Category: General

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) has been appointed as the official media and coordinator of the International Media Centre for the 2025 ASEAN Summit, announced Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Through a post on Facebook, Fahmi said Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) was appointed as the official broadcaster. “As ASEAN Chairman, Malaysia will definitely be the focus of the region in particular and the world in general. “God willing, the chairmanship this time will also open various great economic opportunities for the people,” he said. According to Fahmi, he and his Cabinet colleagues today attended the ASEAN-Malaysia 2025 Special

MUAR, A medical officer lost RM113,086.40 in savings after being deceived by a non-existent online part-time job offer. Muar police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the 27-year-old man claimed to have met an individual through an app, where he was offered a part-time job. He said the victim sought further details and was asked to conduct a survey on energy efficiency through a provided link, with a promise of a 20 per cent commission. ‘Believing the attractive returns, the victim registered as an agent on a website. However, to access the survey link, he made 14 transactions to

KUALA LUMPUR, The government is fully committed to solving the citizenship issue involving around 30,000 permanent resident status holders or MyPR who do not have entry permits or foreign travel documents. Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said these people comprised individuals who were adopted as children, those who were born before Merdeka and were in this country before the formation of the Federation of Malaysia. “The Home Ministry has already finalised the very clear and transparent application guidelines, especially under Article 15A and 19(1) of the Federal Constitution,” he told a press conference at Parliament Building today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, tracking gains in the US COMEX gold market, a dealer said. The spot month October 2024 contract improved to US$2,686.70 per troy ounce from US$2,661.30 per troy ounce yesterday, while November 2024 advanced to US$2,704.00 per troy ounce compared to US$2,683.10 per troy ounce previously. Meanwhile, the December 2024, January 2025 and February 2025 contracts all settled higher at US$2,709.80 per troy ounce compared with US$2,684.50 per troy ounce yesterday. Trading volume dropped to six lots from 13 lots on Tuesday, while open interest slid to 27 contracts from

KOTA BHARU, Police arrested a man and seized contraband white cigarettes and kretek worth an estimated RM133,870 in Kampung Pengkalan Nangka, Pengkalan Chepa here yesterday. General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said an inspection of the premises at 9.25 pm led to the discovery of over 112,000 sticks of white cigarettes worth about RM123,222 and over 8,800 sticks of kretek worth about RM10,648. “The 43-year-old suspect is believed to be the distributor of the contraband items to the local market and the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(e) of Customs Act