Day: July 27, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, The death sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal to six former students of the National Defence University (UPNM) for the murder of Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain seven years ago is appropriate and just, said the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF). MCPF senior vice-chairman Datuk Seri Ayub Yaakob, in a statement today, said the organisation believes that torturing someone to death is a blatant violation of human norms, especially when perpetrated by educated individuals. ‘The act of taking a human life by those with no regard for others is prohibited in Islam,” he said. Ayub said

KUALA LUMPUR, Seri Perdana Complex security guard Mohd Nuramin, who was recently involved in a road accident, received a donation from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. According to a post on Anwar’s Facebook today, the donation to help cover medical costs and support the daily needs of Mohd Nuramin’s family was delivered by his political secretary, Ahmad Farhan Fauzi on his behalf at a Ziarah MADANI session. ‘He suffered serious injuries in the accident and required several surgeries. Alhamdulillah, I have been informed that Mohd Nuramin is now making gradual progress in his recovery. “May he be granted a

GEORGE TOWN, Penang is set to launch a new initiative, ‘Penang Silicon Design @5km+’, in line with efforts to make the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) a success and boost the electrical and electronics (EandE) industry ecosystem in the state. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the initiative is expected to be launched in the third quarter of this year. ‘On May 28, Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) launched the NSS to enhance Malaysia’s position in the global EandE value chain while expanding the semiconductor value chain from Outsourced Assembly and Test (OSAT) to higher-value activities. ‘In response to this

GEORGE TOWN, Penang Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak has reminded that state-level programmes need to be implemented taking into account the sensitivity of ethnic diversity for peace and the people’s well-being. He said the diversity of race, religion, and culture, with differences in language and demographic as well as generational distribution today should be celebrated without creating any gaps. “Quoting the words of the Father of Independence, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj that ‘each of us should respect each other’s rights and feelings, be tolerant of other people’s religion, customs and habits, because through diversity we can

KUALA LUMPUR, Keep in good shape, keep your mind sharp. That’s the message of former three-time Olympian Josiah Ng to national track cyclist, Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who will be making her Olympic Games debut in Paris 2024. Though he does not expect Nurul Izzah would race in the final, but Josiah still believed that the 20-year-old would race well in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome as long as she keeps those two elements in her bag. ‘It’s her first Olympics and she’s in a great place where anything she does above expectations is a goal for her. ‘So she has to