BY AKMAL NASIR When we talk about festivals, we will not miss talking about road accidents. I am sure the authorities will make a lot of effort to reduce accident rates including the Ops Selamat 11 for this year. I hope, Ops Selamat this year will be more focused, aggressive and bring a more...

ANKARA, JUNE 22: Turkey is seeking for help and financial aid from the international community to enable it to continue supporting Syrian refugees in its country who are estimated to be 3.05 million people.

BY LIZAWATI MADFA SHAH ALAM, JUNE 21: The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) distributed 400 adult helmets and 150 child helmets for free in conjunction with the Balik Kampung Beraya Dengan Selamat 2017 campaign yesterday. Its Corporate and Public Relations Head, Shahrin Ahmad said, the campaign which...

BY AFIX REDZUAN DENGKIL, JUNE 21: His Royal Highness the Selangor Sultan, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has called Muslim businessmen who invest in Selangor to pay their zakat harta (alms) to the Selangor Zakat Board (LZS). In his decree, he said that businessmen who run their businesses in...

BY AFIX REDZUAN SHAH ALAM, JUNE 20: The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya has postponed the hearing of the case between Selangor Government and the Election Commission (EC) regarding the delineation of electoral boundaries to July 20. Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali informed about the...

BY NORHAYATI UMOR PETALING JAYA, JUNE 20: Approximately 122 underprivilieged families had received RM100 voucher and RM200 duit raya contributed by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ). Its Mayor, Dato’ Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain said, the contribution is one of the MBPJ community service programme to...

BY LIZAWATI MADFA SUBANG JAYA, JUNE 20: The Jelajah Kasih Ramadan and Singgah Sahur MPSJ recently made a visit to help 30 underprivileged families in Puchong and Seri Kembangan. Subang Jaya Municipal Council, Corporate Deputy Director, Azfarizal Abdul Rashid said, the programme this time has 60...

BY NORHAYATI UMOR SHAH ALAM, JUNE 19: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JDKM) has cancelled the goods and service tax (GST) on over 60 food items which was earlier expected to take effect this July 1. Its Director, Datuk Subromaniam Tholasy said, the matter refers to GST Tax Order (Zero-rated...

SHAH ALAM, JUNE 19: More than 60 types of food will be imposed with the Goods and Service Tax (GST), beginning July 1.

BY KESAVAN SUBRAMANIAM For the last two three days we have been bombarded with various new revelations relating to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) as alleged by the American Department of Juctice (DoJ). Following tha, the Hollywood Star, Leonardo DiCaprio has returned the Oscar won by Marlon...

BY ERMIZI MUHAMAD SEGAMBUT, JUNE 16: The health of KEADILAN’s De facto Leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was reported as stable after receiving treatment from Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) since yesterday. However, Opposition Leader, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said, Anwar still needs...

BY LIZAWATI MADFA SHAH ALAM, JUNE 16: The Inspector-General of Police said that the Malaysian Royal Police Force (PDRM) is reclassifying the case as murder. He confirmed the reinterpretation of the case which had caused the death of the 18 year old teen in Penang. “We will reclassify the case as...

BY LIZAWATI MADFA SHAH ALAM, JUNE 16: The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) provides a free bulk waste collection service in conjunction with Aidilfitri festival this year. Its Corporate Deputy Director, Azfarizal Abdul Rashid said, the service is provided in MPSJ housing areas, starting from...

BY NORHAYATI UMOR SHAH ALAM, JUNE 16: His Royal Highness the Selangor Sultan, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah received a total of RM11.7 million in business zakat, paid by four companies. In a Break Fast Ceremony with the people at the Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Mosque, four companies including Bank...

BY AFIX REDZUAN SHAH ALAM, JUNE 15: The Al-Azim Mosque in Pandan Indah has been chosen as the first location for Food For All Project (MUS) to help the poor especially the asnaf group (eligible zakat recipents) to get daily food for free. The pioneer project organised by Chempaka Community Service...

BY LIZAWATI MADFA SHAH ALAM, JUNE 15: Shah Alam residents who are planning to go for holidays and will be leaving their houses during the Aidilfitri break are reminded to ensure their houses are clean and free from stagnant water to avoid breeding aedes. The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA), Corporate...

BY LIZAWATI MADFA SHAH ALAM, JUNE 15: There are no Malaysians involved in the fire incident at the Grenfell Tower 27 Apartment, West London, said the Foreign Ministry. Quoting from Bernama, Wisma Putra had, in a statement, advised Malaysians living in the vicinity to contact the Malaysian Consulate...

BY DATO’ SERI DR SANTHARA The palm factory at the border of Jementah and kebun Baharu, Johore has caused polluted the air so much causing dissatisfaction among the local residents. Local residents have to endure the stench particularly in the morning and after it rains, because the distance between...

BY HASANUDDIN MOHD YUNUS The Tourism and Culture Minister’s response on certain state leaders’ actions were truly unprofessional, he should have handled it in a more diplomatic manner. Using condescending languages on other people should be stopped, you are not the only one who is knowledgeable on...

BY SHAZNI MUNIR MOHD ITHNIN Celcom network telephone line and internet disruption from 7 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. on June 13, 2017 ought to be taken seriously. In fact, the disruption was much longer in some other locations, causing losses to users within that period. It was more unfortunate that the...