Category: General

KLUANG, Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the Mahkota state seat after its candidate Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah secured a resounding 20,648-vote majority win over his Perikatan Nasional (PN) challenger in the by-election held today. Syed Hussien, the Kluang UMNO youth chief and representing the Unity Government, garnered 27,995 votes, comfortably surpassing PN’s Mohamad Haizan Jaafar, who received 7,347 votes. The official results were announced by Returning Officer Azurawati Wahid at the Mahkota by-election official vote tallying centre at Dewan Tunku Ibrahim Ismail here tonight. She also announced that 339 ballot papers were rejected, and 24 were not returned. Azurawati thanked all

KLANG, GM Klang Wholesale Centre (GM Klang) took the initiative to contribute to community welfare and environmental sustainability through the Earth Warriors Day programme in conjunction with Malaysia Clean-Up Day 2024 today. GM Klang, Brand Communication senior manager Norsuhaida Othman, stated that this initiative is part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme which involved picking up litter in the areas surrounding the wholesale centre and nearby businesses. She highlighted that it was conducted in collaboration with the Royal Klang City Council and the Earth Warriors Association, and is one of the ways the company contributes to the community while

KUALA LANGAT, The Palestine struggle requires the involvement of more youth in Malaysia, just like the solidarity shown by young people abroad, said Honorary Advisor to Malaysian Humanitarian Aid and Relief (MAHAR) Nurul Izzah Anwar. Taking the example of the United Kingdom and the United States, she said young people’s support in both nations on the Palestinian issue clearly shows they had opened their minds to the fact that Israel has no right to continue its human rights violations. “They also defend the Palestinians right to live, be protected and be given an appropriate status. “The youths (in Malaysia) need

KUALA LUMPUR, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) will see the admission of 6,718 new students gleaned from 86,364 applications for the 2024/2025 academic session involving all study programmes. UKM Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ekhwan Toriman said the figure includes students from all mainstream categories as well as local and international students through the university’s Centre for Shaping Advanced and Professional Education (UKMShape). He said that out of the 6,718 new students who registered, 1,803 new students admitted to UKM for the session were from B40 families, which is over 40 percent of the total intake. “A total of 303 students

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