Category: General

IPOH, The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, today officially opened the Menara Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) Perak on Jalan Basco Kepayang here. Sultan Nazrin Shah and Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim arrived at 11 am, accompanied by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad and his wife Datin Seri Aezer Zubin. Also present were the Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa, and Raja Kecil Tengah Raja Datuk Seri Iskandar Raja Zira. Also in attendance were Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, SSM chairman Ahmad Sabki Yusof and SSM chief executive officer

GEORGE TOWN, The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) in Penang has assured that the supply of one kilogramme (kg) subsidised polybag cooking oil in the state is sufficient based on monitoring and inspections carried out. Its director S. Jegan said that his team conducts periodic inspections daily and weekly at the manufacturer, packer, wholesaler and even retailer levels to monitor the presence of polybag cooking oil in Penang. He said based on the inspection, it was also found that the distribution of subsidised polybag cooking oil in the state from Sept 1 to 20 was 2,060,000

Manila: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday said 92 higher education institutions (HEIs) have been granted a three-year autonomous and deregulated status. ‘The 77 autonomous private universities represent the best of the best among our higher educational institutions, producing world-class graduates and are included in international rankings,’ CHED Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III said in a statement. For autonomy, De Vera cited the HEIs’ performance in professional board examinations, employability rates, curriculum alignment with industry demands, and global linkages and engagements, among others. ‘The new guidelines include global partnerships and international engagement with top universities all over

An incumbent village chief and his son were killed by gunmen riding in tandem in Barangay Lapting, San Juan, Ilocos Sur Monday night. Police identified the victims as Bello Joseph Padua Valorozo, 52, and his son, Jomar, 24, both residents of Barangay Caronoan, San Juan town. The San Juan Municipal Police Station reported that at around 7:10 p.m. on Monday, the victims were on board a Mitsubishi MV 100 van on their way home from a cockpit arena when they were shot by the still unidentified gunmen. The older Valorozo was rushed to the Suero General Hospital in Cabugao, where

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) will provide the family of Pastor Raymond Koh and their legal team with a copy of a task force report on his disappearance without any watermark. KDN, in a statement today, said the move was based on the advice received from the Attorney General’s Chambers yesterday. The development stems from Free Malaysia Today’s report yesterday, “Task Force Report On Pastor Koh Tampered With, Lawyer Claims,”. The report states that the Special Task Force Report submitted to Pastor Koh’s family and lawyers had been altered. KDN stressed that the Special Task Force report is