KOTA BHARU: The state government has urged household heads who are residing in flood-prone areas to register through e-Bencana for smooth distribution of aid should they be relocated to temporary relief centres. State Women and Family Development Committee chairman Rohani Ibrahim said the system would be used by the relief …

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – It was not known if Pat Cummins was searching ‘How to silence a big, partisan crowd’ as the Australia captain entered the press conference room fiddling with his phone but he conceded that was pretty much the plan for the World Cup final against India. As …

KEMAMAN: The Election Commission (EC) has set up five campaign enforcement teams to monitor the activities of candidates in the parliamentary by-election here. EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh reminded the candidates that campaign methods and materials should not be malicious or inflame feelings of dissatisfaction and animosity and …

KEPALA BATAS: The government, through the Local Government Development Ministry, has approved RM57,695 million for the development of facilities and infrastructure towards strengthening the Air Division of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM). Local Government Development deputy minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said the allocation is part of the …

KUALA LUMPUR: A coalition of Malaysian media associations, clubs and unions under Save Press 4 Gaze (SP4G) are calling for an international stand against the violence faced by journalists covering the Palestine occupation. SP4G spokesman Sairien Nafis said the local media are demanding for a ceasefire to end the violence …

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – George Russell topped the time sheet for Mercedes in the third and final practice at the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday as excitement builds amid F1’s return to Sin City after nearly 40 years. The Briton flew around the newly constructed track along the …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s push on rural tourism has attracted interest from southeast Asian neighbours Timor Leste. Its Secretary of State for Forestry Fernandinho Vieira da Costa said his country was keen to work with the state in conservation and community-based tourism (COBT) initiatives. Costa conveyed this to Sabah Tourism, Culture …

KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (pic) believes that the ‘cah keting’ (internal sabotaging) culture among party members will not happen in the Kemaman Parliamentary by-election. He said that this is considering that the former Chief of Defence Forces, Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi …

SAN FRANCISCO: Several Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) nations share the views held by Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia on the Gaza crisis, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. The Foreign Minister told Malaysian media here that these nations include Chile among other member economies. “They are also of the view …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Inspector-General of Police’s message to police trainee graduates, wanting them to be an honest cop, was timely, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Alliance for a Safe Community chairman said Tan Sri Razarudin Husain’s address struck a right note as it was very important for such …