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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the International Women’s Day 2024 celebration which took place at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre in Petaling Jaya, March 8, 2024. — Picture by Hari Anggara

PM Anwar: Amendment to remove ambiguity over ‘parent’ in citizenship law due in Parliament this month

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof speaks at the National Energy Awards (NEA) 2023 appreciation ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, March 8, 2024. — Bernama pic

DPM Fadillah: Energy sector constitutes almost 80pc of greenhouse gas emissions

State Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Communications Committee chairman Datuk Fairul Nizam Roslan (4th, right), after after visiting the Jendela Phase One project in Kampung Bukit Apit in Ayer Limau, March 8, 2024. Also present is the Melaka MCMC director Syed Isa Alsagoff (3rd right). — Bernama pic

Melaka plans to build nine new telecoms towers this year, says exco

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said the live broadcast of the Dewan Rakyat sitting, for example, provided exposure to the people about what happens in Parliament and the role played by the Members of Parliament (MPs) elected by the people. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Dewan Rakyat Speaker: Malaysian Parliament must not be distant from the people

Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah Yee Lynn delivers her opening address during the constitutional law lecture at the Malaysian Bar in Kuala Lumpur, March 8, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysian Bar president disappointed over ‘disrespect’ of Federal Court in Kelantan’s re-enactment plans, condemns death threats against Nik Elin

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said the matter was emphasised by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who wanted the tazkirah (lecture) or knowledge delivered by the speaker to achieve the set goals. — Bernama pic

Ramadan: Mosques, govt agencies to ensure only accredited preachers to hold talks, says religious affairs minister

Police arrested four men, three of whom are Chinese nationals, on suspicion of being involved in the kidnapping of a restaurant owner in Penang yesterday. — iStock pic

Four men nabbed over kidnapping restaurant owner in Penang

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz (3rd, left) while handing over the East Coast Rail Link Integrated Land Use Master Plan during a Seminar on East Coast Rail Link- Economic Accelerator Project Business and Investment Opportunities at Mida Sentral in Kuala Lumpur March 8, 2024. — Bernama pic

Mida officially receives ECRL Integrated Land Use Master Plan from PLANMalaysia, says CEO

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said dengue fever cases has dropped to 3,268 in the 9th Epidemiological Week (ME9), from February 25 to March 2, compared with 3,572 cases reported in the previous week. — Reuters pic

Dengue cases drop to 3,268, three deaths reported from Feb 25 to March 2, says Health D-G

In today’s testimony before the Sessions Court, a former Royal Malaysian Navy cadet officer revealed that he observed a lieutenant sitting on J. Soosaimanicckam’s stomach and repeatedly slapping him one day prior to the latter’s demise. — Reuters pic

Officer sat on naval cadet, slapped him repeatedly one day before his death, says witness

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has graciously presented Proton X90 SUVs to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain and senior officials of Istana Negara in recognition of their outstanding contributions and service. — Picture via Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

King gifts Proton X90 to IGP, senior Istana Negara officers

Police arrested four locals, believed to be members of a drug trafficking syndicate, with 21 kilogrammes of ganja, worth RM66,000, in three raids carried out in Georgetown, between 10 last night and 11 this morning. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim

Penang police bust drug syndicate, four including couple held

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said that there is a definite correlation between approved investments and the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). — Bernama pic

Tengku Zafrul proposes Mida to target 10pc y-o-y increase in approved investments

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said applications for eVisa can be made directly through the Immigration Department’s portal and will be processed within two days. — Bernama pic

Saifuddin Nasution: No more agents for Bangladeshi worker recruitment

Curious onlookers observe the fire at Jalan Ewe Hai. — The Borneo Post pic 

Car catches fire at Jalan Ewe Hai in Kuching, flames spread to four shophouses (VIDEO)

Rejecting the group’s allegations contained in its ‘We Can’t See the Sun: Malaysia’s Arbitrary Detention of Migrants and Refugees’ report published two days ago, the minister also denied there was a lack of healthcare access for immigration detainees. — Bernama pic

Saifuddin Nasution tells Human Rights Watch to back up claims of detainee abuse at immigration depots