Monday, 15 December 2025

Author: Bernama

Selangor MB announces 11 Exco portfolios

SHAH ALAM: Selangor Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, today announced the list of 11 portfolios for the state executive councillors (Exco), following the special meeting at the Selangor State Secretariat Building (SUK), here. Amirudin himself will also be in charge of the portfolios of Land and Natural Resources Development,

Taufiq Yap wants better ‘social chemistry’ among Malaysians

By Hamdan Ismail KUCHING: It was not like any other usual lectures that Prof Datuk Dr Taufiq Yap Yun Hin, a chemistry expert, would give at universities or science conferences when he came up on stage here recently. The coordinator of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)’s Centre of Excellence for Catalysis

Selangor MB denies INSAN policy data leak

SHAH ALAM: Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has denied allegations of data leakage or misuse under the state life insurance scheme, Insurans Hayat Selangor (INSAN) that went viral on social media today. He said the data in question is public data that can be purchased, adding that no

Kedah civil servants to receive RM400 special aid

ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government will be giving a special assistance of RM400 to the state’s civil servants, which will be paid on Sept 14, announced Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. He said that a total of 5,600 state civil servants will receive the benefit, involving an

Seven men held over fight after Super League match

GEORGE TOWN: Seven local men were arrested by the police after a fight involving supporters of the Penang FC and Kedah Darul Aman (KDA) FC football clubs, yesterday. In a statement, Northeast district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Soffian Santong said the incident happened yesterday at approximately 11.20 pm at a

Serena williams becomes a mother again

LONDON: Serena Williams has announced the birth of her second daughter, Adira River Ohanian, with husband Alexis Ohanian, reported German news agency (dpa). The retired tennis player, 41, posted a video on TikTok, which showed the mother-of-two holding her newborn, as she sat next to her husband and eldest daughter,

Chandrayaan-3 mission: India aims for historic lunar landing

KUALA LUMPUR: In a historic moment for India’s space endeavours, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is poised to achieve a ground-breaking feat as Chandrayaan-3 (CY3), the nation’s third lunar mission, is set to land on the moon’s surface on Wednesday (Aug 23) at approximately 6.04 pm IST (India Standard

Female UKmilitary recruits given ‘ill-fitting’ uniforms: Report

LONDON: Female recruits at UK armed forces training centres are suffering from “low morale” due to ill-fitting uniforms, an Ofsted report has found, reported German news agency (dpa). Inspectors found there were “significant problems” with ageing buildings and poorly-fitting clothing in several armed forces training facilities. The report was based

Use of batik strengthens national identity: Indonesian minister

JAKARTA: The broad usage of batik in the community’s everyday activities can help to promote the sense of national identity, said Minister of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Nik Nazmi, who is on a working trip to Indonesia, witnessed how batik was aligned with fashion

Asean officials to discuss environmental issues, transboundary haze

VIENTIANE: Environmental officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have met in Lao capital Vientiane to discuss a number of environmental issues and to enhance cooperation in resolving transboundary haze pollution, reported Xinhua. The 18th Meeting of the Committee under the Conference of the Parties to the Asean