PUTRAJAYA: June’s unemployment rate held at 3.0 percent, with unemployed numbers declining to 518,700, according to the Labour Force Statistics for June and Second Quarter (Q2) of 2025 released today. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the labour market maintained its positive growth momentum in June, driven by the
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is intensifying efforts to safeguard children from sexual crimes through legislative improvements and more comprehensive implementation strategies. Deputy director-general (Legal Reform Sector) of the Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) under the Prime Minister’s Department, Thiyagu Ganesan, said these efforts include the amendments to the Sexual Offences Against Children Act
BY ANIS NABILLA MD WAZILAH KUANTAN: Every year, Aug 1 marks a special date for 64-year-old Mohd Mustafa Abu Bakar, a moment he eagerly awaits to deck out his motorcycle in flags, signalling the start of the National Month. This year was no different for the former Air Force veteran, affectionately known
By Samantha Tan Chiew Tieng PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Drug Prevention Association (PEMADAM) will submit a proposal to the government to completely ban the use of electronic cigarettes or vape, including online sales, to break the chain of synthetic drug transmission in the country. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s 2040 Aspiration, recently announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, reflects the nation’s ambitions and aligns with the Ministry of National Unity’s mission to build a fair and united country. Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said the vision for 2040 is of a sovereign, dignified Malaysia where citizens
KOTA BAHRU: Four people, including two children, were killed and another was seriously injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a trailer lorry on Jalan Utama, Felda Chiku 1 in Gus Musang this morning. A spokesman for the Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department said they dispatched personnel from the
GEORGE TOWN: A bus carrying 29 factory workers skidded on a hilly bend at Jalan Paya Terubong, Air Itam here this morning, injuring six passengers, according to the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM). Assistant Fire and Rescue Operations Director of the Penang JBPM, John Sagun Francis, said a distress
KUALA PILAH: A 38-year-old immigration officer pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge of robbing a Pakistani national in Rembau on July 11. Mohd Nazrul Md Yassin entered the plea after the charge was read before Magistrate Yusna Khadijah Md Yusop. He is accused of robbing
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s construction sector maintained steady growth of 12.9 per cent, with the value of work done reaching RM43.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025), following a 16.6 per cent increase in the previous quarter, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir
FONTJONCOUSE, France: Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned today that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave. The fire has ravaged a vast area of France’s southern Aude department at the peak
