Category: General

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

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

PUTATAN, The Sabah government will monitor all 488 infrastructure projects, including the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway Phase 1B, to ensure they are completed within the allocated timeframe and budget, said Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Shahelmey Yahya. Shahelmey, who is also Sabah Public Works Minister, said that the nearly RM40 billion allocation from the federal government for infrastructure development will boost the state’s construction sector, funding projects like rural road construction, dilapidated school upgrades and health clinic development to benefit the people. In this regard, he said that both the Sabah and federal governments share the responsibility of

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of evacuees in flood-hit Johor, Kedah and Perak recorded an increase again this morning with more districts affected by the disaster in the three states. In KEDAH, Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) state deputy director Major (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said the floods in the state have spread to Baling, with three relief centres (PPS) opened into accommodate the victims, and in Sik, with two PPS opened. “The three PPS in Baling accommodate 69 people from 26 families while the PPS in Sik accommodate 54 families,’ he said in a statement here today. He said

MANILA: De La Salle University defeated Jose Rizal University, 25-18, 25-20, 25-16, to sweep Pool C in the 2024 Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championship at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Sunday. Sandy Patricia Demain had 11 points while Baby Jyne Soreño, Katrina del Castillo and Amor Klarisse Guinto added 10 points each to lead the Lady Spikers to their third win. La Salle will face the No. 1 seed in Pool A and No. 2 teams in Pool B and D in another round-robin play. Far Eastern University and San Beda University also prevailed over separate rivals. Jean