Nation

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will be tabling proposals to implement the parliamentary reforms in the next Cabinet meeting before being referred to the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia.

KUCHING: Rescuers recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy who went missing during a swimming outing with three of his friends on Monday at a beach near Sungai Dua in Santubong about 50km from here.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Wildlife Department today denied reports that two Malayan sun bears found caged at the Tawau Hot Spring (THS) Mini Zoo, had been released into the wild.

PUTRAJAYA: A 27-year-old man, believed to be mentally-unsound, was picked up near the Palace of Justice here today, with two knives found in his possession.

PETALING JAYA: Out of 167,000 local security guards in Malaysia, only 27,000 have completed the compulsory Certified Security Guards (CSG) training from May 2014 to Dec 2015.

GEORGE TOWN: A 32-year-old Indonesian woman was arrested for allegedly shouting the word "bomb" at the Penang International Airport this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today paid a visit to Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang at the National Heart Institute (IJN), where latter is currently undergoing a routine checkup.

KUALA TERENGGANU: Every US$1 drop in global Brent crude prices can amount to a year’s loss in salaries and allowances for civil servants in Terengganu.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today set Feb 24 for the prosecution to update the development of an appeal regarding the charge against former Umno leader Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan and lawyer Matthias Chang under Section 124L of the Penal Code.

JOHOR BARU: A 54-year-old welfare officer pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to a charge of signing a RM5,000 fraudulent order for the Mersing Sports and Welfare Club chairman’s uniforms.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police yesterday nabbed a religious school student who had dressed up in Islamic State (IS) attire and held a woman at knifepoint in a supermarket in Sungai Petani, Kedah.

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans too are wishing Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak a speedy recovery on Facebook and one had described him as the "friendliest person in Malaysia to Singapore."

KUANTAN: The prospect of earning between RM8,000 to RM15,000 a month compared with RM2,000 in the past is enough reason for bauxite lorry drivers to race for ‘trips’, without taking into consideration the safety of other road users.

KANGAR: Perlis Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azlan Man said vape selling licence will not be issued to any dealers of electronic cigarettes or vape in the state.