Growing parental awareness drives increase in MyKad application for 12-year-olds
According to NRD, a total of 366,526 first-time MyKad applications were submitted from January to September 2024.
Wed Oct 09 2024
The Mekong is drying up. What now?
A host of issues are tied together with climate change in the region and will require a sustained and coordinated effort to overcome.
Sat Aug 17 2024
Worrying number of lost MyKads annually - NRD
Zamri Misman said apart from being fined, individuals who lose MyKads risk having their identity cards misused by irresponsible persons.
Wed Sep 06 2023
How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet
The message from scientists is: rice cannot be ignored in the battle to cut emissions.
Sat Apr 01 2023
China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'
Those who live by the Mekong collecting river weed for decades, but their harvest has fallen since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream.
Wed Mar 22 2023
Rescuers in Vietnam try to save boy trapped in concrete pile
Ly Hao Nam fell into the narrow open shaft of a concrete pile at a construction site on New Year's Eve.
Mon Jan 02 2023
The high price of a Sri Lankan family's bid to flee crisis
Hundreds of Sri Lankans have attempted to escape an unprecedented economic meltdown by boarding fishing boats bound for Australia.
Thu Aug 11 2022
Mekong villagers land heaviest ever freshwater fish
Cambodian villagers caught a stingray that weighed in at 300kg which took around a dozen men to haul to shore.
Tue Jun 21 2022
Gov't approves RM300 million allocation for people's highway in Kelantan
The government has approved an allocation of RM300 million for the People's Highway Project connecting Bukit Tiu and Kampung Berangan Mek Nab in Machang.
Sat Feb 19 2022
Mekar programme helps disabled man finally get a MyKad
A 25-year wait for Hazbillah Rasid, 37, to get an identity card ended today when he received the document through the NRD 'Menyemai Kasih Rakyat' (Mekar) programme.
Sat Feb 05 2022
Floods: Relief centres second home for octogenarian Mek Yam
"For the past 20 years, I have been facing floods and each time it hits I am ready to be evacuated to a relief centre in this district," said Mek Yam Hamad, 80.
Sun Dec 19 2021
Floods: People in Yan slowly recovering, ready to move on
After almost a month of being traumatised by a harrowing flood incident, people in Yan are slowly regaining their spirit to move on with their life.
Mon Sep 13 2021
China's wild elephants seek room to roam as habitats shrink
The Jinghong Hydropower Plant has made the Mekong river, impossible for elephants to cross, further fragmenting their habitats.
Tue Jul 20 2021
Mektic and Pavic become first all-Croatian pair to triumph at Wimbledon
Top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic claimed the doubles trophy at the grasscourt major.
Sun Jul 11 2021
Senior citizen receives new identity card after 50-year wait
After 50 years of waiting, a senior citizen here who lost his identity card when he was a teenager, finally received the document.
Thu Jul 08 2021
ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025
An excellent rakyat-centric budget under the overarching principle of a caring and humane economy.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives
The government will provide a significant boost to the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) initiatives next year.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar
The government plans to make it compulsory for all non-citizen workers to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Fri Oct 18 2024
What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo
Prabowo will be open to foreign investment, his aide has said, such as by offering investors management of airports and sea ports.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS
The Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Program will be intensified as an effort to produce more female corporate personalities.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid
Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp, using heavy air and ground fire.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration
Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia's president on Sunday with Vice President-elect, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also taking office.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this allocation is intended to address the recent flash floods that hit the capital and several major towns.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM
Sabah and Sarawak continues to be prioritised under Budget 2025, with allocations of RM6.7 billion and RM5.9 billion respectively.
Fri Oct 18 2024
NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil
PM Anwar Ibrahim said NFOF will support venture capital fund managers to invest in startup companies with RM300 million set aside for 2025.
Fri Oct 18 2024