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Academics urge Tabung Haji to strengthen governance, accountability and transparency while ensuring the RCI report is not politicised along religious or racial lines KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), which focuses on institutional integrity, accountability and governance, should not be turned into an issue driven by religious or […]

KANGAR, Aug 15 — Perlis deputy police chief SAC Zaihairul Idrus has been appointed as acting state police chief, effective yesterday. He succeeds Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim, who will assume his new role as deputy director (Movement/Operations) at Bukit Aman’s Department of Internal Security and Public Order (KDNKA) after leading the Perlis police contingent for

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) today rejected any suggestion that the presence of Chinese-linked businesses or cargo at its facility is evidence of tariff evasion, following a new US report that places Malaysia among economies facing elevated risks of illegal transshipment. PKFZ chairman Lim Lip Eng said the free

IPOH, Aug 15 — Police have confirmed that the body discovered inside a suitcase in Sungai Perak near the Lembah Kuala Kangsar jetty yesterday afternoon is that of a woman. Kuala Kangsar police chief ACP Heisham Harun said preliminary investigations found that the victim is approximately 30 years old, though her identity has yet to

MELAKA, Aug 15 — Elected leaders need to build strong networks with the community at the grassroots level to ensure that relationships with the people are always maintained, said Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) chief Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim. He said close relationships with the community were also important to enable leaders and party to convey

SUNGAI PETANI, Aug 15 — A 77-year-old retired pharmacist went to a shop in Pekan Sungai Lalang here to see his younger sister, only to discover her body after noticing a foul smell coming from the premises. Kuala Muda district police chief Assistant Commissioner Hanyan Ramlan said the man arrived at the shop at about

Table of Contents Destination: Home ground Rooted in tradition KUALA Lumpur Fashion Week 2026 (KLFW ’26) just pulled its curtains, closing out with Hatta Dolmat, who marks its 20th year in the fashion industry, as the designer was honoured by The Malaysia Book of Records. Fresh off the theatrics, KLFW ’26 puts itself on the

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Although Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) has come under the spotlight again following the release of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on issues concerning its management and operations, depositors’ confidence in the institution as a ‘trustee’ in helping them realise their dream of performing haj remains unwavering. For the

PASIR MAS, Aug 14 — Police have detained a 54 year old teacher accused of assaulting a pupil and the boy’s mother with a cane in two separate incidents this week. According to Harian Metro, the arrest followed a report lodged by the mother, who alleged her son — a pupil at a primary school

KLUANG, Aug 14 — A woman was killed while five others were injured in an accident involving a van and a lorry at KM55.1 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) northbound early this morning. Renggam Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) operations commander Shoromi Salih said five personnel and a Sitrak fire and rescue vehicle were dispatched