Thursday, 3 July 2025

Author: Bernama

Water surge tragedy: Ninth victim buried in Batu Pahat

BATU PAHAT: The remains of Muhammad Fikri Saliman, the ninth victim of the water surge tragedy at Jeram Air Putih, Kemaman, Terengganu, on Saturday (July 1), were buried at the Muslim Cemetery in Kampung Parit Kuda, in Semerah, here, this morning. The burial took place at 7 am in the

MOT to ask for RM10 mln allocation next year to expand MyLesen initiative

BALIK PULAU: The Transport Ministry will request an allocation of RM10 million from the Ministry of Finance next year to expand the MyLesen B2 programme to allow more individuals from the B40 group to obtain a motorcycle licence, says Minister Anthony Loke. He said the allocation would benefit more than

NSSU reps in post-mortem session on Malaysia’s Sea Games performance

KUALA LUMPUR: Two representatives of the Nippon Sport Science University (NSSU), Tokyo, Japan have been invited to be present in the two-day post-mortem session on the performance of the national contingent at the 2023 Cambodia Sea Games starting Thursday (6 July) to monitor the discussion session. The National Sports Council

Unity govt implements various initiatives to improve people’s economy: Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The unity government has implemented various initiatives over the course of seven months to ensure a better economy for the people, including increased allowances, education assistance, internet access, and healthcare. In a nearly four minutes video on the first series of reports for the government’s first seven months’

Spanish tomb held ‘ivory lady’, not ‘ivory man’

MADRID: Analysis of an ancient burial site found in southern Spain in 2008 revealed that the deceased was a woman, not a man, as originally believed, reported German news agency (dpa).  Previously, researchers had assumed that the burial was of a man between 17 and 25 years old. The grave

China-Pakistan economic corridor attracted US$25.4 bln in 10 years: Beijing

ISTANBUL: Beijing revealed Thursday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) attracted US$25.4 billion in direct investment in the 10 years since being launched in 2014, reported Anadolu. “The projects are creating 192,000 jobs, generating 6,000MW of power, building 510 km (316 miles) of highways, and expanding the national transmission network

BNM to keep OPR at 3 pct until year-end 

KUALA LUMPUR: Research firms expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 3.0 per cent for the rest of 2023. Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) and CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said the outlook was in view of the anticipation for growth and inflation to

Penang polls: No issue over PH-BN seat allocation, says Chow

GEORGE TOWN: There is no issue or problem concerning the allocation of seats between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) for the upcoming state election, to be held on Aug 12, said Penang PH chairman Chow Kon Yeow. He said several rounds of negotiations had been conducted with several