Day: July 31, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR,, A local woman and five foreign men were arrested in an integrated operation codenamed Op Tiris in Bayan Lepas, Penang on July 24. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (JKDNKA) director Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said the operation was carried out to combat leakages as well as misappropriation of controlled and subsidised goods such as diesel and petrol fuel as well as cooking oil. He said that in the operation, the JKDNKA through the Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigation Intelligence unit (WCB/PSK) also seized controlled and subsidised items involving one kilogramme (kg) packets of cooking

KUALA LUMPUR,, The High Court here ordered an actress, Rafidah Ibrahim, to pay RM250,000 to an entrepreneur and his company over her allegations that they refused to pay her for her work three years ago. High Court Judge Dr John Lee Kien How @ Mohd Johan Lee said Datuk Haris Embong, 47, and his company Arisprop Holdings Sdn Bhd, had successfully proven their lawsuit against Rafidah, 38. In his judgment, Lee said the court found the defendant’s second post on social media defamatory as the words she used exposed the plaintiffs to hatred, contempt, or ridicule. “The court found that

KANGAR,, Mosques throughout Perlis will hold funeral prayers in absentia this Friday, for Hamas leader and political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh, who was reported killed in an Israeli airstrike today. In a statement issued this evening, the Perlis Islamic Religion and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) announced that the Regent of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, who is also the president of MAIPs, has ordered that the funeral prayers in absentia be coordinated in mosques throughout the state, after Friday prayers, on Aug 2. ‘His Royal Highness, the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, has consented for the funeral

KUALA LUMPUR,, There are currently no proposals or discussions regarding the decentralisation of power to state governments, particularly for Sabah and Sarawak, in the context of trade and economic diplomacy, said the Ministry of Economy. In a written response to the Dewan Negara today, the ministry stated that the Federal Constitution (Ninth Schedule) allocates the responsibility for relations with international organisations, where participation in international bodies and the implementation of decisions made within those bodies fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government. “Under the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), the Chief Ministers, Governors, and Head of Local

PUTRAJAYA,, The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) will continue leading the digital transformation of land administration systems through the expansion of the e-Land system via public-private partnerships. Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the e-Land system is a comprehensive digital platform that allows various land administration transactions to be conducted online. ‘I welcome the participation of other state authorities in the expansion of the e-Land system to ensure that we can all navigate the digital era conclusively and sustainably,’ he said in his speech when officiating at the National Land Day celebration today. According to Nik Nazmi,