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A whiskered world: Inside Kuching's Cat Museum
IN the heart of Kuching, the city affectionately known as the 'Cat City,' lies a treasure trove dedicated to our feline friends: the Kuching Cat Museum. More than just a collection of cat paraphernalia, this museum delves into the (...)
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
Police detain Israeli national suspected of being an intelligence spy
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have detained an Israeli national located in a hotel somewhere in Ampang. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
National Journalism Laureate Ahmad Rejal Arbee laid to rest in Shah Alam
SHAH ALAM, March 29 ― National Journalism Laureate for 2014, Datuk Ahmad Rejal Arbee Mohamed Isa Arbee, who died at the...
Malay Mail - 29 March 2024
15 SDs cannot challenge Sabah PKR chairman’s position
15 SDs cannot challenge Sabah PKR chairman’s position
KOTA KINABALU (March 29): The statutory declarations (SD) signed by 15 divisional chiefs cannot challenge the position of Datuk Sangkar Rasam as Sabah PKR chairman. PKR Vice President Awang Husaini Sahari said according to the constitution, the (...)
BorneoPost - 29 March 2024
Melayu dan sindrom “siege mentality”
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Malaysia Today - 29 March 2024
LYC Healthcare's unit files preliminary documents for Singapore's Catalist listing
KUALA LUMPUR: LYC Healthcare Bhd’s subsidiary LYC Medicare Singapore Ltd today has lodged the preliminary offer document with the Singapore Exchange Ltd's (SGX) Catalist Board. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
China joins probe into deadly Pakistan suicide attack on its nationals
(c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
Seasoned lawyer makes history by becoming first female Sikh Industrial Court chairman
KUALA LUMPUR: The Industrial Court made history today by appointing Pravin Kaur Jessy as its first female chairman from the Sikh community. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
BNM manager's 2017 sacking unlawful, High Court rules
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2017 sacking of a former Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) manager for participating in political activities was unlawful, the High Court ruled today. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
Thai court drops terrorism charges over 2008 airport protest
BANGKOK: A Thai court today dismissed terrorism charges against 67 anti-government protest leaders who occupied the capital’s international airport in 2008, one of the defendants said. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
Kedah padi farmers concerned over silence on subsidised certified padi seeds prices
ALOR STAR: Padi farmers in the state have raised concerns about the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry’s silence regarding the price of government subsidised certified padi seeds ahead of the upcoming cultivation season. (c) New Straits (...)
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
Big rush in registering for Padu as deadline nears
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have criticised the slow and time-consuming process of registering both online and physically in the Central Database Hub (Padu). (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
Penang govt monitoring Air Itam dam's water level
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government is closely monitoring the Air Itam dam, which has the capacity to last for more than 30 days without rain. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 29 March 2024
Kayu Madang landfill fire put out successfully
Kayu Madang landfill fire put out successfully
KOTA KINABALU (March 29): The fire at the Kayu Madang landfill near the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park in Telipok was put out successfully on Friday. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department director Abdul Razak Muda said the whole operation ended at (...)
BorneoPost - 29 March 2024
Allegation Sabah Umno splitting not true – elections director
Allegation Sabah Umno splitting not true – elections director
SANDAKAN (March 29): There is no issue of splitting among Sabah Umno members in determining the issue of cooperation with other parties to face the upcoming 17th State Election (PRN17). Sabah Umno Elections director Jeffery Nor Mohamed said (...)
BorneoPost - 29 March 2024
National Journalism Laureate Ahmad Rejal Arbee laid to rest in Shah Alam
National Journalism Laureate Ahmad Rejal Arbee laid to rest in Shah Alam
SHAH ALAM (March 29): National Journalism Laureate for 2014, Datuk Ahmad Rejal Arbee Mohamed Isa Arbee, who died at the age of 83 early this morning, was laid to rest at the Section 21 Muslim Cemetery here at 11am. Nearly 200 family members and (...)
BorneoPost - 29 March 2024
UMS, institute continue to protect, preserve mother tongues in Sabah
UMS, institute continue to protect, preserve mother tongues in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU (March 29): Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) continue their joint effort to protect and preserve the various types of mother tongue in Sabah. This collaboration was made official through a (...)
BorneoPost - 29 March 2024
Sabah Fire Dept: Fire at Kayu Madang landfill almost extinguished
Sabah Fire Dept: Fire at Kayu Madang landfill almost extinguished
KOTA KINABALU (March 29): More than 97 per cent of the fire at the Kayu Madang landfill here has been extinguished on the fifth day of the operation yesterday, said Sabah Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Senior Operations Commander Ordine (...)
BorneoPost - 29 March 2024
Maritime agency’s Bombardier continues peatland fire extinguishing efforts in Miri
Maritime agency’s Bombardier continues peatland fire extinguishing efforts in Miri
MIRI (March 29): The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency’s (MMEA) CL-415 Bombardier aircraft and the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) efforts to extinguish the peatland fires in Sungai Adong here continued for the third day today. According (...)
BorneoPost - 29 March 2024
Political Islam: Why the religious conservatism wave is rising in Malaysia but ebbing in Indonesia
The biggest bloc is actually PAS and PAS stands very clearly for negara Islam Malaysia, or Islamic State of Malaysia. And the second biggest bloc is actually the DAP which stands for a multiracial, hybrid state, not Islamic but not secular (...)
Malaysia Today - 29 March 2024