Free breakfast programme starts with 100 schools from Jan 20
PUTRAJAYA, 27 Dec 2019: The first phase of free breakfast programme (PSP) will be implemented on 20 Jan 2020 at 100 primary schools nationwide, said the Education Ministry (MoE). MoE …
MoH reiterates ban on abortion pill sale, advertising
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Dec 2019: The Health Ministry (MoH) has received 51 complaints on online sales of abortion pill in 2018 and 2019 which could be abused for illegal abortion …
Solar eclipse wows people across Southeast Asia (video)
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Dec 2019: The last annular solar eclipse sighted in the country was 21 years ago and Malaysians today had the opportunity to witness this unique and rare …
Pope Francis on Christmas: God loves even worst of mankind
VATICAN CITY, 25 Dec 2019: Pope Francis celebrated the traditional Christmas Mass at St Peter’s Basilica overnight and in his sermon, spoke of how God loves everyone – even the …
Elephant Santas bring Christmas joy to Thai schoolchildren (video)
BANGKOK, 24 Dec 2019: Thai elephants dressed as Santas from Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal visited schoolchildren to hand out gifts such as teddy bears to students at Jirasat …
Puspakom inspection for school buses by Jan 1
KUANTAN, 24 Dec 2019: All school buses in Pahang will undergo safety checks with the support of vehicle inspection body Puspakom, before the new school year begins, said Pahang police …
Perak Muslims urged to pray for solar eclipse
IPOH, 24 Dec 2019: Muslims in Perak are encouraged to perform the solar eclipse prayers in conjunction with the partial eclipse of the sun, expected to occur in the state …
Houses without windows not necessarily fire hazards
KANGAR, 22 Dec 2019: It is not wrong in terms of safety to construct houses without windows, as long as private homeowners know how to operate a fire safety system …
Child seat rule only for cars
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Dec 2019: The government has no plans to extend the mandatory use of the Child Restraint System (CRS) in private cars to other types of vehicles, said …
Recycled lipstick gives dignity in jails (video)
BANGKOK, 18 Dec 2019: Behind the bars of women’s prisons in Thailand, which has the world’s highest female incarceration rate, lipstick has emerged as a symbol of dignity. “Lipstick helps …