Day: August 27, 2023

The Media Centre for the 2023 National Day will operate for four days starting tomorrow from 6.30 am to 3 pm at the Cempaka Sari Auditorium here.However, on August 30 (Wednesday), it will start operation from 10 am to 3 pm, said the coordinator of the…

The proposed automatic upgrading of the B2 class motorcycle driving license to B will be brought to the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to be examined first, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.He did not see any problem in impleme…

A total of 17.76 per cent of the 1,357 deaths in Perrlis in 2021 were caused by ischemic heart disease, said National Heart Institute (IJN) chief executive officer Datuk Dr. Aizai Azan Abdul Rahim.He said 13.7 per cent of deaths in the country in 2021…

The Perak Crafts Festival 2023, which started on Aug 25 and ends on Sept 3, aims to collect sales of RM1 million with a target attendance of around 75,000 visitors.The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) Deputy Secretary-General (Culture) Mo…

The Ministry of Education (MOE) is ready to meet with any party to clear up misunderstandings on the implementation of the ‘Imam Al-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith’ appreciation module in schools nationwide.Its Deputy Minister Lim Hui Ying said the confusion arose…

A weapon-wielding man has been apprehended following a 2 1/2-hour standoff with police in Seoul, prompting fears of a stabbing rampage targeting random people, but no one was hurt, officials have said.The man was detained at 10:05 p.m. Saturday in the…

Four South Korean lawmakers were set to attend a protest rally in Japan’s Fukushima on Sunday to denounce the ongoing release of radioactive water from the region’s destroyed nuclear power plant.Reps. Woo Won-shik and Yang Yiwonyoung of the main oppos…

Three South Korean nuclear safety experts left for Japan on Sunday to monitor the release of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima plant, an official said.The experts from the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety plan to visit the Fukushima offi…

More than 1.26 million young people remained unemployed after completing their studies, and it took more than 10 months for youths to get their first job after graduation on average, data showed Sunday.Of the 8.42 million people aged 15-29, 4.52 milli…

Two protesters have been taken into custody after attempting to march toward the Japanese Consulate in the southeastern city of Busan following a rally denouncing Tokyo’s release of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, police said…