Saudi announces Ramadan to start Thursday
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, home of the holiest shrines in Islam in Makkah and Madinah, has announced that the fasting month of Ramadan will start on Thursday. The kingdom’s supreme court ruled on Tuesday evening that the Islamic calendar month of Shaban, which precedes Ramadan, will end on Wednesday, meaning Ramadan will begin the following day, […]
Xi departs Russia after ‘new era’ summit with Putin
MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Russia on Wednesday after a summit with President Vladimir Putin that was a display of unity against the West, with no apparent signal of a breakthrough to end the fighting in Ukraine. The nations, eager to curb Western power, expressed concerns about NATO expansion in Asia and agreed to […]
Anwar to make three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake an official visit to Saudi Arabia from March 22 to 24 at the invitation of the Kingdom’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. This will be Anwar’s maiden visit to the Kingdom after being sworn in as the country’s 10th Prime Minister […]
Saifuddin Nasution: Be mindful of Muslim sensitivities when organising events
PUTRAJAYA, March 22 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today advised organisers to cancel any events that touch on Muslim sensitivities. Addressing a question on a night club launching ceremony that involved cross-dressing muscular men in lingerie dubbed “Thai Hot Guy”, he said that such an event would only issue a cause for […]
Woman loses RM37,000 to bonus forex trading site
SIBU: A 30-year-old woman was cheated of RM37,217 due to a non-existent forex trading scheme that promised 100% returns. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said the woman had lodged a police report on Tuesday (March 21) and added that she had said that she logged into a forex trading website. “She then made a […]
Kota Kinabalu jadi tumpuan rakyat Malaysia pada Aidilfitri
PETALING JAYA: Bandar raya Kota Kinabalu, Sabah menjadi destinasi utama rakyat Malaysia untuk bercuti sempena cuti perayaan Aidilfitri hujung bulan depan. Berdasarkan pertumbuhan dalam carian untuk Malaysia bagi daftar masuk pada 23 Mac – 21 April 2023 berbanding 3 April – 2 Mei 2022 Airbnb, berada di tangga kedua adalah Johor Bahru diikuti, George Town, […]
Bazar Ramadan: Jangan halang laluan, pili bomba
SEREMBAN: Penganjur bazar Ramadan di negeri ini diingat untuk memastikan peniaga-peniaga tidak menghalang laluan sehingga boleh mengganggu respons masa pihak bomba untuk ke lokasi kecemasan. Pengarah Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Negeri Sembilan , Abdul Khair Osman berkata, penganjur juga perlu mengelakkan peniaga untuk berniaga ataupun meletakkan gerai di lokasi terdapatnya laluan kecemasan dan […]
Sky Suite Airport Lounge tarikan baharu KLIA Terminal 2
SEPANG- Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) hari ini melancarkan pembukaan Sky Suite Airport Lounge, di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur Terminal 2. Pengerusi Malaysia Airports, Tan Sri Zainun Ali berkata, ruang menunggu beroperasi secara rasmi esok itu merupakan ‘pit-stop’ sempurna untuk penumpang domestik dan antarabangsa beristirehat sebelum penerbangan berlepas. “Pembukaan Sky Suite Airport Lounge di […]
‘Cubaan bunuh diri isu kesihatan awam, bukan kesalahan jenayah’
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan berpendirian isu cubaan bunuh diri ini perlu dikendalikan sebagai isu kesihatan awam, bukannya sebagai kesalahan jenayah. Ini memandangkan kajian mendapati individu yang mengalami kemurungan mempunyai risiko 20 kali ganda tingkah laku bunuh diri dan mengalami kematian akibat bunuh diri. Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Undang-Undang dan Reformasi Institusi), Ramkarpal Singh, berkata […]
