From Hafizah Kamaruddin MAKKAH, Sept 18 (Bernama) — No contagious diseases or quarantine cases have been reported among the over 600,000 Haj pilgrims now in the Holy Land, according to a report on the www.arabnews.com portal. The report quoted Saudi Arabian acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih a …
Read More »General : Kuala Nerus Declared Eighth District In Terengganu
KUALA NERUS, Sept 18 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Thursday declared Kuala Nerus as the eighth district in Terengganu. Announcing this in his speech at the ground-breaking ceremony for the University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) Teaching Hospital project in Gong Bad …
Read More »General : MDEC: Raw Talent Needs Nurturing To Ensure Creative Industry Survival
By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) — Raw talent in the creative and content industry in Malaysia has to be nurtured to ensure its survival and, in the process, meet the government’s targets for the industry outlined in the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), a …
Read More »General : King, Queen Visit National Zoo To See Giant Pandas
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong feeding one of the giant pandasKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah Hamidun, Wednesday visited Zoo Negara to see the giant pandas, Xing Xing and Liang Liang. Their …
Read More »General : Digital Inclusion Initiatives Should Be For All – Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) — It is most imperative for digital inclusion efforts be implemented for rural communities, vulnerable populations and marginalised groups, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He noted that urban populations were gearing up towards the environme …
Read More »General : Site For Malaysian Pilgrims In Arafah At Same Location As Last Year’s Haj Season – Syed Saleh
MAKKAH, Sept 17(Bernama) — The sites allotted for Malaysian pilgrims in Arafah, Mudzalidah and Mina are almost at the same locations as those during the last season’s haj pilgrimage, said head of the Malaysian haj delegation, Datuk Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman. He said this was based on …
Read More »General : Three Teachers Remanded For Four Days Over UPSR Papers Leak
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 17 (Bernama) — The police Wednesday obtained a four-day remand order against three teachers, one of them a woman, to assist in the investigation into the leak in the Science and English examination papers of this year’s Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR). Magistrate N …
Read More »General : Same Location For Malaysian Pilgrims In Arafah Like Last Year’s – Syed Saleh
From Hafizah Kamaruddin MAKKAH, Sept 17(Bernama) — The sites allotted for Malaysian pilgrims in Arafah, Mudzalidah and Mina are almost at the same locations as those during the last season’s haj pilgrimage, said head of the Malaysian haj delegation, Datuk Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman. He …
Read More »General : Indonesian Embassy Denies Report Police Chief Said He Knew What Happened To MH370
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) – The Indonesian Embassy here has denied a report that Indonesian Police Chief, General Sutarman said he and his Malaysian counterpart knew what happened to Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370. Police Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Aby Nurse …
Read More »General : UPSR Fiasco Embarrassing, Says Muhyiddin
GENTING HIGHLANDS, Sept 15 (Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) fiasco was something very embarassing as Malaysia is seen as a country as having among the best education systems in the world. Muhyiddin, who is also Education …
Read More »DAP's Ipoh Barat MP M Kulasegaran today urged Inspector General of Police (IGP)…
DAP's Ipoh Barat MP M Kulasegaran today urged Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar to listen to his predecessor Musa Hassan what the IGP needs to do in the Indira Gandhi custody battle. Musa was recently reported as saying that he would have acted on the court orders for the polic …
Read More »General : UPSR Leaks, Two More Held
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) — Two more people, a teacher and an insurance agent were nabbed in raids in Kuala Ketil, Kedah and Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Sunday over the leaks in the question papers for Science and English in this year’s Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination. …
Read More »General : Scientists: Zebrafish Genes Linked To Human Respiratory Diseases
SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (Bernama) — A small freshwater fish found in many tropical aquariums may hold the key to unlocking one of the leading causes of respiratory diseases in humans. Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), have identified hundreds of novel ge …
Read More »General : Zimbabwean Student Isolated At Sarawak Hospital For Suspected Ebola
KUCHING, Sept 15 (Bernama) — A 24-year-old Zimbabwean student is under investigation for Ebola and has been admitted at an isolation ward of the Sarawak General Hospital since last night, Sarawak Assistant Minister for Public Health Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said here today. He said the male studen …
Read More »General : Government Looking Into Creating Women’s 30 Per Cent Club – DPM
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) — The government is studying the possibility of creating what is called the “30 Per Cent Club” towards increasing women’s participation at the decision-making level. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the same initiative implem …
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