Day: September 2, 2024

GEORGE TOWN, Efforts to attract the interest of young people to participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects cannot be left solely on the shoulders of the education ministry but involves all parties, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. He said all parties need to take responsibility in creating interest in the STEM field, starting from the school level which is one of the main issues faced at the moment. ‘What our responsibility now is to create interest among the students to make sure that they will go into the science stream especially the

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia continues to practice a pragmatic and friendly foreign policy with all parties without compromising the country’s sovereignty or becoming a puppet of any foreign power, said Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and international) Prof Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani. Commenting on the criticism made in a recent issue of The Economist magazine, the political observer and international relations expert said the criticism seemed to portray Malaysia as a liberal country that supports all Western policies. Mohd Azizuddin said Malaysia is not a liberal country but a sovereign country that has the right to determine its

PUTRAJAYA, The 2024 Domestic Security Conference has agreed on several strategies to combat drug and substance crimes, including the use of advanced technology such as drones and strengthening cooperation between national and international security agencies. Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Ruji Ubi said that the conference, which was held for the first time, also adopted a resolution calling for immediate action against drug and substance crimes. ‘Commitment and follow-up action from all stakeholders are crucial to ensure the successful implementation of this resolution, as drug and substance crimes are identified as a major threat requiring immediate and ongoing attention,’ he said

JOHOR BAHRU, Three tankers, without registration numbers, believed to have been laden with 58,000 litres of illegal crude palm oil, worth RM220,500, were seized in Op Taring Palma at a premises in Permas Jaya here today. Johor Bahru Selatan district police chief ACP Raub Selamat said the seizure of the contraband was carried out today between 12.30 am and 10.18 am. He said a raid on the premises suspected of being used to store the illegal crude palm oil was carried out by officers and members from the Bukit Aman Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) intelligence team and enforcement officers from

MUKAH, Swift currents and zero visibility in the river are complicating efforts to look for an elderly man who went missing after two longboats collided in Batang Oya, Dalat this morning. Dalat district police chief DSP Saga Chunggat said he and an independent commercial diver used SCUBA diving methods from 2 pm in today’s search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate longboat helmsman Dos Katek, 81, while local villagers assisting the operation used trawling methods on their longboats. “Four dives were made to look for the victim but failed. Swift river currents and zero visibility in the water complicated the