GEORGE TOWN: The Education Ministry has ordered a secondary school in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur to prepare a complete report on the bullying incident involving runaway student Muhammad Daniel Akmal Zulkhairi, says its Deputy Minister Lim Hui Ying. “The ministry is investigating (Muhammad Daniel’s bullying case). We have instructed the school …

KUALA LUMPUR: The unemployment rate is targeted to drop to 3% next year, compared to the 3.4% recorded this year. Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said that the target rate could be achieved in the coming year. “The target reduction to three per cent next year is something positive in …

KOTA KINABALU: Some leaders in the seven-party Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) say the coalition to go it alone in the next state election. Two GRS deputy presidents – Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan (Sabah STAR) and Tan Sri Pandikar Amin (Usno) – said they would prefer to see the state’s …

LONDON (Reuters) – With his hands on all the levers of power in Russia, Vladimir Putin appears unbeatable in a presidential election but opposition activists scent a chance to show he is vulnerable. Putin declared his candidacy for another six-year term on Friday and there is no serious rival to …

OSLO (Reuters) – The Iranian people will ultimately overcome authoritarianism imposed by a government that has lost legitimacy and public support, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said from prison in a speech read by her children on Sunday. The Norwegian Nobel committee in October awarded the prize to Mohammadi, …

KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) leaders are raising concerns about the federal government’s delay in fulfilling the Malaysia Agreement 1963, especially in regard to the 40% return of revenue from the state. Sabah STAR president Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan and Parti Usno president Tan Sri Pandikar Amin said …

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will protect all Malaysians regardless of their religious backgrounds but society must accept the reality that Islam is the official religion of the federation, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said claims that the Madani government was “exclusive” for Malays and Muslims were incorrect, …

KUALA LUMPUR: The suggested mechanism to set new water tariffs for Peninsula Malaysia and Labuan will be brought up at next week’s Cabinet meeting, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said. He added that the existing water tariffs, including for domestic accounts, are expected to …

PETALING JAYA: The police have collected 228 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples from residents at Idaman Apartment, Damansara Damai here as part of the investigation to search for the killer of six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the large-scale operation, which involved …

KUALA LUMPUR: To allow the public to evaluate the performance of the federal and state governments, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says report cards from each state will be unveiled in stages. This, Anwar said, was in conjunction with Sunday’s (Dec 10) one-year anniversary of the Madani Government under …