Nation

Villagers on alert as sun bear roams near homes

DUNGUN: Around 1,300 residents of Kampung Durian Mentangau, near here, are on edge over the presence of a sun bear that has been roaming the village for the past two weeks.

Nation

FT Day celebrations begin with flag raising drive

LABUAN: The Federal Territories Flag Raising Campaign, which runs from Jan 17 to Feb 28, is expected to strengthen patriotic spirit and foster greater community participation among Labuan residents, says Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Lo Su Fui.

Nation

Nearly a third of Sara aid spent within days of disbursal

PUTRAJAYA: Almost one third of the RM624.97mil disbursed under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) monthly aid programme since Jan 9 has been spent as of Jan 13.

Nation

EPF savings drained to repay son’s debts

IPOH: His savings with the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) have all been used to clear his youngest son's debts to loan sharks.

Nation

Another year older? Time for a health check

IPOH: Members of the public should use their birthday as a reminder to undergo regular annual health screenings to prevent undetected health complications in the future, says Dr Feisul Idzwan Mustapha.

Nation

Gearing up for a full slate

PETALING JAYA: It will be a historic moment for Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul when his son, Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari, attends Parliament as minister when the House convenes for its first meeting of the year tomorrow.

Nation

Tok Mat: Public policy without Umno’s voice a no-go

KUALA LUMPUR: No government policies can be made without Umno consenting to it, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

Nation

15 army officers pinpointed in scandal

PORT DICKSON: A total of 15 army officers have been identified for their involvement in alleged immoral activities that ­recently went viral on social media.

Nation

Umno calls for law to better protect teachers

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has proposed the introduction of a Teachers Protection Act to safeguard the welfare and rights of teachers, particularly in terms of workload, safety and professional rights, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Nation

Foreign fishing vessel detained after high-seas chase

KUALA TERENGGANU: A foreign fishing vessel was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) off the coast of Terengganu after an hour-long high-seas chase.

Education

Step by step to gold

NOT many swimmers would think to apply computer science principles while in the pool.

Nation

For unity, not a power grab

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has proposed the creation of a "grand collaboration" to unite all Malay and Muslim political parties in the country under a single broad framework, announces Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Nation

‘No formal bid from Khairy to rejoin party’

KUALA LUMPUR: While Umno has received many applications from its former members to return to the party fold, former youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has yet to make such a request, says Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.

Nation

Umno wings pledge greater resolve for party’s causes

KUALA LUMPUR: Calling on Umno leadership to pursue its struggle with greater resolve, the party's Youth, Wanita and Puteri wings reiterated their commitment to continue being brave and vocal in championing Umno's causes.

Nation

Of dumplings and diplomacy

KUALA LUMPUR: Laughter, ­traditional Chinese music and the aroma of freshly steamed ­dumplings filled the Chinese Embassy here as it opened its doors for a Spring Festival open day celebrating culture, exchange and friendship.

Nation

More than 200 undocumented foreigners held in Immigration raid

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 217 undocumented foreigners were detained following a large-scale operation in the city.

Focus

From tragedy to togetherness with Airbnb

Amirul will never forget the blistering heat from the billowing tower of flames that erupted from a gas pipeline at Putra Heights last April.

STARPICKS

DEFINING YEAR FOR SCHOOLS

THE Education Ministry is listening to and acting on the voice of the people.

It's Just Politics

A tale of two nails

The 'nail theory' says where a politician's 'nail' is positioned determines levels of power.

Golf

TaylorMade introduces Qi4D family of drivers

TAYLORMADE announces the launch of the Qi4D, Qi4D LS, Qi4D Max and Qi4D Max Lite drivers – the company's fastest, most fittable family of woods.