Day: October 10, 2024

SUNGAI BULOH, The remains of two Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Dungun students, who lost their lives last night in an accident at Jalan Pantai Sura, Dungun, were laid to rest today. The body of Ku Adib Aizad Ku Azmi, 20, was brought back to his family home in Taman Seri Pristana here, before being buried at the Raudhatul Aliyah Saujana Utama Muslim cemetery in Sungai Buloh, Selangor at 6.30 pm today. Hundreds of mourners were at the burial grounds, together with Ku Adib Aizad’s griefing family. Ku Adib Aizad’s father, Ku Azmi Saad, 47, said he received the heartbreaking news

VIENTIANE, Malaysia has called for an early conclusion to the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) during the 21st ASEAN-India Summit, here today. In his remarks, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised the need to foster a conducive business environment and strengthen two-way trade and investment. He further called on ASEAN and India to leverage digital transformation and related technologies to expand the existing marketplace, capitalising on India’s expertise in software development and digital innovation. The ASEAN-India Summit, attended by regional leaders and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took place in Vientiane, Laos, as part of

VIENTIANE, Malaysia has called for strengthened cooperation between ASEAN member countries and Australia, particularly in the area of human capital development. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in his remarks at the 4th ASEAN-Australia Summit, highlighted key sectors for collaboration, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), the digital economy and clean energy. He emphasised the importance of prioritising education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to equip the workforce with the essential skills required for these emerging fields. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led his country’s delegation at the summit, as part of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and

KUALA LUMPUR, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia today received a telephone call from King Charles III of the United Kingdom, at Istana Negara. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim’s Facebook page, the telephone conversation between Their Majesties focused on the forthcoming 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which will be held in Apia, Samoa, from Oct 21 to 26. King Charles also conveyed to Sultan Ibrahim his best regards to the people of Malaysia. According to The Commonwealth website https://thecommonwealth.org, the theme for this year’s CHOGM is ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth’, which

SHAH ALAM, An operations director of a housing company with the title ‘Datuk’ has been remanded for four days from today to assist in the investigation into the false claims involving a housing project in Temerloh, Pahang worth RM4.25 million. The remand order against the 44-year-old man was issued by Magistrate Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin after allowing an application submitted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to a source, initial investigation found that the suspect had submitted false claims involving payment vouchers and house construction certificates for 19 units of semi-detached houses in a housing project in Temerloh from