Category: General

KUCHING, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has expressed her hope that the excellent achievement of para athletes at the 2024 Para Malaysia Games (Para SUKMA) will spur parents with children with disabilities to register them. Based on Women, Family and Community Development Ministry records, only 7,000 disability cards have been issued, meaning that over 4 million people with disabilities have yet to register themselves, she said. ‘With the achievements of the para athletes at Para SUKMA, I feel interest (to register children with disabilities) might exist after this. ‘Make those who excelled here as inspiration to families out there

KUCHING, After one week of intense, emotional and energy-sapping competition, the curtain came down on the 2024 Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA) tonight, with athletes bidding farewell, or as the locals say “Mupok Lok’, to the 21st edition of the biennial Games. The cauldron, lit by national powerlifting ace Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, was put out during a glittering closing ceremony at the Unity Stadium here tonight. Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh was given the honour of extinguishing the cauldron in the presence of athletes and officials from the 15 contingents. This year’s edition saw 327 gold medals up for

KOTA BHARU, The government plans to proceed with the second and third readings of the Mufti Bill (Federal Territories) 2024 on Oct 16 or 17, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said that the first reading of the bill had already taken place during the last Parliament session. ‘At this time, there have been no changes to the bill. Insya-Allah, we plan to continue with the second and third readings in October,’ he told reporters at Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia Negeri Kelantan’s Sinar Lestari Programme in Kampung Pulau Pisang here

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,

KUALA LUMPUR, Children living in charity homes associated with GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) face the risk of being declared ‘anak wait syubhah’ or children born from illegitimate intercourse if there is no valid acknowledgement of lineage from their parents. Syariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PGSM) president Musa Awang said that under the Syaria law, particularly the Islamic Family Law )Federal Territories) Act 1984, the recognition of a child’s lineage depends on the marital status of the mother and father. “If a father claims that someone is his son, he needs to present a valid marriage certificate. If there is