KUALA LUMPUR, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif alums can play a role in leading Muslims worldwide and promote a peaceful, compassionate, and harmonious Islam to tackle Islamophobia, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan. He said Islamophobia has become increasingly concerning recently, especially in countries with a minority Muslim population. “I have…
KLUANG, A striking giant mural featuring the beloved 1990s animated character and the upcoming film ‘Keluang Man,’ set for release next year, has become a new attraction in the Kluang district. Kluang Municipal Council (MPK) president, Azurawati Wahid, said the Keluang Man mural, towering three storeys high, is the work of renowned graffiti group Abdulrashade…
KUALA LUMPUR, Acting deputy director-general of operations of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), Rear Admiral (Maritime) Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah, has been appointed as the seventh MMEA director-general, effective yesterday. MMEA said in a statement today that he has nearly three decades of experience in maritime security and is an expert in planning and…
PUTRAJAYA, Immigration officers stationed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are now prohibited from using mobile phones while on duty to prevent a recurrence of ‘counter setting’ syndicates, which allow foreign nationals to enter the country through ‘special counter lanes’. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki,…
KUALA LUMPUR, The Kuala Lumpur rubber market closed mixed on Wednesday in tandem with regional rubber futures markets as strong United States (US) economic data weakened prospects of an aggressive US interest rate cut, said a dealer. She said market sentiment was dented by losses in crude oil prices and as the ringgit strengthened against…
PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) today launched Start-Up and Scale-Up Grants to help young people in the agriculture and agro-food sector reduce start-up costs and expand agricultural projects. Its deputy minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup in a statement said the Start-Up Grant is an improvement on the Young Agropreneur Grant offered…
