KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The measures the government is taking to tackle open burning in plantations and forests will be among the questions that will be raised in the Dewan Rakyat today.

PONTIAN, Nov 11 — The Ministry of Education vows to ensure all students in the country can gain access to quality education, regardless of where they live or go to school.

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 11 — Penang will follow the example of the Selangor state government in imposing stiff compounds on developers who flout Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (ESCP), in a bid to address the increasing incidence of non-compliance among developers in the state.

LABUAN, Nov 8 A teenager has been warded at the Labuan Nucleus Hospital for severe internal lung damage suspected to have been caused by vaping, making it the first such case reported here.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Nov 8 — A total of 192,564 applicants have registered for the Rumah Selangorku housing scheme as of September this year. Selangor Housing and Urban Living Committee chairman Haniza Mohamed Talha said that there are 56,782 pending applications as well as those on...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The global travel industry is facing challenges due to political turmoil and changing consumer behaviour, despite a forecasted increase in average spend per trip at US$1,101 by 2024.

KUANTAN, Nov 8 — Police, suspecting foul play in the death of a seven-year-old student of an unregistered tahfiz school in Lanchang, Temerloh yesterday, has taken custody of three students of the school for questioning.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 8 — Program Tunas Niaga (PROTUNe), an initiative aimed at creating entrepreneurs among secondary school students in Selangor, has made a profit of RM671,780 from RM2.7 million in sales this year, said PKNS chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is giving top priority to the pledge to fight corruption while being committed to fulfilling other promises made in the last general election, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 7 — Two hundred and ninety drums containing chemicals were found dumped by irresponsible quarters on the banks of Sungai Klang in Kampung Kandan Dalam, Puchong on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The national Food Bank Programme has assisted 311,189 underprivileged households across the country, between its launch last December and August this year, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, Nov 7 — The number of domestic tourists in Selangor reached a total 1.86 million from January until June this year, the state legislative assembly was told today. Selangor Culture, Tourism, Malay Customs and Heritage committee chairman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The newly formed All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) aims to engage with more local communities to achieve collectively the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said its chair Maria Chin Abdullah.

By Nazli Ibrahim SHAH ALAM, Nov 7 — The deficit of RM133 million announced in the Belanjawan Selangor 200 (Selangor Budget 2020) can be lowered by the end of the year if all parties work hard in increasing the state revenue. Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari said this was proven as the 2020 budget...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The government is working hard to bring back fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, to face justice over his role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) corruption and bribery scandal.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, Nov 7 — The bubble tea chains were told to find other alternatives to using plastic cups as it would affect the Selangor government’s efforts in making the state to be plastic-free by 2025. Selangor Environment, Green Technology and Consumer Affairs Committee...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said creative industry content such as movies, dramas and animations could be a lucrative export for the country if the products were of high quality.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, Nov 7 — The Selangor state government has restricted the reselling of Rumah Idaman to avoid the speculation of a hike in property price, says Selangor Housing and Urban Living Committee chairman Haniza Mohamed Talha. She said the reselling of the affordable homes...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Issues pertaining to the well-being of fishermen community in the Tanjung Piai, Johor, are among matters to be debated during the sitting of the Dewan Rakyat today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — A total of 29,000 investigation papers involving commercial crime cases are still unsolved since 2005, said the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador.