Day: October 6, 2024

KUALA KRAI, Mohd Khairi Mustafa never imagined that his hobby of planting garden crotons for the past four years would generate income and receive a positive response. The 35-year-old native of Kampung Kuala Nal, who initially planted 10 types of crotons obtained from around the village, now has over 50 varieties, including ‘mega mendung’, ‘karipap kuning’, ‘delima’, ‘kaki itik’, and ‘lemak ketam’. “I grow these crotons because I am fascinated by their uniqueness. They are attractive because of their leaves, which come in various shapes, patterns, and colours, and most interestingly, the unique names given to each plant by the

IPOH, The government has never discussed on changing the status of Islam as the religion of the Federation, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the accusations made by the opposition regarding the issue are deemed a distortion of facts and could incite hatred. ‘We have never discussed changing the principles related to language, Islam, the special rights of Malays and Bumiputera or the position of (Malay) Rulers. ‘None of these topics has ever been discussed or raised during my tenure as prime minister,’ he said when launching the National Language Month 2024 at the Ipoh Convention Centre

MELAKA, The Melaka Explorace treasure hunt, organised by the state government in collaboration with the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), will continue next year, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. He said the state government will carry on with the hunt in conjunction with Melaka being appointed as the host for World Tourism Day and the World Tourism Conference set to take place in September next year. ‘I am very satisfied with the success of this programme. Thank you to Bernama for successfully organising this programme…we hope to improve it next year,’ he told reporters after closing the

GEORGE TOWN, The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) is committed to empowering youth as leaders, innovators and decision-makers in housing and urban development, said its minister, Nga Kor Ming. Speaking at the 2024 National World Habitat Day Celebration, he said the ministry recognises the potential of youth as the heartbeat of future cities, in line with the celebration’s theme ‘Engaging Youth to Create a Better Urban Future’ which encourages young people to actively participate in shaping the cities and communities they inhabit. “Today, we recognise that youth voices must not only be heard, but amplified. Our cities need

SIBU, The federal government has spent RM268 million for the Sibu Flood Mitigation Project (RTB), which comprises three phases in total, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said the project began with the implementation of Phase 1 and 2, which had a combined contract cost of RM183 million and were completed in 2012 and 2015, respectively. The initiative has provided flood risk protection to over 10,000 residents across an area of 400 hectares, encompassing residential, commercial and school areas around Jalan Hulu Lanang, including the General Operations Force Camp. Fadillah, who is also Energy Transition and Water