
Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100
Carter, a Democrat, served as president from January 1977 to January 1981 after defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 U.S. election.
Mon Dec 30 2024

Othman Hafsham named Tokoh Seri Angkasa award recipient
Film director and producer Othman Hafsham was named the recipient of the Tokoh Seri Angkasa Award 2024 at the Malam Kemuncak Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2024 (ASA2024) last night.
Sun Oct 27 2024

The UK launches the Chevening ASEAN Scholarship Programme
Malaysia is the second largest recipient of Chevening awards in ASEAN and there are already over 2,000 members of Chevening alumni in M'sia.
Fri Aug 30 2024

STR Phase 3 payments to begin Aug 29 for 8.5 million recipients
MOF said recipients would receive payments of up to RM650 according to respective categories, with financial implication of RM1.7 billion.
Fri Aug 23 2024

Govt pays over RM936 mln for claims under MySalam scheme
Lim Hui Ying said total claims involved 1.27 million beneficiaries, including B40 individuals and their spouses who are recipients of STR.
Wed Jul 24 2024

Applications for refunds under SKDS 2.0 open on July 1 - MOF
The government will begin accepting applications for refunds from recipients of the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS) 2.0 on July 1.
Fri Jun 28 2024

Malaysia, Hong Kong agree to collaborate on TVET, economy
Currently, there are 500 Malaysian students studying at universities in Hong Kong, with 95 per cent of them being scholarship recipients.
Fri May 24 2024

First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
The kidney from a pig genetically edited to remove genes harmful to human recipient and add certain human genes to improve compatibility.
Mon May 13 2024

Selangor share data from Selangkah with PADU
According to Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, the data will include information about the recipients of state government aid programmes.
Wed Apr 03 2024

FACTBOX - What is Tower 22, site of the attack on US troops in Jordan?
Jordan's army is one of the largest recipients of Washington's foreign military financing.
Mon Jan 29 2024

Disbursement of STR Phase 1 begins today
The STR Phase 1 payment has been increased by govt to RM500 for recipients in the household category with an income of RM2,500 and below.
Mon Jan 29 2024

Payment for Phase 1 of STR begins on Monday, to benefit 8.2 million recipients
MOF said recipients who have registered on STR's database will receive their payment either through their bank accounts or by cash.
Fri Jan 26 2024

MyBrain programme to be reimplemented next year
The programme will allocate RM20 million per intake with a target of 500 recipients a year in competitive fields at various levels.
Thu Oct 26 2023

839 to be conferred with awards in conjunction with Agong's birthday
Datuk Johari Abdul heads the list of recipients and will be conferred the Darjah Kebesaran PSM which carries the title 'Tan Sri'.
Mon Jun 05 2023

Japan to fund defence projects in first departure from aid rules
The first recipients of the security aid will be the Philippines, which wants radars to monitor activity in the contested South China Sea.
Wed Apr 05 2023

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
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For Azerbaijanis, the Khojaly genocide is more than a historical event - it is a collective trauma that shapes their identity and worldview.
Fri Feb 21 2025