Sunday, 4 January 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Federal Cabinet Ministers announced

KUALA LUMPUR: Following are the Cabinet Ministers led by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced yesterday: PRIME MINISTER Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MINISTER OF WOMEN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail MINISTER OF FINANCE Lim Guan Eng MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin MINISTER OF

State BN to allocate funds to its MPs

KUCHING: The state Barisan Nasional (BN) government will provide allocations to its Members of Parliament (MP) for development in their respective constituency. According to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg, each BN MP would receive an annual allocation of RM1 million for Minor Rural Project (MRP) and

S_AlQadry Exclusive baju Melayu for Eid

KUCHING: In less than a month, Muslims will celebrate Eid which is expected to fall in mid June. Preparation for Eid is usually done as early as during the first week of Ramadan. Clothing preparation is one of the earliest that can be done because it can be kept in

Anxiety over after hornet’s nest destroyed

SRI AMAN: The presence of a hornet’s nest in a junkyard at Jalan Min Chong, Entulang here has caused anxiety among residents in the vicinity. Hence, after being informed, Sri Aman Civil Defence Force (APM) immediately dispatched a three-member team to destroy the nest before the hornets start to attack

Dr. M to serve as Education Minister

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has announced that he would also be the Education Minister in the Cabinet of the new government. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council here, he added that PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah

Biker and daughter hurt in crash

KUCHING: A motorcyclist and his daughter were taken to Sarawak General Hospital in an ambulance after they flung off the motorcycle they were riding on when it ran over a dog which suddenly crossed their path at Jalan Batu Kitang near here at noon yesterday. The father and his daughter

Close shave for driver

MIRI: A man in his 20s was fortunate to sustain only minor injuries after the car he was driving skidded off the road and crashed into a palm tree at Marina Parkcity here on Wednesday night. In the 11pm incident, it was believed that the man was trying to avoid

Yii: Onus is on State Government

KUCHING: “Pakatan Harapan remains consistent in our stand and sincere in our intention to fulfil our promise of devolution of powers to Sarawak and State Government regardless of its political affiliation, but the onus will be on the State Government to accept the agreement and responsibility that comes with the

Boulevard offers a wide range of Raya clothing

MIRI: Ramadan is here. In conjunction with Ramadan, Boulevard Hypermarket and Departmental store is having a Raya annual fair, offering the public a wide selection of Raya clothing at affordable pricing. Boulevard operation and marketing manager, Alan Lee Chee Leong said customers could look forward to buying their Baju Raya

Female traffic police officer remanded over bribery caseA

KLANG: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered a female traffic police inspector  to be remanded for five days beginning yesterday  to facilitate  investigation into  a case of soliciting a  RM2,000 bribe three days ago. Magistrate  Nik Nur Amalina Mat Zaidan  allowed the application from the  Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to remand