KUALA LUMPUR: Public sector organisations, as the machinery supporting the government’s agenda, need to kep improving the delivery of services transparently, efficiently and in a people-friendly manner, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said this was necessary to ensure that the country and its people can continue to …

BAGAN SERAI: The government has allocated RM77,500 in aid for flood victims in Perak who are currently sheltering in five temporary relief centres (PPS) in the Kerian and Hilir Perak districts. The Prime Minister’s senior political secretary Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin said that based on the provision, each …

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will appeal over its suspension from the International Cricket Council (ICC), sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe said on Saturday, following the national team’s dismal World Cup performance. The ICC, the sport’s governing body, suspended Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) membership with immediate effect on Friday, citing government …

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A motorcyclist and his pillion rider were killed after the motorcycle they were on was hit by a car driven by a 16-year-old teenager at kilometre 1.9 (Perai-bound) on the Penang Bridge here early this morning. Central Seberang Perai district police chief ACP Tan Cheng San said three …

PUTRAJAYA: The second phase of humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people under Ops Ihsan, which was sent via a special cargo plane at about 11pm Friday (Nov 10), arrived safely at the El-Arish Airport in Egypt at 8.20am local time (2.20pm Malaysian time). Ops Ihsan Secretariat chairman Jismi Johari, who …

BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Netherlands have been very impressive at the World Cup and their performances will give associate members hope of competing more regularly on the big stage, India coach Rahul Dravid said on Saturday ahead of his side’s final group game. The Netherlands – the only non-test-playing nation …

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Residents of Acapulco stunned by a devastating hurricane are now battling with another blight trailing in the storm’s wake: garbage piling up in streets, fanning concern about the spread of disease in the Mexican beach resort. Hurricane Otis, which roared through Acapulco in the early hours …

PASIR GUDANG: A lawmaker will ask the Local Government Development Ministry to review the increase in assessment rates to be imposed by the Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG), after claims it is too high. Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim said that the assessment rate would go up by 40% to …

KOLKATA (Reuters) – The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), custodians of the game’s laws, said on Saturday that the umpires had made the correct call in declaring that Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews had “timed out” in his side’s World Cup clash against Bangladesh. Mathews became the first player in international cricket …

PUERTO GUZMAN, Colombia (Reuters) – Darkness had descended on Colombia’s southern Putumayo province one February night last year when gunfire roared through the air, shattering the peaceful dusk. Villagers attending a meeting scattered and fled. Leidy Mendoza watched in horror nearby as her teenage son rushed to save his five-year-old …