BACHOK: The government will continue to monitor suspicious offers related to badal haji services, particularly at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and on social media platforms. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan said the monitoring is being carried out continuously to ensure Malaysians do not fall victim
NEW DELHI: At least nine persons, including a child and four women, were killed and nearly 20 others injured early Sunday morning in a massive fire which broke out inside a multi-storey house in Delhi after a powerful blast in the air-conditioner, Xinhua reported, citing the Delhi Police. The incident
PASIR PUTEH: The Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YAPEIM) has spent RM17.02 million under its Sinar Lestari Programme to implement 374 home projects nationwide, comprising new constructions and repairs, from 2020 to March this year. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan said the projects included 228 repair
HYDERABAD: A passenger jumped off a plane at Chennai airport after opening an emergency door while the aircraft was taxiing after landing. The incident involved Air Arabia Flight G9 471 from Sharjah on Sunday morning, local media reported. Security personnel chased and caught the male passenger, a resident of Tamil Nadu’s
KUALA LUMPUR: A married couple were killed after the motorcycle they were riding was hit from behind by a car at Jalan Ampang near Menara Great Eastern early yesterday morning, in an incident involving a driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) has agreed to propose that the National Velodrome in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan be renamed the Velodrom Azizulhasni, in appreciation of Datuk Azizulhasni Awang’s great contribution to the country’s cycling sport. MNCF president Datuk Amarjit Singh Gill said the proposal was unanimously agreed
SUNGAI PETANI: An elderly man is feared drowned after he was believed to have fallen into a river in Kampung Padang Tengah, Tikam Batu, today. The victim has been identified as Mohamad Khalid @ Halim Salleh, aged 83. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department Zone 2 officer and senior operations commander, Fire Supt Bryan
JERTIH: An elderly woman was killed when the van she was in skidded and crashed into a tree in Kampung Anak Ikan here at 1.50 am today. Besut district police chief Supt Mohd Rozaime Ab Rahman said Munah Awang, 76, died while being treated at the Besut Hospital’s emergency unity at
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should review spending in less critical sectors if fiscal adjustments are to be implemented without compromising essential services such as healthcare, following proposed RM3.06 billion budget cuts to the Ministry of Health (MOH). Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) president Ahmad Fahmi Mohd Samsudin said that
KAJANG: It was a sombre atmosphere at the Forensic Department in Kajang Hospital as the body of nine-year-old Nur Qaseh Deandra Mohd Qayyum, who was found drowned, arrived for an autopsy. The victim’s grandfather, Zulkarnain Ahmad, 57, said that while the family was deeply grieving, they remained grateful that her
