KUALA LUMPUR: The surcharge exemption for domestic users in Sabah and Labuan, with a monthly electricity usage of 1,500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and below, will be maintained from July 1 to Dec 31. The Energy Commission (ST), in a statement, said that this was following the government’s decision yesterday to implement
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today performed the Aidiladha prayers with thousands of congregants at the Putra Mosque here. Anwar, who was accompanied by his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail was welcomed upon arrival at 8.19 am by Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) director-general Datuk
SEPANG: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he will not be contesting in the upcoming state elections. However, he said will actively support any movement involved in the polls that want to strengthen the position of the Malays. “I’m not going to stand for the election, and
PASIR PUTEH: Police have nabbed a 17-year-old teenager and confiscated 74.80 grammes of drugs believed to be heroin valued at RM40,000 here in Kelantan yesterday. Pasir Puteh police chief Supt Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said the juvenile who is a Form Five student in a secondary school here was apprehended in
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision made by the Hague Court of Appeal on Tuesday, dismissing the Sulu claimants’ application for recognition and enforcement of a purported arbitral award of US$14.9 billion (RM62.59 billion) to be enforced in the Netherlands, confirmed Malaysia’s position that the sham arbitration should never have taken place.
IPOH: Police detained a husband and wife team and seized an assortment of drugs estimated at RM538,646 during a raid at Jalan Medan Ipoh here on Monday. Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the couple aged 37 and 39 were picked up at 7.45 pm at
KUALA TERENGGANU: In almost every state election, the real fight in Terengganu has always been between PAS and Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN). Other contending parties, if any, don’t stand much of a chance. With the strong support from their members and supporters at the grassroots, PAS and BN have taken
JAYAPURA (Papua): A joint search and rescue team on Tuesday reached the wreckage of Semuwa Air’s Cessna Grand Caravan C208B aircraft that crashed in the wilderness of Highland Papua last week and evacuated the bodies of all victims, reported ANTARA. The operational chief of the Jayapura Search and Rescue Agency
ALOR SETAR: The status of Kedah as a ‘swing state’ will be determined in the coming election to show whether Perikatan Nasional (PN) could hold on to power or the strength of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to halt the green wave by taking over the
IPOH: Several documents related to D4 Division (Intelligence/Operations/Criminal Records) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Perak contingent police headquarters (IPK) were destroyed in the fire that broke out yesterday. Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said he would seek the help of Ipoh district police