Category: General

PUTRAJAYA, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar today criticised quarters that continue to manipulate religious and racial issues as tools to weaken parties that are not aligned with them. He described them as irresponsible parties, saying that their actions in spreading slanderous news, making accusations and throwing insults, will only cause the people to be divided. “This national-level Maulidur Rasul celebration that we are celebrating today brings a great meaning for Muslims to appreciate and practice all the essence of the teachings brought by Prophet Muhammad PBUH based on knowledge and wisdom. “Among

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Laguna police arrested 142 individuals during a week-long anti-criminality drive from Sept. 9 to 15. The crackdown targeted illegal drugs, illegal gambling, wanted persons, and loose firearms across the province. Col. Gauvin Mel Unos, acting provincial director of the Laguna Police Provincial Office (LPPO), announced on Monday the operations resulted in significant arrests and seizures of illegal substances. During anti-illegal drugs operations, officers arrested 50 individuals and confiscated 167.76 grams of suspected shabu and 0.9 grams of marijuana, with an estimated value of PHP1.14 million. In the fight against illegal gambling, police apprehended eight individuals

Manila: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is investigating a Philippine-flagged dredging vessel with six purportedly undocumented Chinese crew members. In an incident report Monday, the PCG said MV Sangko Uno, a hopper dredger ship, was anchored at Navotas Port on Sunday when they received a report alleging that the ship’s crew were undocumented Chinese. A PCG response team confirmed that there were five Chinese nationals and one Filipino-Chinese national aboard the ship. The crew claimed their legal documents and passports were with their company office. ‘The PCG has collected relevant documents, including the crew list, ship’s logbook, and other available

LEGAZPI CITY – The provincial government of Camarines Sur and several local government units in Albay suspended classes on Monday due to heavy rains brought by weather disturbances. In a memorandum, Camarines Sur Governor Vincenzo Renato Luigi Villafuerte said the suspension of classes was considered for the safety of the students and the general public. “The Province of Camarines Sur is still experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall due to the Southwest Monsoon. Several municipalities are currently flooded due to the accumulated antecedent rainfall,” Villafuerte said. In Albay, several towns and a city suspended classes due to moderate to heavy rains.

KOTA KINABALU, Sabah will not budge even an inch, and will continue to defend the sovereignty of the state within Malaysia, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He said even though tested by various threats and situations, all those things would not weaken the spirit and commitment of the people to continue to defend Sabah as part of a territory in the Federation of Malaysia. ‘The final decision of the Supreme Court in the Netherlands, which rejected the appeal filed by the foreign party recently, is good news for Sabah and its people because it ended the claims by