[caption id="attachment_205108" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 banners were decorated in all areas to remark Malaysia as the host for the event at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

[caption id="attachment_204988" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by CDC/UNSPLASH[/caption] KOTA KINABALU, Dec 17 — No new cases of polio have been reported in Sabah so far, said Sabah Health and People’s Well-Being Minister, Datuk Poon Ming Fung. He said a three-month-old baby boy...

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 17 — The Federal Court here today set April 20 next year to hear former Special Action Unit (UTK) personnel Azilah Hadri’s application to review his conviction and death sentence for murdering Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu.

[caption id="attachment_204112" align="aligncenter" width="960"] File Picture SELANGORKINI[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The Muslim world should listen to the voices of its young people and engage them actively in the decision-making process as they are the ones who will inherit the future,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Extreme human interference in nature’s ecosystems coupled with human activities which use natural resources to make unbridled business profits have caused the world today to face a rise in natural disasters says Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 17 — The police will scrutinise the statutory declaration (SD) of former Special Action Unit (UTK) member Azilah Hadri who claimed to have received orders to kill Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was the deputy prime minister when the incident occurred.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The Education Ministry does not plan to do away with 50 per cent of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans for all PTPTN debtors.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Dewan Negara president Tan Sri S.

[caption id="attachment_205083" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by SHUBERT CIENCIA/FLICKR[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry welcomes the proposal for all Parliament members and the Senate to wear batik every Thursday as a sign of support for the...

[caption id="attachment_205080" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari speaks at the state government departments’ monthly assembly at the Dewan Jubilee Perak of the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Abdul Aziz Shah building here on December 16, 2019.

[caption id="attachment_204130" align="aligncenter" width="900"] File Picture SELANGORKINI[/caption] PUTRAJAYA, Dec 16 — The Election Commission (EC) has fixed the date for the by-election for Kimanis parliamentary seat in Sabah on January 18, next year. At a press conference here today, EC...

[caption id="attachment_205072" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on August 13, 2019.

MACHANG, Dec 16 — The Education Ministry has approved an allocation of RM400 million to undertake research works at 25 public universities nationwide, next year.

[caption id="attachment_205066" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Rescuers search for survivors of a collapsed building after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Padada town, Davao del Sur province in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines on December 16, 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has advised Malaysians to read newspapers every day to help keep the mind active.

[caption id="attachment_205060" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Athletes and officials from Malaysia march during the opening ceremony of the 2019 SEA Games at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan province, north of Manila on November 30, 2019.

[caption id="attachment_205056" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad attends the Doha Forum 2019 at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention Hotel in Doha, Qatar, on December 14, 2019.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 15 — The setting up of the proposed Children Department is expected to take a minimum of two years, said Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Hannah Yeoh.

SEREMBAN, Dec 14 — Enforcement action on child safety seats (CRS) in private cars will only be carried out six months after the implementation of the ruling, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

[caption id="attachment_204224" align="aligncenter" width="900"] File Picture SELANGORKINI[/caption] SHAH ALAM, Dec 14 — The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (pic) today expressed his pride over the success of the athletes from the state who contributed the most medals to the...