KUALA LUMPUR: Former Dewan and Pustaka( DBP) director-general Datuk Dr Firdaus Abdullah, 79-who was

KUCHING: The call by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka( DBP) board of control chairman Prof Datuk Awang

Melaka state elections and encourage voters to vote. However, according to Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka was chosen because I felt that the location was most suitable for my family

KUALA LUMPUR: About two-thirds of the residents living in terrace houses in Kampung Sungai Baru, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, are unhappy with the valuation given to their properties, says Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim." They are not happy with the valuation given to their properties, but they are not against the development." This issue is between the private developer and landowners, but it has become a heated issue of late." I have asked the discussion about the issue

PETALING JAYA: The government will be bring forward its weekly Cabinet meeting, which usually takes place on Wednesday, to Monday( May 23) to discuss the rising prices of essential goods and the issue of chicken supply, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob( pic). The Prime Minister said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry and the Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry would present short-term and long-term plans at the meeting.“ We will not only focus on the issue of chicken supply b

KUALA LUMPUR( Bernama): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri' ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah on Wednesday( Oct 27) conveyed their condolences to the family of national laureate, Datuk Dr Ahmad Kamal Abdullah.In expressing sadness over the passing of Ahmad Kamal, better known by his pseudonym Kemala, the royal couple hoped his family would remain strong in coping with the loss." Their Majesties pray that his soul wi

KUALA LUMPUR: An understanding between Malaysia and Indonesia is vital to enable the Malay language to be the official language of the Association of South East Asian Nations( Asean), says Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim. The Dewan Negara President said Wisma Putra plays an important role to find a specific way to link the country’s objectives with that of its neighbours." Malaysia cannot regard Indonesia lightly as she is an ally in the greater struggle, ” he said during the Asean Representatives’ Roundt

PUTRAJAYA: The committees looking into allegations by former attorney general Tommy Thomas, the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, and the review of the Pulau Batu Puteh case, have requested for more time. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department( Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the committees asked for an extra one month to finalise their reports.“ They needed the extra time due to several factors.... One committee’s report was in English and it has

PETALING JAYA: The International Symposium on Bahasa Melayu is the best platform to identify whatever obstacles in dignifying the Malay language thus making it one of the official languages of Asean, says the Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob also took the opportunity to clarify that it is not" Bahasa Malaysia" that Malaysia wishes to promote as the language of Asean, but" Bahasa Melayu"( Malay language), which was also used in other countries in Asean. ALSO READ: Gift of the gab “