Day: July 21, 2024

SEPANG, The King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa departed for Manama today after concluding a three-day visit to this country to attend the Installation Ceremony of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th King of Malaysia. The flight carrying Sheikh Hamad and his delegation departed from the Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 12.06 pm. Present at the sending-off ceremony were Tunku Temenggong Johor Tunku Idris Iskandar, Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tunku Putera Johor Tunku Abu Bakar. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Bahrain’s Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Waleed

JOHOR BAHRU, A former lecturer at an institution of higher learning (IPT) was charged in the Sessions Court here today with four counts of terrorism-related offences. However, no plea was recorded from Abdullah Daud, 70, after the charges were read out before Judge Fatimah Zahari as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court. Abdullah is charged with encouraging terrorist acts by instilling the ideology of terrorism linked to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and allowing a meeting to be held at his house for terrorist activities. The offences were allegedly committed in Jalan Takwa, Kampung Melayu

BUTTERWORTH, A special task force comprising four ministries will undertake a comprehensive review before proposing amendments to the Penal Code (Act 574) aimed at combating cyberbullying, with the changes expected to be tabled in Parliament this October. Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), said that her ministry, in collaboration with the Digital Ministry, the Home Ministry, and the Communications Ministry, will first focus on defining cyberbullying as up to this point, the term has not been explicitly addressed in the country’s legislation. To better understand global best practices, she plans to

KOTA BHARU, An ex-convict was charged in the Sessions Court here today with four counts of possessing materials related to the Daesh terrorist group. Nik Mohd Shalahuddin Zakaria, 40, who had served a three-year prison sentence for a similar offence, nodded after the charges were read out before Judge Zulkifli Abllah. However, no plea was plea was recorded as the case is under the High Court’s jurisdiction. On the first two charges, Nik Mohd Shalahuddin is alleged to have items related to terrorist acts and the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group involving 1,020 photos, 26 videos and 321 articles in

CYBERJAYA, The aspect of unity in Malaysia is not an option, as it must be made a part of the identity of society, said the deputy director-general (Academic and Training) of the National Academy of Malaysia Datuk Ismail Yusof. He said Malaysia was built on religious and cultural diversity that cannot be found in other countries with an inclusive nation-state model. “The building of a nation-state is a process, from the beginning of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (First Prime Minister) towards achieving independence until all were implemented by every prime minister until now. “We have to accept the fact