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RM8.4mil to provide Jalur Gemilang badges for 5mil students
Education minister Fadhlina Sidek said getting students to wear the Jalur Gemilang badge on their uniforms is one of the…

Trump raises Putin doubts after Zelensky talks at pope’s funeral
President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky engage in deep discussion during Pope Francis’s funeral at the Vatican. (AP…

Trump demands free travel for US ships via Panama and Suez
Donald Trump said he asked secretary of state Marco Rubio to address the situation, impacting 40% of US container traffic…

French police hunt suspected killer of Muslim worshipper inside mosque
French police said the worshipper was stabbed to death Friday morning in La Grand-Combe, Gard region, southern France. (EPA Images…

Shipping costs, geography blamed for high prices in East Malaysia
Studies by two universities showed that the high cost of transporting goods from Peninsular Malaysia was among the reasons for…

Low turnout blamed for BN’s failure to achieve 18,000 votes
Perak BN chairman Saarani Mohamad said the BN victory showed that Ayer Kuning voters valued peace and did not like…

JDT secure Malaysia Cup and a triple treble
Johor Darul Ta’zim (the Southern Tigers) won the Malaysia Cup for a third treble of championship titles. (JDT pic) KUALA…

PKR orders fresh elections at 4 divisions on May 1
PKR election committee chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa said a decision will be made by May 5 on objections raised by…

Defiant PSM hails higher number of votes for Bawani
KS Bawani of Parti Sosialis Malaysia during the Ayer Kuning by-election campaign. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: Parti Sosialis Malaysia has…

BN regains support in almost all areas lost before, says Zahid
Barisan Nasional leaders with their winning candidate, Yusri Bakir, who won the Ayer Kuning by-election in Perak by more than…

BN retains Ayer Kuning with bigger majority
Barisan Nasional’s Yusri Bakir (left) defeated Parti Sosialis Malaysia’s KS Bawani and Perikatan Nasional’s Abdul Muhaimin Malek at the by-election…

RM20 million spent on KL Tower repairs, upgrades
The Kuala Lumpur Tower concessionaire says improvements were made to the main tourist attractions during the week it was temporarily…

Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run accident at traffic light
The scene of the hit-and-run accident at the Alor Gajah-Melaka Tengah-Jasin highway on Friday night. (PDRM pic) PETALING JAYA: Police…

Hajiji says several parties interested in teaming up with PGRS
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah president Hajiji Noor said the proposed electoral pacts will be reviewed after discussions with GRS and…

Hawkers stay open during water shutdown by thinking ahead
A restaurant worker in Penang taking stored water from a barrel after a 4-day water supply shutdown began on Friday…

Akmal declares victory for BN in Ayer Kuning
Barisan Nasional candidate Yusri Bakir is believed to have been elected to the state assembly seat in today’s by-election. PETALING…

112 Malayan tapirs killed in road accidents from 2020 to 2024
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said his ministry has carried out numerous initiatives to address the decline in the number of…

BN’s Yusri takes early lead in Ayer Kuning poll
Ballot boxes being taken to the counting centre at Dewan Merdeka in Tapah today after polling in the Ayer Kuning…

Foreigners trying to influence election have crossed the line, says S’pore PM
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said ‘Singapore’s politics must be for Singaporeans alone to decide’. (EPA Images pic) PETALING JAYA: Foreigners…

Nik Nazmi sends protest letter over Setiawangsa PKR polls results
PKR vice-president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad failed to defend the Setiawangsa division chief’s post after he lost to actor and…

Hundreds of thousands at funeral for pope ‘with an open heart’
The funeral sets off the first of nine days of official Vatican mourning for Pope Francis. (AP pic) VATICAN CITY:…

Cricket association initiates action against 5 former exco members
The Malaysian Cricket Association’s acting president, Ahmad Feisal Ahmad Tajuddin (left), accused ‘former’ president Iqbal Ali and other ex-committee members…

HIV cases reported among teens as young as 13 from sexual activity
The number of HIV cases from drug use has been decreasing due to frequent awareness campaigns on the dangers of…

S’pore politics not along racial, religious lines like in M’sia, says minister
Singapore’s senior minister of state Zaqy Mohamad said it is dangerous for religion-based parties like PAS to ask Singaporeans to…

Malaysia’s views on US tariff well-received, says minister
Finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said Malaysia wants to maintain good ties with the US. PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s views…

I have right to be concerned for S’pore Malays, says PAS man
Selangor PAS Youth chief Sukri Omar said the Malays of Singapore deserve fair and equitable opportunities in all aspects of…

Task force to confirm on-call duty allowance hike, says Dzulkefly
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad previously said his ministry had received approval to increase the on-call duty allowance for health workers.…

Woman detained for driving against traffic flow in Segamat
The woman was seen driving recklessly, endangering other road users, in a viral video clip. SEGAMAT: A woman was detained…

Singapore orders foreigners’ Facebook posts blocked ahead of vote
The rules bar foreigners from publishing online election advertising. (AFP pic) SINGAPORE: Singapore has ordered Facebook parent Meta to block…