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A spokesperson for PLUS Malaysia Berhad said traffic volume is expected to further increase in the evening after working hours and as the public takes advantage of the toll-free travel for two days starting today. ― Bernama pic

PLUS: Traffic building up on several major highways this morning

Perak police managed to recapture seven Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Bidor temporary immigration depot at an oil palm estate near the southbound Tapah rest area February 7, 2024. — Picture by Farhan Najib

UNHCR says concerned over deaths, conditions in Bidor immigration depot

In a statement yesterday, the Prime Minister’s Office said Batu MP P. Prabakaran  replaces Sungai Buloh MP Datuk R. Ramanan who had held the post since April last year and that the appointment takes effect immediately. Picture by Firdaus Latif

Batu MP appointed new Mitra chairman

Igan MP Ahmad Johnie Zawawi (seated, fourth right) poses for a photo-call with teachers, students and parents. ― Borneo Post pic

SJK Chung Hua Matu in Sarawak hosts Quran recital ceremony for first time

Transport Minister Anthony Loke expects traffic to be heavy from today and asked the public to plan their journey to avoid traffic congestion, besides advising them to be careful on the road and not to tire themselves by driving for long periods. ― Bernama pic

Anthony Loke: Two-day toll exemption brought forward for better travel planning

Several hundred Bangladeshis left stranded in Pengerang, Johor, in the case that renewed calls to clamp down migrant recruitment fraud have settled for far less than the RM2 million in unpaid wages they had sought. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Activists: Duped Bangladeshi workers sought RM2m in unpaid wages, but only got half

Support for Umno among its vote bank is haemorrhaging, and the party needs to be mindful of its position as a bastion for the Malay community, and not become fixated on one individual, party insiders said. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Prioritise Umno over Najib, as party is haemorrhaging support, say reps 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on all parties to support efforts in ensuring justice for all humanity. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

In Isra and Mi’raj message, PM Anwar urges all parties to support efforts in ensuring justice for all humanity

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that the Mavcom and CAAM merger was expected to be brought to Parliament this year, either in the second or third session.

Mavcom and CAAM merger will be tabled in Parliament this year, says transport minister

Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown's lawyer Guok Ngek Seong said he had received instructions from the former to file an appeal in the High Court, while at the same time urging the higher court to invoke its revisionary power to correct the 'grossly illegal and irregular order'.— Picture by Razak Ghazali

Rewcastle-Brown to appeal to set aside conviction after found guilty of defaming Terengganu Sultanah, lawyer says

“The PBAPP 2023 data shows that about 77.3 per cent or 460,350 of the 590,290 domestic water users in Penang were billed for the use of 35 m³ or less last year,” he said in a statement today. — Bernama pic

Penang Water Supply Corp: Water tariff in Penang second lowest in Malaysia 

Melaka State Housing, Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin said a meeting with the developer of the condominium project will also be held soon to address the issues raised by buyers. — Picture via Facebook/Rais Yasin

Melaka to probe condo buyers’ allegations of not receiving quality homes

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that as far as the government is concerned, the potential investors have to comply with all processes in terms of regulations, in terms of applying to Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM). — Bernama pic

Anthony Loke: Transport Ministry has met MYAirline’s new potential investors

Former PKR vice-president N. Surendran has quit PKR, saying that the party has failed to realise its reformation agenda as promised. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Ex-PKR veep Surendran quits party, says promised reforms not forthcoming

Transport Minister Anthony Loke hands out CNY goodie bags to Batik Air passengers travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Sibu at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang February 7, 2024. — Bernama pic

Tackle issue of overloaded heavy vehicles in integrated manner, says Anthony Loke

Tapah district police chief Supt Mohd Naim Asnawi (right) looks at the scene of the water surge incident at Sungai Kenjur at Kampung Poh, Bidor February 7, 2024. — Bernama pic

Watersurge tragedy in Kampung Poh: Another victim found, three children still missing