OCTOBER 18 — In “Courts are final arbiter of issues related to fundamental liberties”, written more th...

• Malay Mail
• 1 gün, 8 saat, 53 dakika

SIPITANG, 18 Okt – Ketua UMNO Bahagian Sipitang, Abdul Rahman Noh, menegaskan bahawa UMNO Sipitang akan terus teguh mempertahankan maruah perjuangan serta kemenangan Barisan Nasional (BN) di kawasan itu pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Sabah akan datang. “Selagi darah perjuangan mengalir, maruah tidak akan dijual walau dunia datang menawarkan emas,” katanya dengan penuh semangat ketika mempengerusikan Mesyuarat Ahli Jawatankuasa UMNO [...]

• UMNO Online
• 1 gün, 16 saat, 54 dakika

PETALING JAYA – “Rupanya, ada rakan kumpulan pendaki nampak saya tertidur dihurung lalat, tapi hanya mengabaikan kerana ingatkan sudah tidak bernyawa.” Itu luahan seorang wanita yang mendakwa bahawa pendaki baharu sepertinya sering ditinggalkan oleh kumpulan pendaki ‘senior’. Menerusi perkongsian di aplikasi Threads, wanita berkenaan mendakwa pernah ditinggal ketika pertama kali mendaki kerana dianggap melewatkan perjalanan. ... Read more The post Pendaki baru memang sering ditinggalkan appeared first on Kosmo Digital .

• Kosmo Online
• 1 gün, 16 saat, 57 dakika

Aktivis hak kanak-kanak berkata had umur 16 tahun guna media sosial perlu seiring pendidikan mengembangkan kemahiran berfikir secara kritis.

• Free Malaysia Today
• 1 gün, 16 saat, 57 dakika

PETALING JAYA – Laporan patologi berhubung kematian seorang pelajar perempuan yang ditemui maut akibat ditikam di sebuah sekolah menengah di Bandar Utama, di sini, dijangka mengambil masa antara satu hingga tiga bulan untuk disiapkan.Ketua Polis Daerah Petaling Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Shamsudin Mamat berkata, polis masih menunggu laporan penuh bedah siasat daripada pihak patologi sebelum dapat mengesahkan jumlah sebenar kesan tikaman pada tubuh mangsa."Setakat ini laporan penuh belum diperoleh; kebiasaannya laporan patologi mengambil masa antara satu hingga tiga bulan untuk disiapkan sebelum sebarang pengesahan rasmi dapat dibuat."Hanya selepas laporan itu siap barulah jumlah sebenar kesan tikaman dapat disahkan secara rasmi," katanya dalam kenyataan pada Sabtu.Beliau berkata demikian ketika mengulas kenyataan ibu mangsa yang mendakwa menerima laporan menunjukkan terdapat 200 kesan tikaman pada tubuh anaknya.Menurut Shamsudin, siasatan berhubung kejadian itu masih dijalankan dan setakat ini sebanyak 127 keterangan telah diambil daripada saksi bagi membantu siasatan."Kita telah memanggil seramai 127 saksi untuk diambil keterangan bagi melengkapkan siasatan kes ini."Manakala suspek utama yang ditahan masih direman sehingga 21 Oktober bagi membantu siasatan lanjut," katanya.Sebelum itu, ibu mangsa menerusi satu sidang akhbar mendakwa ahli patologi memaklumkan bahawa terdapat kira-kira 200 kesan tikaman pada anaknya.Dalam kejadian itu, seorang pelajar perempuan berusia 16 tahun maut ditikam oleh seorang pelajar lelaki berusia 14 tahun di kawasan tandas perempuan di sekolah berkenaan.Suspek kemudian ditahan dan direman tujuh hari untuk siasatan mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan.

• Sinar Harian
• 1 gün, 8 saat, 57 dakika

PUTRAJAYA – Dalam usaha memupuk identiti dan ‘roh’ tersendiri, Ketua Pengarah Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia (AKPS), Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain menegaskan bahawa kekuatan agensi itu terletak pada integriti setiap anggotanya.Mohd Shuhaily berkata, hasratnya adalah untuk menjadikan AKPS dihormati bukan kerana rasa takut, tetapi kerana ketegasan dan profesionalisme dalam menjalankan amanah menjaga sempadan negara."Saya mahu orang menghormati AKPS, bukan kerana takut tetapi kerana tahu kita tegas dan berintegriti," katanya.Beliau berkata demikian dalam sidang media sempena Majlis Sambutan Ulang Tahun Pertama AKPS di ibu pejabat agensi itu di sini pada Jumaat.Menurut beliau, selepas genap setahun beroperasi, perjalanan AKPS bukan sesuatu yang mudah kerana ia melibatkan penyatuan pegawai daripada pelbagai agensi seperti Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia, Kastam Diraja Malaysia, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Kuarantin dan Pemeriksaan Malaysia (Maqis) serta Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara (Perhilitan) di bawah satu bumbung."Proses ini seperti penggabungan dalam dunia korporat. Ada yang rasa berat hati, ada yang masih menyesuaikan diri, tapi saya bersyukur pasukan saya kuat dan komited," katanya.Beliau menegaskan bahawa fokus utama kini adalah membentuk ‘roh' AKPS agar setiap anggota memahami matlamat dan peranan sebenar mereka dalam melindungi sempadan negara."Saya mahu AKPS menjadi agensi yang bermaruah, dan perjuangan kita ialah membina nama baik yang disegani," jelasnya.Bekas Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah (JSJ) Bukit Aman itu turut menegaskan bahawa disiplin dan ketegasan akan terus menjadi tunjang kepada budaya kerja AKPS."Saya mahu apabila seseorang dalam kapal terbang menuju ke Malaysia, mereka sudah mula berfikir dua kali sebelum melintasi garisan Imigresen dan Kastam, sama seperti rasa ‘takut’ kita melakukan kesalahan ketika memasuki Australia," ujarnya.Dalam pada itu, beliau menegaskan komitmennya untuk meninggalkan legasi kukuh selepas mengakhiri tugas di AKPS kelak."Saya hanya mahu satu perkara, AKPS dikenang sebagai agensi yang dihormati. Bila saya pergi nanti, orang lain boleh teruskan tanpa beban," katanya.

• Sinar Harian
• 1 gün, 8 saat, 57 dakika

WASHINGTON : The Trump administration will begin furloughing workers at the agency managing the US nuclear weapons arsenal next week due to the government shutdown. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced the furloughs in a social media post on Friday. Wright stated that the furloughs will affect National Nuclear Security Administration workers critical to modernizing the nuclear arsenal. The NNSA is a semi-autonomous branch of the Department of Energy that also secures dangerous nuclear materials worldwide. This agency has approximately 2,000 workers overseeing about 60,000 contractors at national laboratories and other locations across the United States. Wright told USA Today that tens of thousands of contractor layoffs could begin next week alongside staff furloughs. The government shutdown has now entered its seventeenth day without resolution. Arms Control Association executive director Daryl Kimball criticised the potential workforce reductions. Kimball questioned why the administration cannot find funds for essential nuclear safety and security functions if they consider them important. Wright assured Bloomberg Surveillance that emergency services personnel would not be furloughed. However, he acknowledged that nuclear weapons modernization programs could be significantly affected. Wright expressed concern about losing momentum in replacing older weapons with workers unpaid and absent. A Congressional Budget Office report in April projected nuclear forces operation and modernization costs through 2034 would reach $946 billion. This estimate represents a 25% increase over the 2023 projection for nuclear weapons expenditures. Nuclear weapons spending is divided between the Pentagon and the National Nuclear Security Administration. – Reuters

• theSun
• 1 gün, 16 saat, 59 dakika

Peter John Jaban says the ruling carries deep implications for Kuching in its push for a fair share of federal revenue derived from the state.

• Free Malaysia Today
• 1 gün, 17 saat, 2 dakika

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Traffic flow on several major highways was reported to be moving slowly as of 9.30 am this...

• Malay Mail
• 1 gün, 9 saat, 2 dakika

The court has quashed 3 federal review orders, calling them unlawful.

• Malaysiakini EN
• 1 gün, 17 saat, 2 dakika

JASIN - Kementerian Pertahanan (Mindef) memperkenalkan konsep Pertahanan Menyeluruh (HANRUH) melalui pendekatan Kerjasama Awam-Tentera (CIMIC) pada Program Madani Rakyat (PMR) 2025 Melaka selama tiga hari yang bermula Jumaat.Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan, Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali berkata, konsep itu melibatkan penyertaan bukan sahaja daripada pihak tentera atau agensi keselamatan tetapi juga masyarakat, organisasi dan sektor swasta."Menerusi PMR 2025 Melaka ini kita mahu menyampaikan mesej bahawa keselamatan dan kedaulatan negara ini bukan bergantung kepada agensi keselamatan semata-mata tetapi keseluruhan masyarakat dan komuniti," katanya kepada Bernama di sini pada Jumaat.PMR 2025 Melaka menampilkan pelbagai pengisian menarik merangkumi aktiviti komuniti, pameran agensi dan persembahan pertahanan.Bertemakan ‘Aspirasi Madani, Menjamin Pertahanan dan Kedaulatan Negara’, program yang berlangsung di Politeknik Merlimau, Jasin itu, dianjurkan Unit Penyelarasan Lonjakan Prestasi (Pacu), Pejabat Perdana Menteri dengan kerjasama strategik Mindef dan kerajaan Melaka selaku penganjur bersama.Lokman Hakim berkata, selain pameran aset ketenteraan daripada ketiga-tiga cabang perkhidmatan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) iaitu darat, laut dan udara, PMR 2025 Melaka turut menampilkan pelbagai agensi kerajaan yang menyediakan perkhidmatan kepada masyarakat."Kita ada lebih kurang 150 program yang dilaksanakan bagi mendekati rakyat seperti Jualan Rahmah dan Jualan Agro Madani bagi membantu masyarakat mendapatkan bahan keperluan dalam usaha meringankan beban kos sara hidup mereka."Selain itu, terdapat juga diskaun bayaran saman hingga 50 peratus daripada Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) dan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) serta penukaran 3,500 unit topi keledar secara percuma," katanya.Beliau berkata, karnival kerjaya turut dilaksanakan oleh beberapa agensi kerajaan bagi memberi peluang kepada lepasan universiti mendapatkan pekerjaan dalam bidang pilihan masing-masing."ATM juga berkongsi perkhidmatan profesional yang terdapat dalam agensi itu seperti doktor perubatan dan pergigian, jurutera, juruterbang dan cef kerana mahu menggalakkan penyertaan belia," katanya.Dalam pada itu, Lokman Hakim berkata, selain perkhidmatan kepada masyarakat, Mindef sebagai tuan rumah PMR 2025 Melaka turut mengadakan lima program tanggungjawab sosial korporat (CSR) bersama masyarakat dan komuniti terpilih.Beliau berkata, secara keseluruhan, kementerian itu menerima tambahan peruntukan sebanyak RM20 juta pada tahun ini berbanding RM10 juta pada tahun lepas bagi melaksanakan program CSR di seluruh negara."Mindef juga menerima tambahan RM600 juta pada Belanjawan 2026 yang diumumkan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim baru-baru ini sekali gus mencerminkan keyakinan kerajaan terhadap kementerian ini untuk terus mempertahankan kedaulatan negara," katanya.PMR Melaka 2025 berlangsung dari 9 pagi hingga 11 malam pada Jumaat dan Sabtu manakala pada Ahad dari 9 pagi hingga 6 petang bagi memberi ruang kepada pelbagai kementerian dan agensi mempamerkan inisiatif serta perkhidmatan digital mereka selain berinteraksi secara langsung dengan rakyat. - Bernama

• Sinar Harian
• 1 gün, 9 saat, 3 dakika

HAMAS said on Friday it would transfer the body of another hostage to the Red Cross, with Israel confirming the handover would occur just after midnight on Saturday amid a dispute over delays in the return of remains under their ceasefire deal. Israel says it has received nine of 28 bodies held in Gaza, and Hamas, citing technical problems, said it needed heavy machinery and excavating equipment to speed up the process of locating bodies buried under rubble. Israel, insisting Hamas knows the whereabouts of the hostages’ bodies, had said the group was running out of time. Hamas has said it remains committed to the ceasefire agreement and to handing over the bodies of all remaining hostages. In a statement on Friday, Hamas’ armed wing said a new body had been recovered and would be released at 2300 local time. An Israeli security source said the handover to the Red Cross was scheduled for 0030 in Israel (2130 GMT). The issue has cast a shadow over the ceasefire agreement — the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war. At a news conference in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Israel’s statements were worrying. “Will Israel use Hamas’ incapability to locate bodies left under rubble ... as an excuse and break the ceasefire? There is concern in the international community over this,“ he said. Earlier on Friday, Hamas called on mediators to push for the next steps under the ceasefire, including reopening the border, letting in aid, beginning reconstruction, setting up an administration and completing Israel’s withdrawal. Fighting has largely stopped in Gaza under Trump’s plan, endorsed by mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. The 20 living hostages taken with others in an October 7, 2023, Hamas assault on Israel, were returned from Gaza earlier this week. Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to allow Palestinians to move in and out, but gave no date as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of the ceasefire. Other unresolved elements of the plan include the disarmament of militants and Gaza’s future governance. - Reuters

• theSun
• 1 gün, 17 saat, 5 dakika

KLANG, Oct 18 — The Selangor State Government has successfully eradicated hardcore poverty in the state through pr...

• Malay Mail
• 1 gün, 9 saat, 7 dakika

WASHINGTON : White House budget director Russell Vought said on Friday that the Trump administration will freeze another $11 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Democratic states due to the ongoing government shutdown. Vought said on social media the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will pause work on “low priority” projects in cities such as New York, San Francisco, Boston and Baltimore. He said the projects could eventually be canceled. The White House Office of Management and Budget said President Donald Trump “wants to reorient how the federal government prioritizes Army Corps projects.” The Trump administration has already frozen at least $28 billion for transportation and energy projects in Democratic-controlled cities and states, as the president pressures his opponents in Congress to end the shutdown, which began October 1. Trump has also vowed to cut “Democrat Agencies” and sought to eliminate 4,100 federal jobs as he looks to inflict pain on his political opposition. The Army Corps projects include a waterfront park in San Francisco, bridge expansions in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and water and wastewater systems in New York City, OMB said. New York projects account for $7 billion of the total. Other affected projects are in Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Delaware, OMB said. All of these states voted against Trump in the 2024 presidential election. OMB said many of the projects sit in “sanctuary jurisdictions” that have resisted the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The Army Corps did not immediately respond to a request for comment. - Reuters

• theSun
• 1 gün, 17 saat, 8 dakika

Hasrat kerajaan menaikkan had umur minimum penggunaan media sosial kepada 16 tahun perlu disegerakan.

• Astro AWANI
• 1 gün, 9 saat, 8 dakika

WASHINGTON : Top finance officials from around the world have underscored their willingness to help rebuild the Palestinian enclave of Gaza this week. The World Bank and United Nations are working to finalise a new cost estimate of $70 billion for the reconstruction effort. Members of the ministerial-level Development Committee that advises the World Bank and International Monetary Fund discussed the challenges involved during a Thursday meeting. World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed appreciation for the ceasefire and the halt in killing. “We hope that it will just lead to the next phase and that that will happen peacefully,” she said. A United States-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants has halted two years of devastating war. United Nations officials report that aid convoys are struggling to reach famine-hit areas of north Gaza due to war-damaged roads and the closure of key routes. The United Nations World Food Program stated that 560 metric tons of food has entered the Gaza Strip per day on average since the ceasefire deal. This amount remains well below the scale of need according to the organisation. Okonjo-Iweala confirmed the Development Committee discussed Gaza reconstruction and what form that might take. World Bank officials expressed willingness to work with people in the region and others on the reconstruction effort. “We want to help. So we just hope that this means a way forward and normalization of life ... so that people get back to their normal lives,” she said. She acknowledged that the recovery process “will take a long time.” Haoliang Xu, acting administrator of the United Nations Development Program, told Reuters that conditions for reconstruction were not yet in place. He said plans were taking shape for a reconstruction conference, but the timing was not yet set. “The problem is where do you start?” Xu said, citing the latest United Nations estimates that over 61 million tonnes of rubble had to be removed from the area. “We are capable, we can do it, but the conditions have to be right. We need the hostages released, the bodies released,” he said. Shelter was another huge need he identified, noting that winter was coming. The World Bank, United Nations and European Union had estimated in February that it would cost more than $50 billion to rebuild Gaza. These organisations are now finalising a new interim estimate of $70 billion. Israel’s campaign in Gaza was launched in response to the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage according to Israeli tallies. Israel’s operation has killed more than 67,000 people according to Gaza health officials and left the enclave in ruins. – Reuters

• theSun
• 1 gün, 17 saat, 11 dakika