Day: September 18, 2024

KOTA BHARU, The Kelantan government is monitoring the movements of Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holding (GISBH) in the state apart from being prepared to cooperate with the Royal Malaysian Police if necessary. State Islamic Development, Dakwah, Information and Regional Relations Committee chairman Mohd Asri Mat Daud said so far his party has not received any complaints of crime and misconduct from the community related to the movement. He said his party has also identified some information related to GISBH which is believed to have a school in Gong Kulim, Pasir Puteh, two charity houses in Kota Bharu and Pasir

PUTRAJAYA, The mastermind who is an ‘influential’ senior immigration officer in a syndicate bringing in foreigners using the ‘counter setting’ modus operandi will be charged in court early next month. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, said the suspect in his early 40s, who has been serving the Immigration Department (JIM) for 20 years, was arrested on Sept 5 after escaping an earlier operation. “This is one of the people we arrested (the mastermind), and he controls about 50 (immigration) officers because he’s very influential. “He is the ‘focal person’ as an intermediary for almost

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia and Tajikistan will continue to enhance bilateral relations especially in the economic sector, education and culture. Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said the matters were discussed when he received courtesy call from the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Malaysia, Ardasher Saeedjaafar Qodiri, today. “After the Cabinet Meeting, I received a courtesy visit from Ardasher Saeedjaafar Qodiri, Ambassador of Tajikistan to Malaysia. “In the meeting, we discussed efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between Malaysia and Tajikistan, especially in the fields of economy, education, and culture,” he said via X today. According to Ahmad Zahid, Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Creating adaptable social protection frameworks that are both inclusive and resilient, especially for vulnerable workers, is crucial to advocate stronger social security systems capable of addressing evolving challenges. Social Security Organisation (Perkeso), chief executive officer Datuk Sri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed, who is also president of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), highlighted the issue during the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM) in Sochi, Russia, recently. In a statement by Perkeso, Mohammed Azman was quoted as saying that the discussions are timely as many nations are grappling with economic disruptions and technological shifts that have

KUALA LUMPUR, Acting deputy director-general of operations of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), Rear Admiral (Maritime) Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah, has been appointed as the seventh MMEA director-general, effective yesterday. MMEA said in a statement today that he has nearly three decades of experience in maritime security and is an expert in planning and executing maritime operations, particularly in combating cross-border crimes such as illegal immigration, drug and contraband smuggling, and sea piracy. “One of his major achievements was leading Ops Pelantar Merah, which resulted in high-profile arrests and a reduction in crime around the oil platforms in the