Category: General

MIRI, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended a dinner hosted by the state government at a leading hotel here tonight as part of his two-day working visit to Sarawak which began today. Accompanying him at the dinner were Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, Dewan Negara President Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar and several Federal and State ministers. Earlier this afternoon, the prime minister officiated the 2024 MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR): Sarawakku Sayang at

KUALA LUMPUR, The unofficial results of the Mahkota state seat by-election today show Barisan Nasional (BN) retaining the seat with a landslide victory. The victory was announced by UMNO Secretary-General Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki at BN’s Command Centre for the Mahkota by-election. According to the unofficial results displayed, BN candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah secured a resounding lead over Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) Mohamad Haizan Jaafar, with a majority of 20,609 votes after the counting of all 121 ballot boxes at 7.50 pm. Syed Hussien polled 27,941 votes while Mohamad Haizan obtained only 7,332 votes. The by-election for the seat,

KUCHING, As far as Sarawak Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is concerned, the state contingent “won in style’ despite falling one gold short of their 83-gold target at the 2024 Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA). She hailed the contingent’s achievement in wresting the title of overall champion from Sabah, who had to settle for second placing in the medal standings with 62 golds. “If we were to compare with the previous edition, we lost to Sabah by just four medals but, this time, we left them (Sabah) trailing by 20 gold medals! So, this

KUANTAN, Over 1.3 million visitors visited museums managed by the Department of Museums in the first eight months of this year, Unity Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad said. He said the department is targeting two million visitors to its 22 museums nationwide this year, with a range of engaging activities already held and more planned to attract the public. ‘The number of visitors has been encouraging and continues to grow… each museum management has its own Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and is working hard to introduce programmes that can boost visitor numbers. ‘I hope all museum management

MELAKA, The Melaka Health Department has ordered the closure of the dining hall and cafeteria at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Terendak for 14 days, effective yesterday, following the discovery of rat droppings on the floor. State Health, Human Resources and Unity Committee chairman Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem said that the action was taken under the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Act 1988 and the Food Act 1983 for necessary cleaning and corrective measures, with both premises fined RM1,000. “In addition to hygiene concerns due to evidence of rat presence, the dining hall and cafeteria were closed because the refrigerator