SHAH ALAM: The supply of crops and livestock across Malaysia remains stable despite the prolonged hot and dry weather triggered by the Southwest Monsoon, according to the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM). Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu stated that the ministry has not received any significant reports of major supply disruptions. While some weather-related…
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SUNGAI SIPUT: The MADANI Rahmah Sale Programme (PJRM) held at the Orang Asli One-Stop Centre (OAOSC) here has brought meaningful relief to the surrounding Orang Asli community, offering essential goods at affordable prices. Despite the long journey, a rubber tapper from Legap Regroupment Scheme (RPS), Long Busu, 56, said he was willing to drive nearly…
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MARSEILLE: Southern Europeans braced Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world’s fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red. Temperatures are set to rise to 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) in Rome, driving the Eternal City’s many tourists and Catholic pilgrims to the Vatican alike towards…
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BELGRADE: Serbian protesters are expected to gather in their tens of thousands in the capital Belgrade on Saturday, issuing an “ultimatum” for the government to call early elections after months of student-led strikes. Anti-graft protests have rocked the Balkan nation since November when a train station roof collapse in the northern city of Novi Sad…
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MALAYSIA Aquatics (MAS) is intensifying efforts to scout heritage swimmers abroad, mirroring Singapore’s approach to enhance the national team’s competitiveness. MAS swimming chairman Marilyn Chua confirmed the initiative, revealing that the body has been in talks with Malaysian citizens overseas who possess potential. “Yes, of course. We’ve several Malaysian citizens reached out to us over…
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CAIRO: Emirates extended its cancellation of flights to and from Iran’s capital Tehran until July 5 due to the “regional situation”, it said in a statement on Saturday. The Dubai-based airline said it will recommence operations to Baghdad on July 1 and Basra on July 2.
KUALA LUMPUR: Greater economic integration within ASEAN is driving efforts to establish an independent regional financial system, reducing dependency on external currencies and improving monetary stability, according to a Malaysian analyst. Lee Pei May, a political expert at the International Islamic University Malaysia, highlighted in an interview with Xinhua that these measures aim to mitigate…
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BACHOK: The Public Works Ministry (KKR) has identified prolonged rainy weather and overloaded heavy vehicles as the primary reasons for deteriorating road conditions nationwide. Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan disclosed that RM4 billion is needed for road repairs, but only RM2 billion has been allocated due to government budget constraints. Speaking to reporters after…
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GEORGE TOWN: Penang4Palestine has strongly condemned the discovery of oxycodone pills hidden in flour packets distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an aid organisation allegedly supported by the US and Israel. M.S. Anuar Mahmod, chairman of Penang4Palestine, expressed deep concern over the incident, citing at least four testimonies confirming the shocking find. A Gaza…
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KUCHING: The body of a man believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while fishing in Sungai Maong near Jalan Matang has been recovered. The victim, identified as Jacob Tuan, 32, was found by a search and rescue team approximately 300 metres from the incident site at around 12.30 pm today. Padawan district police…
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SHAH ALAM: The employability rate of graduates from Agriculture Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) climbed to 81.23 per cent in 2023, up from 78.1 per cent the previous year. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu highlighted the consistent five-year growth in…
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KUALA LUMPUR: A police officer was killed early this morning after his motorcycle skidded during an operation targeting illegal street racing in the capital. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT KL) chief ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa confirmed that Lance Corporal Muhammad Amirul Aiman Muhammad Othman, 24, died at the scene following the…
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BACHOK: The Entrepreneurship Faculty Complex at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) Bachok campus has been delayed, with four extensions of time (EOT) granted, Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan confirmed today. He stated that this fourth EOT would be the last, with full project completion now expected by Oct 20. “I have informed the contractor…
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PESHAWAR (Pakistan): A suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed 16 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen people, including civilians, local government officials and police officers told AFP. “A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy,“ said a local government official in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, who…
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DOHA: Gaza mediators are engaging with Israel and Hamas to build on momentum from this week’s ceasefire with Iran and work towards a truce in the Palestinian territory, Qatar foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said. Israel and Iran on Tuesday agreed to a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Qatar just hours after the…
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NAIROBI: The African Union said on Saturday a peace deal signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda was a “significant milestone” in bringing peace to the deeply troubled region. For more than 30 years the eastern DRC has been riven by conflict, which has intensified in recent years with the advance of an…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar has encouraged non-Bumiputera communities to consider joining the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), as their current involvement remains minimal. He emphasised that the MAF offers a unique professional career path distinct from other sectors. Speaking at the commissioning parade and appointment letter presentation for…
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PASIR PUTEH: Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) are nearing the end of their discussions in preparation for the upcoming Sabah state election, according to UMNO secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. Speaking to reporters after opening the Pasir Puteh UMNO division delegates meeting, Asyraf Wajdi stated that negotiations with all relevant parties are…
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THE Israeli army said on Saturday that a missile fired from Yemen towards Israeli territory had been “most likely successfully intercepted”, while Yemen’s Houthi forces claimed responsibility for the launch. Israel has threatened Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement – which has been attacking Israel in what it says is solidarity with Gaza – with a naval…
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KLANG: Nearly 80 per cent of the 226 maritime accidents recorded last year occurred because victims failed to wear life jackets, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The agency revealed that these incidents involved 1,348 individuals, with 1,259 rescued, 64 dead, and 25 still missing. From January to May this year, 108 cases…
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a severe weather warning for thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds across 10 states until 6 pm today. The affected regions include Kulim in Kedah, all of Penang and Johor, as well as multiple districts in Perak and Selangor. Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang are also expected…
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SHANGHAI: Heavy rain struck China’s southwestern Guizhou province again on Saturday, half-submerging the already flood-stricken riverside city of Rongjiang for a second time this week and prompting the evacuation of residents to higher ground. Located at the confluence of three rivers and home to 300,000 residents, Rongjiang was inundated earlier this week by record downpours…
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WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on the last day of rulings for its current term gave Donald Trump his latest in a series of victories at the nation’s top judicial body, one that may make it easier for him to implement contentious elements of his sweeping agenda as he tests the limits of presidential power.…
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KUANTAN: Peace and social harmony are fundamental to fulfilling the objectives of Maqasid Syariah and ensuring national stability, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. Speaking at the East Zone Jelajah MADANI Ulama and Umara Programme (JMUU), held alongside the MADANI Al-Falah Carnival at Masjid Jamek Beserah,…
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PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has issued a stern warning to the public, especially those struggling financially, to steer clear of illegal moneylending schemes. Minister Nga Kor Ming emphasised that loans should only be obtained from licensed moneylenders registered under the Moneylenders Act 1951 (Act 400). Under the law, licensed lenders…
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KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to review the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) was not made hastily but followed detailed discussions over the past two weeks, according to Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He explained that the process began with a draft presented by the Economy Ministry secretary-general to the Cabinet. “We’ve actually discussed this. In…
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BACHOK: Projek pembinaan Kompleks Fakulti Keusahawanan Kampus Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) Bachok mengalami kelewatan dan telah diberikan lanjutan masa (EOT) sebanyak empat kali. Timbalan Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan berkata pihaknya mengharapkan projek berkenaan dapat disiapkan sepenuhnya pada 20 Oktober tahun ini. “EOT sudah empat kali dan kali ini yang terakhir. Saya telah…
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MARANG: Jumlah kumulatif kes demam denggi di Terengganu bagi tempoh 1 Jan 2025 hingga semalam (27 Jun) menurun 28 peratus berbanding tempoh sama tahun lepas. Pengarah Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Terengganu (JKNT) Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong berkata sepanjang tempoh itu hanya 90 kes demam denggi dilaporkan berbanding 125 kes pada 2024. Beliau berkata setakat ini tiada…
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NATIONAL women’s singles player K. Letshanaa saw her impressive US Open run come to an end in the quarter-finals after a straight-game defeat to India’s Tanvi Sharma early Friday morning. The 21-year-old, who had hoped to secure her first Super 300 semi-final spot, fell 13-21, 16-21 in a 33-minute match. The loss also marked the…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan digesa untuk menangguhkan pelaksanaan Cukai Jualan dan Perkhidmatan (SST) yang diperluaskan, daripada 1 Julai 2025 kepada Januari 2026 untuk memberikan lebih banyak masa persediaan berikutan beberapa aspek yang masih memerlukan penjelasan, kata Gabungan Dewan Perniagaan dan Perindustrian Cina Malaysia (ACCCIM). Walaupun “menyambut baik namun berhati-hati” pengumuman kerajaan pada Khamis mengenai semakan pelaksanaan…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Panglima Angkatan Tentera Jen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar menyeru lebih ramai rakyat bukan bumiputera menyertai Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) susulan jumlah penyertaan golongan itu masih rendah ketika ini. Mohd Nizam berkata ATM perlu dilihat sebagai antara peluang kerjaya yang terbuka untuk diceburi kerana ia satu bidang profesional yang jauh berbeza daripada bidang…
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ISKANDAR PUTERI: Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN) menyasarkan nilai jualan melebihi RM300,000, sepanjang tiga hari pelaksanaan “Kempen Beli Barangan Malaysia” (KBBM) sempena program Jelajah KPDN 2025 Zon Selatan bermula semalam. Pengarah Bahagian Pembangunan Perniagaan KPDN Adiratno Che Ani berkata pada hari pertama, semalam, khemah KBBM berjaya mencatatkan nilai jualan mencecah RM93,910,…
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KANGAR: Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Perlis (MAIPs) memperuntukkan RM288,000 untuk diagihkan kepada 240 pelajar Tingkatan Enam semester dua yang berada di bawah seliaan Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri (JPN) Perlis. MAIPs dalam kenyataan hari ini memaklumkan kesemua pelajar itu daripada sembilan sekolah menengah di Perlis dengan setiap seorang menerima bantuan sebanyak RM1,200. Menurut kenyataan…
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TEHRAN: Iran mengisytiharkan hari berkabung negara pada Sabtu sempena upacara pengebumian beberapa pegawai tertinggi tentera yang terbunuh akibat serangan Israel dalam konflik baru-baru ini, lapor Agensi Berita Jerman (dpa). Penyiar negara IRIB yang memetik pejabat gabenor bandar melaporkan bahawa pihak berkuasa Tehran akan ditutup pada hari berkenaan bagi membolehkan orang ramai memberi penghormatan dan menghadiri…
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JOHOR BAHRU: Jumlah kerugian pekebun nanas akibat ketidaktentuan cuaca dan bencana alam di negara ini menunjukkan pengurangan daripada RM7 juta pada 2021 kepada RM1.02 juta pada tahun lepas. Timbalan Menteri Pertanian dan Keterjaminan Makanan (KPKM) Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup berkata perkara itu, antara lain didorong oleh hasil kajian, pembangunan infrastruktur dan inovasi Lembaga Perindustrian Nanas…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang anggota polis maut selepas motosikal yang ditunggang terbabas semasa menjalankan penugasan Operasi Pencegahan Samseng Jalanan di ibu negara awal pagi tadi. Ketua Jabatan Siasatan dan Penguatkuasaan Trafik Kuala Lumpur (JSPT KL) ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa berkata mangsa L/Kpl Muhammad Amirul Aiman Muhammad Othman, 24, disahkan meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian selepas…
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MOSCOW: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has concluded his eight-day working visit to Uzbekistan and Russia, marking a pivotal step in Malaysia’s renewed efforts to strengthen strategic international partnerships. The visit focused on the potential revival of Malaysia’s nuclear energy programme, alongside collaboration in the halal economy, tourism, energy investments and Islamic finance.…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Tindakan menyekat atau menurunkan sesuatu kandungan ataupun akaun media sosial hanya boleh dilaksanakan oleh penyedia platform itu sendiri, kata Menteri Komunikasi Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. Beliau berkata kerajaan tiada kuasa untuk mengarahkan penyedia platform media sosial untuk mengambil sebarang tindakan kerana ia hanya dilakukan sekiranya kandungan atau akaun itu telah melanggar undang-undang. “Bila satu-satu…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Isteri Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail menggesa agar Program Kita-Untuk-Kita (K2K) terus disokong dan diperluas bagi memberi manfaat kepada lebih ramai masyarakat di kawasan perumahan awam. Dr Wan Azizah yang juga Ahli Parlimen Bandar Tun Razak berkata program itu yang dilancarkan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pada April…
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ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is targeting over RM300,000 in sales through the Buy Malaysian Goods Campaign (KBBM) during its Southern Zone Carnival Tour 2025, which began here yesterday. KPDN Business Development Division director Adiratno Che Ani said the KBBM pavilion recorded RM93,910 in sales on the first day…
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KUCHING: Sebuah Klinik Kesihatan baharu bernilai RM16 juta akan dibina di kawasan Simpang Layar, Betong, menurut Timbalan Premier Sarawak Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah berkata klinik baharu itu akan melengkapkan dua lagi fasiliti kesihatan yang bakal dibina di kawasan Spaoh, Betong iaitu sebuah klinik bernilai RM36 juta dan pusat hemodialisis dengan kos RM5 juta.…
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TOKYO: The rate of depressive symptoms was lower among working-age people who consume a Japanese-style diet including rice, miso soup and fish, the first study of its kind recently showed, Kyodo News Agency reported. The Japan Institute for Health Security assessed the benefits of a traditional ‘Japanese-style diet’ comprising of soy products, cooked vegetables, mushrooms,…
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AL-HILAL captain Salem Al-Dawsari will miss the remainder of the Club World Cup with a hamstring injury, the Saudi club said on Saturday. “Medical tests have confirmed that Salem Al-Dawsari has suffered from a hamstring injury. He will be undergoing a treatment and rehabilitation program that will last between four to six weeks,“ Al-Hilal said…
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SRI Lanka completed a thumping innings and 78-run victory over Bangladesh before lunch on day four of the second Test in Colombo on Saturday, wrapping up the two-match series 1-0. Resuming the day on a precarious 115-6, the visitors still trailed by 97 runs and needed a minor miracle to avoid an innings defeat. Any…
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JOHOR BAHRU: Pineapple farmers nationwide saw their losses due to unpredictable weather and natural disasters decrease significantly from RM7 million in 2021 to RM1.02 million last year. Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup credited the improvement to research, infrastructure upgrades, and innovations by the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (LPNM). “For example,…
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KLANG: Sebanyak 80 peratus daripada 226 kes kemalangan di laut pada tahun lepas berpunca daripada kegagalan memakai jaket keselamatan, menurut Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM). Pengarah Bahagian Operasi Udara APMM, Laksamana Pertama Maritim Mohd Tahir Khalid, berkata angka tersebut melibatkan 1,348 mangsa, dengan 1,259 berjaya diselamatkan, manakala 64 maut dan 25 lagi masih hilang. Bagi…
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PUTRAJAYA: Kerajaan memastikan pembayaran insentif pembajakan dan penuaian kepada pesawah akan selesai sepenuhnya sebelum 31 Julai ini, menurut Menteri Pertanian dan Keterjaminan Makanan Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. Dalam kenyataan hari ini, Mohamad menyatakan jumlah keseluruhan insentif berkenaan ialah RM210, dengan RM160 untuk pembajakan dan RM50 untuk penuaian. Perkara ini telah dibincangkan dalam Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Kabinet…
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REMBAU: Only five Malaysians, including four students and a businessman, have decided to stay in Iran despite the government’s evacuation advisory, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. He confirmed that the evacuation process for Malaysians in Iran concluded on June 21, with most returning home. However, the five individuals signed a letter of undertaking…
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SHAH ALAM: Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah hari ini berkenan melawat Galeri TAPAK milik pelukis terkenal Yusof Ghani di Seksyen 8 di sini. Lawatan selama 40 minit itu memberi peluang kepada baginda untuk melihat koleksi karya Yusof yang pernah dipamerkan di dalam dan luar negara. Antara karya yang menarik perhatian baginda ialah Segerak, Biring,…
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GEORGE TOWN: Pulau Pinang perlu meninggalkan model ekonomi tradisional berasaskan kos rendah dan beralih kepada penciptaan nilai tinggi serta inovasi untuk mengekalkan daya saing di peringkat global. Menteri Sumber Manusia Steven Sim Chee Keong menyatakan bahawa walaupun model kos rendah telah menjadikan Pulau Pinang sebagai hab pembuatan selama beberapa dekad, negeri itu kini memerlukan hala…
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