, Qatar. — Screengrab from X/Bernama

Nurul Ain arrives back safely in Malaysia after getting out of Gaza

In the grounds of judgment released today, Judicial Commissioner Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan made a decision after allowing Avtar Singh’s claim against a private hospital’s doctor who attended, examined, diagnosed and treated his wife, Salinder Kaur. — Unsplash pic

Negligence suit: High Court awards ex-national hockey player RM335,000 in damages 

Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad said all planning and precautions had been arranged to face any eventuality during the electoral campaign period. — Bernama pic

Kemaman by-election: Wanita Umno to prioritise aid for people in event of floods

Lahad Datu police chief ACP Rohan Shah Ahmad said police are not ruling out that the 36-year-old mother of five, who worked as a roti canai maker at a restaurant, was a victim of rape and robbery. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Police: Mother of five found dead in banana plantation near Lahad Datu

Import-export company directors P. Poowesna (centre) at the Sessions Court in Johor Baru, November 14, 2023. — Bernama pic  

In Johor, three company directors plead not guilty to submitting falsified documents to Socso

Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also state Disaster Management Committee chairman (JPBN), said the committee has 5,501 personnel on standby to provide rescue services and aid. — Bernama pic   

Sarawak on standby to face north-east monsoon, says deputy premier

Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said that number needs to be increased to ensure that the union membership ratio is half of the total number of workers in the country. — Bernama pic

HR minister: One million trade union membership target achieved ahead of schedule

In Perak, the state Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said that the number of evacuees in three districts has dropped to 210 people from 61 families tonight compared with 269 people from 80 families this morning. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Floods: Drop in number of evacuees in Perlis, Perak and Kedah as of 8pm

Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh said a majority of foreign brands in Malaysia are owned by local companies through the master franchise concept which is subject to the Franchise Act 1998. — Bernama pic

Boycott on products associated with Israel: Consumers have rights, says deputy minister

Selangor’s Islamic Religious and Cultural Innovation Committee chairman Mohammad Fahmi Ngah said the accusations are baseless, appear childish and done for cheap publicity. — Picture from X/Yayasan Selangor

Selangor exco challenges individual who posted on PAS Youth X account to prove Shariah criminal laws in state ‘have seen last days’

Earlier this month, Kepala Batas MP Siti Mastura Muhammad had told a political rally in Kemaman, Terengganu that Lim Guan Eng’s family is related to ‘Lim Kuan Yew’, referring to Lee — who was Singapore’s prime minister from 1959 to 1990, and who died in Singapore in 2015. — Screengrab from Facebook/Bernama TV

Bukit Aman confirms PAS MP quizzed over remarks linking DAP’s Lims to Chin Peng, Kuan Yew

Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching said the value of such cases rose to RM687 million or 29 per cent higher compared to the same period in 2022. — Bernama pic

Deputy minister: 23pc rise in online criminal cases from January to September 

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad meets with victims affected by the storm in Ipoh, November 14, 2023. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Perak MB: Cleaning, repair and aid underway for families affected by storm in Meru 

Elaborating on the factors that put pressure on the local currency, the Finance Ministry said the depreciation of the ringgit experienced in the near term was largely driven by global developments, particularly the strengthening of the US dollar and the uncertainty of China’s economic growth. — Reuters pic

Finance Ministry: Flexible ringgit exchange rate has a role in reducing impact of external shocks