MANJUNG: Fishermen in Pantai Remis urge the government to beef up its enforcement and security measures in the Straits of Malacca to safeguard Malaysian fishing vessels.
IPOH: Fishermen who encountered troubles involving pirates or other entities at sea must lodge police reports, says Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin.
MANJUNG: Fishermen in Pantai Remis are living in fear of their vessels being attacked by pirates, while claiming that rogue foreign maritime enforcement personnel are making things worse.
PUTRAJAYA: The Marine Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has assured that patrols and monitoring will be intensified to ensure that the country's waters are safe from the threat of maritime criminals.
IPOH: Opposition leader Razman Zakaria has been referred to the Rights and Privilege Committee over alleged slander and racially charged remarks.
ELDERLY care has become increasingly important as Malaysia becomes an ageing nation.
KLANG: DAP National Publicity Secretary Teo Ni Ching was elected as the new Wanita DAP chief succeeding Chong Eng, here, on Saturday (Sept 9).
The state has collected more than RM50,000 in levy for real estate purchases by applicants under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
IPOH: Villagers, police personnel, environmentalists along with Pantai Remis assemblyman Wong May Ing were "blocked" from coming out of a sand-mining site in Segari, Lumut.
Media leaders are urging for clarity on proposed and recent changes to laws related to media – warning of challenges to press freedom and survival while advocating for journalists’ safety and self-regulation.
IPOH: It was supposed to be just a press conference on the alleged destruction of a turtle landing area, but it ended with a politician and several activists being trapped for hours at a sand mining site, even though they had the police on their side.
IPOH: The new Perak state executive council line-up will probably see the appointment of four assemblymen from DAP, two from PKR, three from Umno and one from Amanah.
IPOH: The Manjung police have received a report following the stand-off between a sand mining operator and two non-governmental organisations over a project in Segari, Lumut.
IPOH: Nearly half the land in Perak is now categorised as Forest Reserve, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
IPOH: Close to half the land in Perak is made up of forest reserves while mangrove swamp areas have increased in the last 12 years, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
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IPOH: A total of 1,730 young women in Perak are facing period poverty, says Datuk Dr Wan Norashikin.
OIL prices edged up after plunging to multi-month lows previously as major producers may delay an output increase planned for next month and U.S. inventories fell, though the gains were limited by persistent demand concerns.
IPOH: The Perak government has allocated RM890,000 for 4,000 free mammogram and Pap smear tests for women in the state from March to December this year.