Nation

Organisers promise 'more wow' in this year's National Day human graphics segment

PUTRAJAYA: This year's National Day human graphics performance will feature 16 songs and props such as kompang and trampolines in a revamped show that organisers say will deliver "more wow" than last year.

Nation

Perak MMEA detains two vessels, seizes 106 banned fish traps

IPOH: The Perak Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained two local fishing vessels and seized 106 banned bubu naga (fish trap) in the waters of Batu Tanjung Hantu near Lumut.

Nation

Melaka polls: Hadi confirms Perikatan-Barisan talks have begun

MELAKA: Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang confirms that talks on cooperation between Perikatan Nasional and Barisan Nasional for the Melaka state election began on Friday (Aug 22), Sinar Harian reports.

Nation

Johor Military Forces to join National Day parade, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: The Johor Military Forces (JMF) will take part in this year's National Day parade with a 100-strong team and its own assets, one of several new features of the Aug 31 celebration at Dataran Putrajaya, says Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.

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Melaka polls: Anwar has met Pakatan election director, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has met with Pakatan Harapan election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari to discuss various issues, including potential cooperation with Barisan Nasional in the upcoming Melaka state polls, says Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.

Nation

Haze: 10 areas nationwide record unhealthy API readings as of 10am

PETALING JAYA: Ten areas in Malaysia recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 10am Monday (Aug 24), according to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS).

Sabah & Sarawak

Sibu woman in her 70s loses RM317,000 to 'traditional healing' scam

SIBU: An housewife in her 70s lost RM317,000 after she was allegedly duped by a scam syndicate using a modus operandi involving traditional healing and a ritual to ward off misfortune here.

Nation

PKR’s push for old guard

PETALING JAYA: The call for former PKR leaders and members to return to the fold can help consolidate the party ahead of GE16 but may create fresh tensions over positions and electoral seats, say political analysts.

Nation

Woman confronts son’s alleged bully in school

A WOMAN stormed into a primary school in Bera, Pahang, confronted her son's alleged bully and pinned him to the ground, Sin Chew Daily reported.

Nation

Thunderous booms heard on Malaysian side of border

PASIR MAS: A thunderous boom from the direction of Narathiwat in southern Thailand sent houses shaking in Kampung Lubok Gong and Kampung Tersang near the Malaysia-Thailand border, leaving residents rattled.

Nation

Foreign students contribute RM20bil to economy

KUALA NERUS: International students are injecting about RM20bil a year into Malaysia's economy, with some 167,000 students currently contributing through tuition fees, accommodation, food and other living expenses, says Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS).

Nation

Asean urged to strengthen measures against transboundary pollution

PETALING JAYA: The Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) urgently needs stronger and more proactive measures to address recurring haze, say climate experts.

Nation

Puteri Umno hopes to contest in Melaka polls

KUALA LUMPUR: Puteri Umno is hoping for a bigger role in the next Melaka state election, with its chief saying the wing should not be left out of Barisan Nasional's candidates list.

Nation

APM sergeant’s lifelong love for snakes ends in tragedy

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) sergeant had a lifelong fascination with snakes and kept several reptiles at home, including cobras, pythons and boas.

Nation

‘Bersatu technically no longer a Perikatan member’

KOTA BARU: Bersatu is technically no longer a member of Perikatan Nasional, despite remaining a legal member of the coalition, says coalition secretary-­general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.

Nation

Zahid: We will not enter pact with PN in Melaka blindly

KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional and Umno will not blindly enter into an electoral pact with Perikatan Nasional for the Melaka election, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Nation

Cooking oil hoarding complaints drop by 66% under eCOSS

KUALA LUMPUR: Official complaints of hoarding of subsidised packet cooking oil dropped by over 66% following the implementation of the Cooking Oil Price Stabilisation Scheme (eCOSS) and Mobile eCOSS, says Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh.

Nation

New classroom block finally coming

AFTER years of waiting, work on SJK (T) Ladang Rini's new classroom block has finally begun following a groundbreaking ceremony last Friday, Malaysia Nanban reported.

Nation

A little help brings a lot of relief

A HOSPITAL bed loaned by Jalinan Insan Prihatin to local singer Muhammad Suhaimi Rafa'at, 49, has helped him care for his ailing mother, Harian Metro reported.

Nation

Eight arrested over highway motorcycle race

JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested eight people over a video showing a group of motorcyclists allegedly stopping traffic before two of them raced along the Linkedua Expressway in Johor.