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As of 5.30pm, the flood situation in the southern parts of Sarawak recorded an increase in the number of evacuees and temporary relief centres. —  Bernama pic

Sarawak sees rise in number of flood evacuees as of 5.30pm

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki told Malaysiakini that while Mirzan Mahathir and his brother both applied for an extension, Mirzan’s younger brother Mokhzani has not yet been granted an extension yet. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

MACC grants 30-day extension to Mirzan Mahathir for asset declaration

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the police and Immigration Department have stopped their search operations in the forest area and also called off their roadblocks and will instead rely on public tip-offs. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Hunt for Bidor escapees to be carried out based on public reports, says home minister

The Ministry of Transport (MOT), in a statement, said that the report will be followed by a full report, which is expected to be completed no later than 12 months from the date of the crash, which claimed two lives. — Bernama pic

Kapar air crash: Transport Ministry says preliminary report within 30 days; full report in 12 months 

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said work to upgrade the 20 PGA posts was completed as scheduled and expected to provide comfort to those on duty. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Home minister: 20 General Operations Force posts upgraded in Selangor 

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the political activist was being investigated in connection with the woman’s allegation that she had received a share of the proceeds from donations to a non-governmental organisation. — Bernama pic

MACC chief: Social media content provider Ratu Naga not arrested, only called to record statement

Syamsul Zaman, nicknamed ‘Ustaz Budak’, was charged with committing gross indecency against a 30-year-old man, including kissing the victim’s cheek, at a hotel in Kota Baru at 1.15am on December 16, 2020. — Reuters pic

Court upholds 13 month-jail sentence on ‘Ustaz Budak’ convicted of gross indecency

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said that the committee is being established to study and continuously monitor issues that arise in Shariah courts. — Bernama pic

Religious affairs minister: National Syariah Judiciary Committee to be formed

Lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali also said it is ‘common knowledge’ that the RCI revolves around the Malaysian government’s May 31, 2018 decision — when Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was prime minister — to withdraw two review applications at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the latter’s May 23, 2008 decision on the sovereignty of Batu Puteh. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Lawyer says will advise Dr Mahathir to skip Batu Puteh RCI if ex-CJ Raus remains as chairman

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim talks with Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil (right) while attending the Penang Connectivity and Entrepreneur Development Empowerment Carnival at Seberang Perai Polytechnic, February 16, 2024. Also present was Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. — Bernama pic

Putrajaya to speed up funding approval for Penang International Airport expansion, says PM Anwar

Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chief executive officer K. Pathmanathan said the MDEP is a federal government project that has been running since 2011, and Phase 2B refers to the installation of a 7-kilometre raw water pipeline with a diameter of 1.6 metres from the Mak Sulong Pumping Station to the Sungai Dua Canal. — Picture from social media

Phase 2B of Mengkuang Dam expansion project worth RM72.5m handed over to Penang, says state water supply company 

Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah (left) in a discussion with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) officials during a courtesy call, February 16, 2024. — Picture courtesy of Deputy Premier’s Office

Unimas to offer a Bachelor of Education in Iban language next year, says vice-chancellor

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (left) visits police quarters at Briged Tengah (PGA) Cheras, February 16, 2024. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Home minister: MPs to be included in discussions of the Prevention of Crime Act

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim performs Friday prayers at Masjid Jamek Tengah Berapit with other congregants, Bukit Mertajam, February 16, 2024. — Bernama pic

PM Anwar approves RM1m to Masjid Jamek Tengah Berapit for mosque programmes

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said it is better for certain parties that have been criticising and accusing the government of not defending the Shariah Court to participate in the committee’s discussions rather than turning the recent invalidation of certain provisions in Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment into a political controversy. — Bernama pic

Shariah laws: Special committee open to discussions with all parties, says PM Anwar

Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick (2nd, left ) receives a souvenir from ESTC Academy Sdn Bhd Tuaran chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing during his visit to ESTC Academy Sdn Bhd in Tuaran, February 16, 2024. — Bernama pic

Minister: Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry welcomes collaboration with training institutions for NIMP 2030 focus sectors