Day: October 13, 2024

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Her Majesty, Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia today met Malaysians in Brunei in an afternoon reception here. The royal couple arrived in Brunei at 11. 25 am to commence a three-day visit to the country until Tuesday. Also present were the Tunku Temenggong Johor Tunku Idris Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir, Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin and Malaysia’s High Commissioner to Brunei Datuk Mohd Aini Atan. About 300 Malaysian diaspora attended the event, including businessmen as well as members

KUALA LUMPUR, The investigation into GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) has now entered another new phase as police investigate the possibility that children rescued from charity homes run by the organisation were imbued with elements of militant jihad. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said an investigation into the matter was carried out after it was found that the children in question had been shown videos related to Abuya by the operators of the charity homes involved where they were placed. Yesterday, Selangor Islamic Affairs and Cultural Innovation Committee chairman Dr Mohammad Fahmi Ngah while speaking at the 21st

GEORGE TOWN, Although there are still more than two weeks before Deepavali, many people have started making early preparations by taking advantage of the weekend break to shop with their families at Little India in Lebuh Pasar here. V. Gunasegaran, 65, a private sector retiree from Bukit Mertajam said every year he will bring his family to shop at Little India because there are more choices compared to other locations, and it is easier to bargain. “This year, I feel that the Deepavali celebration is more festive. The economy is improving, so we can prepare a bit more. Before this,

DUNGUN, The husband of the car driver suspected of crashing into two motorcycles, killing three Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Dungun students and injuring another, thanked their families for accepting his apology on behalf of his wife. Azhar Ahmad, 53, said he had the opportunity to meet the sole survivor of the incident Muhammad Ammar Danish Muhammad Ridhuan, 20. “Yesterday, after learning that Muhammad Ammar Danish would be discharged from Dungun Hospital today, I rushed to the hospital to meet him and his parents because I was worried I wouldn’t have the chance to see them. “Alhamdulillah, they welcomed me and

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian Association of Dodgeball (MAD) aims to capture opportunities to debut dodgeball as a demonstration sport at the 2026 Malaysia Games (SUKMA 2026), said its vice-president Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz. He said the dodgeball governing body failed in its bid to include the sport in SUKMA 2024 in Sarawak, which concluded in August. ‘Usually, before a sport can be included in any sporting events (such as the SEA Games), it has to be introduced as a demonstration sport to allow others to see it being played first hand. (This will) enable us (MAD) to understand better