Category: General

PUTRAJAYA, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia has expressed satisfaction with the preparations for the 67th National Day celebration, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi, who is also National Day and Malaysia Day (HKHM) 2024 Celebration Main Committee chairman, said he and Communications Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa were granted an audience with Sultan Ibrahim to report on the preparations yesterday. ‘His Majesty is satisfied with the preparations and there are no unexpected issues, insya-Allah,’ he told a press conference today. Regarding internet connectivity, Fahmi said that 36 Cell on Wheels (COW) vehicles will be deployed by

SUNGAI PETANI, Three men, including two brothers, were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here, today, with the murder of a car wash worker in Bedong on Aug 15. V. Mathavan, 36, his brother V. Navin Kumar, 27, and R. Puvaneswaran, 31, along with two other individuals still at large, are alleged to have caused the death of 28-year-old S. Naarenthiran. The alleged crime occurred in the back lane of a car wash outlet in Taman Bedong Jaya, Bedong, between 2.15 am and 2.30 am on Aug 15. They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, and no plea

PUTRAJAYA, The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is in the midst of conducting a Consumer Satisfaction Survey For Private Broadcasting 2024 (CSS-B 2024) online and through telephone calls. The survey began yesterday and will run until Dec 31. In a statement today, MCMC said that the survey aims to collect data to measure the quality of user experience and perception towards the delivery of private broadcasting services in Malaysia. For online participation, people aged 15 and above and residing in Malaysia are invited to answer this survey at https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/ON06dz. ‘The collection of data through this online platform uses SSL

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit continued to advance against the US dollar and revisited the 4.33 level at opening today, despite the better-than-expected US economic data, said an analyst. At 8 am, the ringgit advanced to 4.3350/3500 against the greenback versus Tuesday’s close of 4.3460/3500. The ringgit’s highest closing level previously was 4.3320/3350, registered on Feb 10, 2023. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the US Consumer Confidence reported by the Conference Board rose to 103.3 points in August against consensus estimate of 100.9 points. ‘While the report indicates that US consumers are generally positive

BALIK PULAU, Police arrested two men suspected of being account mules for separate fraud syndicates, resulting in several victims losing a total of RM132,152 recently. Barat Daya District police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal stated that the men were picked up separately in the district today and yesterday by the Commercial Crime Investigation Division. “A 33-year-old man was arrested at the Bayan Lepas police station today in connection to a non-existent stock investment scam advertised on Facebook. “This case involves a police report filed in Bayan Baru, and investigations revealed that the victim made several online transactions to different bank