PUTRAJAYA, July 2 — The Communications Ministry is coordinating efforts to ensure funding for the Malaysian Media Council (MMC) is provided soon, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — China and Russia have agreed to sign the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (SEANWFZ), while the United States is reviewing the deal, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said.

BUTTERWORTH, July 2 — The Penang Customs Department detained two men and crippled a smuggling syndicate, seizing various cigarettes as well as alcoholic beverages worth RM2.67 million in separate raids in the state recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested four individuals, including two company owners, for allegedly submitting documents with false information related to the procurement of permit to work (PTW) printing services worth RM5 million.

ALOR SETAR, July 2 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will deploy undercover officers to catch express and tour bus drivers and passengers who don’t fasten their seatbelts.

NARATHIWAT, July 2 — Construction of the second bridge connecting Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, and Sungai Golok here is progressing as planned, with Thai authorities currently choosing a contractor to carry out the project.

ROME, July 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here yesterday for a three-day working visit to Italy, the third-largest economy in the European Union.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has requested that the Malaysian Embassy in Rome urgently help a Malaysian, Dalila Zaidi, who is stranded in Milan after her passport was stolen.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The ringgit opened stronger against the United States dollar today, supported by continued weakness in the greenback as fiscal uncertainties and tariff risks in the US weighed on sentiment, an analyst said.

LABUAN, July 1 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa has urged all implementing agencies in the Federal Territories to halt the improper practice of granting unjustified extensions of time for development projects.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Express bus operators are taking the mandatory seat belt rule seriously, stepping up efforts with announcements and visible signage to remind passengers to buckle up.

ALOR SETAR, July 1 — The recidivism rate of inmates participating in the community rehabilitation programme (PDK) in 2024 was 0.28 per cent, indicating significant success in the programme's implementation.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The police seized more than 5,000 imitation firearms in simultaneous raids on seven premises in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, and Johor yesterday, arresting six individuals, including four foreign nationals.

By Yasmin Ramlan  SERENDAH, July 1 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has reached a major engineering milestone with the breakthrough of the Serendah 2 tunnel, six months ahead of schedule. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar credited the successful...

PUTRAJAYA, July 1 — The Federal Court's five-member bench has ruled that a provision under Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (Act 736), which penalised an organiser who failed to provide the police with a five-day prior notice before holding an assembly, is unconstitutional.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Approximately 222 HIV infections were detected among students of higher learning institutions (IPT) last year, including those as young as 18 and 19, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — The mention of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) forfeiture application for Menara Ilham, owned by the family of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, has been fixed for August 6 at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Traffic disruptions are expected in several locations in Kuala Lumpur during the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), to take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from July 8 to 11.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government will continue to strive, with its available means and capacity, to uphold the position of Islam by the framework of the Constitution and the Malaysia Madani spirit.

TAIPING, July 1 — Malaysia continues to face a significant shortage of occupational therapists compared to several developed countries, due to a general lack of public awareness regarding the importance of the profession.