Santhara Kumar

Any decision taken by Segamat MP Datuk Seri Dr Edmund Santhara Kumar to quit Bersatu will not weaken the party, its secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said today.

The COVID-19 pandemic that hit Malaysia since last year saw changes due to the implementation of the MCO nationwide, Santhara Kumar said.

A total of 55 hotels nationwide have closed down while 86 hotels are temporarily closed from March last year until now due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dewan Negara was told today.

The announcement of the reopening of the tourism sector at several destinations under the tourism bubble will enable the Tourism Recovery Plan to be implemented as soon as possible.

Santhara said the decision was made after taking into account that the COVID-19 situation in Labuan was still in the recovery stage.

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The Federal Territories Ministry has given assurances that the 'Free Trade Area' is implemented under controlled conditions with supervision from the respective local authorities.

The amount does not include the one-off assistance, wage subsidy and small medium enterprise (SME) fund assistance.

Tan Sri Annuar Musa said he will listen to the ministry's briefing first on the Development Plan for Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur.

The Taliban-led foreign ministry denies having arrested that number of journalists and added that those arrested had committed a crime.

Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.

Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.

Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.