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GEORGE TOWN, The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) is committed to empowering youth as leaders, innovators and decision-makers in housing and urban development, said its minister, Nga Kor Ming. Speaking at the 2024 National World Habitat Day Celebration, he said the ministry recognises the potential of youth as the heartbeat of future cities, in line with the celebration’s theme ‘Engaging Youth to Create a Better Urban Future’ which encourages young people to actively participate in shaping the cities and communities they inhabit. “Today, we recognise that youth voices must not only be heard, but amplified. Our cities need

KUALA LUMPUR, Palestine’s ambassador to Malaysia, Walid Abu Ali, has confirmed that the woman featured in a recently circulated apology video is indeed one of the two Palestinian women involved in an altercation with security personnel at Wisma Transit, Kuala Lumpur. In a short statement to Bernama on Sunday, Walid said: ‘Yes, this is the woman who created the problem. ‘In this video, she realised that she was wrong and has apologised to the officer and to Malaysia. She admitted she was emotionally unstable that day.’ On Oct 4, Bernama reported the incident, which went viral earlier this week, has

BAGAN DATUK, The Cabinet has agreed to restructure the Malaysian Cocoa Board to include coconuts, said Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, also the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, said the restructuring would not require additional expenses or new positions. “This (restructuring) is an approach where we aim to avoid waste, utilising existing resources to harness the benefits of coconuts not only in Bagan Datuk but also across the country, including the west and east coasts as well as Sabah and Sarawak. “Insya-Allah, we will realise the cooperation of all parties. We should not work

KUALA LUMPUR, As of 8 pm today, the number of flood evacuees in Selangor and Perak has increased, with a new temporary relief centre (PPS) opened in Perak. In SELANGOR, 975 people from 232 families are taking shelter at six PPS, up from the 960 people reported in the afternoon. According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, all affected individuals are from the districts of Shah Alam, Gombak and Kuala Selangor. In PERAK, 136 people are housed in four PPS in Taiping and Kerian tonight, compared to 121 people earlier. The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a

JOHOR BAHRU, A run that was allegedly attended by foreign tourists dressed immodestly and promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) culture was not organized by the state government, said Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He insisted that the state government had never given permission or relaxation to any party to organize an event that did not take care of the religious sensitivity of Islam in this state. Onn Hafiz said after contacting the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) and the organizers, the objective of the event was not as stated and the incident that happened was beyond the