Day: September 14, 2024

KOTA KINABALU, The spirit of patriotism must not only be felt and celebrated during the National Month but, instead, it should be instilled in the hearts of all Malaysians at all times, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. To achieve this goal, he said Malaysians must understand and appreciate the true meaning of the Rukun Negara and the national anthem of NegaraKu, instead of just being proud to possess the Malaysian identity card. “Need to strive harder and, here, I need the help of everyone in the MADANI Community to give meaning to the Rukun Negara,’ he said when officiating the

KUALA LUMPUR, The Children’s Protection Society (CPS) has called for swift action to rescue the children involved in the recent Op Global raids on welfare homes linked to GISB Holdings. It also stressed the need for offenders to be punished and for a comprehensive reform of the monitoring system for welfare home. CPS founder and president Datuk Seri Nazir Ariff said those responsible for the unspeakable acts must be brought to justice immediately and without exception. ‘I urge the authorities to act with urgency and compassion. There is no room for hesitation,” he said in a statement today. ‘For over

SHAH ALAM, The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) has been ordered to conduct an immediate investigation into all welfare homes and Islamic schools in Selangor associated with Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holding (GISBH) and its network, according to Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS). In a statement today, MAIS chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said it was to ensure that no practices contrary to the true teachings of Islam are being propagated. ‘If it is found that the welfare homes and Islamic schools involved in teachings that deviate from Islam, the enforcement and prosecution under the Syariah Criminal

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM), in collaboration with Agrobank, has launched the Agrofood Takaful Protection Scheme: Padi Crop Takaful Scheme (STTP), the first of its kind in Malaysia to benefit padi farmers nationwide. Announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the Malaysian Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Exhibition (MAHA), the ground-breaking shariah-compliant scheme was part of Budget 2024, with an initial RM50 million fund to protect farmers. ‘This takaful protection provides up to RM3,000 for natural disasters and up to RM1,500 for pest infestations and crop diseases per season per hectare. This coverage surpasses the

ALOR SETAR, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) emerged as the overall champions of the Higher Education Institution Games (SUKIPT) 2024 at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). UiTM bagged 38 golds, 20 silvers and 39 bronzes to be crowned overall champions, followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Politeknik Malaysia. UiPM and UPM shared the same number of gold medals but the former were declared overall champions based on their total number of 97 medals, compared to UPM’s 78. “Congratulations to all the male and female students who gave their best in the sports arena … not forgetting the coaches who always encouraged