Day: August 12, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received newly appointed Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar at Perdana Putra today. Anwar posted on Facebook today that he informed Shamsul Azri to uphold the principles of good governance in carrying out his duties, as well as the need to work hard to ensure that government policies run well for the prosperity of the people and the country. ‘Our discussion also touched on the new civil service renumeration structure that will be announced at the civil service gathering and during the tabling of the Budget 2025,

KUCHING, Defending champions Terengganu suffered an early blow after losing 0-1 to Johor in the opening Group B action of the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 men’s football competition played at the Zaidi Adruce Stadium in Sibu today. Johor skipper Ahmad Aysar Hadi Mohd Shapri emerged as his team’s hero when he scored the winning goal in the 61st minute, thus giving the Gonzalo Sanz Zaballos coached squad a perfect start ahead of the final action against Sabah this Wednesday. Meanwhile, the defeat puts Terengganu, led by Subri Sulong, in danger and face a must-win mission to advance to the knockout

KUALA LUMPUR, The insidious use of drones for drug trafficking in prisons has been detected over the past few years and as of August this year, seven cases have been reported involving the use of such a modus operandi. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department Director Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said the reported use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) like drones was detected in two cases each in Kedah and Melaka and one case each in Perak, Kelantan and Sarawak. He said the confiscated drugs weighing 632.88 grammes (gm) involved various prohibited substances including ganja, syabu, yaba pills and

CHUKAI, The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Yusof Kassam, 66. and Aina Husna Mohamad Husaini, 25, two victims of a boat accident in Kemaman waters here, has been postponed as of 7 pm today. Kemaman Maritime Zone deputy director of operations Muhamad Faisal Abdul said today’s SAR op involved an area of ??318 square nautical miles (nm) from the location of the incident to Pulau Tenggol in the waters of Paka, Dungun, however, it did not yield any results in locating Yusof and Aina Husna. “The operation was conducted today from 7 am until now, but we have no

KUALA LUMPUR, The police have warned the public to be cautious of calls requesting money transfers for parcel release, emphasising that courier companies do not ask customers for such payments. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said courier companies must file a police report if prohibited items are found in a parcel. He said that requesting money transfers via phone calls is a common tactic in parcel scams. ‘If a parcel contains prohibited items, the courier company must file a report rather than call the customer to issue a warning and then involve police