Day: October 13, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised that any issues regarding the Mufti Bill (Federal Territories) 2024 will only be addressed by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. “That matter will be addressed by the Religious Affairs Minister (Mohd Na’im),” he told reporters after today’s 37th LAWASIA (Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) Conference 2024, here today. He was asked about the claim by human rights lawyer Latheefa Koya that the bill would undermine the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the head of Islam as enshrined

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will make a three-day official visit to the Philippines beginning tomorrow. Wisma Putra, in a statement today, said the official visit is a manifestation of the close bilateral relations between Malaysia and the Philippines, as both countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. It said Ahmad Zahid will be accompanied by senior officials from the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, Foreign Ministry, Health Ministry, Education Ministry, National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), Civil Defence Force and representatives from Malaysia’s public universities. He is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on President

KOTA KINABALU, Lumat and Jailan, both skilled in weaving and handicraft, inherited their mother’s talent and artistry at a young age, eventually turning it into a permanent source of income for their families. Lumat Anak Lebong, 64, from Serian, Sarawak, said she was introduced to weaving at 16 when her mother would often take her into the forest to gather bemban reed, bamboo and rattan. She explained that from these outings, she learned how to collect the bemban reed, which typically grows wild in the forest, along riverbanks or cultivated, before they are processed for their bark. The mother of

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) and the Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS) will carry out further repairs to the collapsed riverbank structure at Taman Lembah Maju, Ampang near here yesterday. MPAJ said following the incident, the MPAJ through the Rapid Action Team (PANTAS) has acted to control traffic and carry out work to pull out two vehicles that almost fell off the cliff using a tow truck at around 9pm last night. ‘Members of the public, especially residents in Ampang have been urged to be alert and be prepared to face any kind of disaster, especially during

KUCHING, The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) will collaborate with the Sarawak government to ensure all vessels from Kuching will no longer land their catches at private jetties, said its chairman Muhammad Faiz Fadzil. He said fish landing must be done at LKIM’s fisheries port in Tanjung Bako (PPLTB), which functions as the main fish landing complex. “That is why we have engaged with the vessel operators and are collaborating with the Sarawak government because the authority to stop private jetty operations is under the state’s jurisdiction. “However, this does not mean a total shut down of operations (at