Day: October 13, 2024

Manila: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Marbil on Sunday called on his predecessors to come clean on their roles during the previous administration’s war on drugs. Retired police official and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office chief Royina Garma revealed in the House of Representatives’ quad committee hearing on Friday that former president Rodrigo Duterte orchestrated the nationwide campaign that led to extrajudicial killings of drug suspects. “We take these allegations very seriously. We will thoroughly investigate Garma’s claims to ensure accountability and transparency within our ranks,” Marbil said in a statement. He said it is important to restore

KUALA LUMPUR, The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah expresses his hope for increased collaboration between Yayasan TZA and Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor in the future, not just in the academic space, but also in non-academic pursuits. Sultan Sharafuddin said that the collaboration between Yayasan TZA and Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor for the second phase of Yayasan TZA’s ACE-SPM initiative will help ensure better outcomes in terms of nurturing youths, who represent Malaysia’s future. ‘It is heartening to witness the dedication and compassion all of you here have shown, through your generous support for this foundation. ‘Whether through education,

KUALA LUMPUR, The country’s top women’s doubles pair, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are on the cusp of capturing their second title this year as they checked into the Arctic Open 2024 final in Vantaa, Finland, Saturday. During the semi-finals action of the Super 500 tournament held at the Energia Arena, third seeds Pearly-Thinaah fought hard in a grueling battle that lasted one hour and 42 minutes against second seeds Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi of Japan before emerging with a 21-19, 19-21, 26-24 victory. The repeat of the 2024 Hong Kong Open final when the world number seven pair took home their first

KUALA LUMPUR, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has reminded media practitioners in the country to deliver news reporting by taking into account social and community aspects including safeguarding sensitivity, boundaries and manners. Fahmi said the Selangor Islamic Religious Department’s (JAIS) decision to reprimand the media during the Friday sermon (yesterday) about the exaggerated coverage of the recent divorce issue of famous personalities, Nur Fazurah and Fattah Amin, should be noted. “This advice applies anytime, not just in issues like this. It is not a problem for the media to report but at the same time the media needs to educate and

LAHAD DATU, The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) hopes that Budget 2025 will take into account more security empowerment measures in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESS Zone). ESSCOM Commander Datuk Victor Sanjos said this included the purchase of new assets as well as the construction of security posts at strategic locations to enhance defence in the ESS Zone. This, he said, will help realise the two main missions of ESSCOM, which is to ensure that there is no second invasion and zero kidnapping for ransom (KFR). “We haven’t had an incident in four years, but we want to strengthen