A total of 12 child grooming cases was investigated under section 12 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (SOAC) and five more are still being investigated by the police for the period beginning from July 2017 until 2023, the Dewan Rakyat was told. This was based on statistics by the Royal Malaysian Police….
The maximum compound imposed on Summer Bay Resort in Lang Tengah Island in Terengganu was imposed by the Kuala Terengganu City Council as the matter comes under the jurisdiction of the local council. “That however would not hinder the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) in promoting interesting tourism products that encompasses ecotourism, arts,…
DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng is claiming RM5 million in damages from Dr Afif Bahardin (PN-Taman Medan) in Selangor over defamatory statements that the latter made via a TikTok video on May 2nd. Afif had claimed that during his term as Penang exco of PKR, Lim who was Finance Minister had not provided funds amounting…
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak failed to initiate a judicial review against the government to compel the production of a purported “supplementary decree” from the former Agong that would enable him to serve his remainder jail term under house arrest. High Court judge Amarjeet Singh said that there was no arguable case that…
The 2023 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita statistics from Department of Statistics puts all four Perikatan Nasional administered states at the bottom. The four PN administered states are Terengganu, Kedah, Perlis and Kelantan. The only state with a GDP per capita below RM20,000 is Kelantan. It merely obtained RM16,836. The PN state with the…
Based on e-IPTS system, there are a total of 56 private universities registered under the Private Higher Learning Institute Act 1996 with 48,511 students. The majority of the foreign students private universities are from China. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir revealed the above in his written reply to Onn Abu Bakar (BN-Batu…
Vivian Wong Shir Yee (PH-Sandakan) questions the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry on steps taken by the ministry to develop Sandakan as a cruise destination in Malaysia. Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PN-Sik) raises the issue of the government’s latest plan to table the Malaysian Ombudsman Act to the Minister in Prime Minister’s Department. Tan Kok Wai…
The Health Ministry is heading towards achieving 1:400 doctor-to-population ratio by 2025. This would be achievable since the doctor-to-population ration in 2022 is 1:412. A decade ago it was 1:758. “This ratio of 1:400 would include doctors under the ministry, the Higher Education Ministry, the private sector and others. “We will continue to improve the…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said that there is an increase in the number of private primary schools and private secondary schools. Similarly there is a significant rise in the student enrollment at primary schools but it is not a big percentage for private secondary schools. “As of the first quarter of 2024, there are 133…
Since its launch in the year 2008 until May 31 2024, the Indian Community Entrepreneur Development Scheme (SPUMI) under TEKUN Nasional has aided 29,136 Indian entrepreneurs with funds amounting to RM457.7 million, revealed Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Ewon Benedick. “From that amount for the period beginning from January to May 31st this year, TEKUN…
