KUALA LUMPUR: An e-commerce firm and its founder, Jessy Lai, have insisted that their defamation suit against Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng be tried by the High Court. Their lawyer, Ivanpal Singh Grewal, said it was best that the case be heard by judge Akhtar Tahir as proceedings are already…
KUALA LUMPUR: For a moment, Lim Wee Chai’s ascent looked unstoppable. His Top Glove Corp grew bigger than Malaysia’s banks, telecommunications firms and even the state-owned Tenaga Nasional Bhd during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its stock price soared 450% through the first seven months of 2020, leaving high-flyers like Moderna Inc,…
PETALING JAYA: Two health experts have advised against the reopening of mega vaccination centres (PPVs) despite the increase in Covid-19 cases and the emergence of a new variant Omicron BA.5, which is more infectious. Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Koh Kar Chai said Putrajaya did not need to reopen mega…
PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Isham Jalil has urged Ketereh MP Annuar Musa to clear the air regarding an alleged agreement between Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Ismail Sabri Yaakob for the deputy prime minister’s post. Annuar, the communications and multimedia minister, had been alleged to have witnessed the signing…
KOTA BHARU: Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) proposal to use a new logo and colour in the 15th general election (GE15) is to avoid confusion between the alliance and Barisan Nasional (BN), said PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. He said the top leadership of PN discussed the possible adoption of…
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Singapore Ltd has withdrawn the lawsuit against National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) chairman Mohamad Salleh Ismail and his two children for allegedly defaulting on two housing loan facilities amounting to S$2,534,203.41 for property in Singapore. Salleh is the husband of former women, family and community development minister Shahrizat…
PETALING JAYA: PKR’s Rafizi Ramli has suggested that the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) should take charge of food crop production on federal land to improve the country’s food security. Such an initiative, he said, would be similar to the role Petronas played in managing the petroleum industry. “This matter…
PETALING JAYA: Petronas tonight described the seizure of its two subsidiaries in Azerbaijan as “baseless”. “Petronas is working vigorously to defend its legal position on this matter,” the national oil company said in a brief statement. It also confirmed that the two subsidiaries, Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) and Petronas South…
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman who courted controversy during a stand-up comedy performance pleaded not guilty in the sessions court here today to a charge of insulting Islam. Siti Nuramira Abdullah was charged under Section 298A of the Penal Code with causing disharmony among the Muslim community during her performance at…
PETALING JAYA: Umno and the Cabinet were not informed of the memorandum of understanding allegedly signed between the leaders of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Ismail Sabri Yaakob before the formation of the new government last August. Contacted by Utusan Malaysia, Umno Supreme Council members and Cabinet members from the party…
PETALING JAYA: Something “strange” is happening in PAS following its secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan’s revelation that he was among those who drafted an agreement between Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Ismail Sabri Yaakob to appoint a deputy prime minister. Speaking to FMT, political analyst Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara questioned how this…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob owes Umno an explanation for the purported agreement between him and Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin on the appointment of a deputy prime minister, said a senior party leader. The leader, who declined to be named, said there was growing angst over the…
PETALING JAYA: A middle-aged man went berserk while searching for his wife, setting a hut on fire and smashing the window of a car in Sungai Petani, Kedah, yesterday. Kuala Muda district police chief Zaidy Che Hassan said the 54-year-old suspect was armed with a parang in the 10.20am incident.…
GENEVA: The United Nations (UN) have applauded Malaysia’s move to make the anti-lock braking system (ABS) mandatory in new motorcycle models within two years. Jean Todt, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for road safety, said Malaysia was setting an example in curbing the high rate of motorcycle crashes, described as…
PETALING JAYA: Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming has urged Putrajaya to solve the labour shortage and production disruptions affecting the palm oil sector before seeking to boost the exports of palm oil products. The DAP MP said local producers of palm oil and related products have yet to reach pre-pandemic…
PETALING JAYA: A government decision to end the scholarship bonds of contract doctors could result in an exodus from the national health service, say two MPs from Pakatan Harapan. Former health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said “foreign vultures waiting to steal our talent” might be the biggest beneficiaries of the public…
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak’s push for a representative on the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) shows the “distrust” the state has for the federal government, according to political observers. They say it is also because the federal ruling coalitions have been unstable over the last few years, with their hold on power…
PETALING JAYA: A student of the National University of Singapore (NUS) has claimed that the university censored his protest against the death penalty during his graduation ceremony last week. Luke Levy said NUS “tried to erase” his on-stage protest act by taking down a live recording of the university convocation…
PUTRAJAYA: Life expectancy at birth in 2021 has increased by nearly 12 years to 75.6 years, according to the statistics department. Five decades ago, life expectancy was 63.6 years, chief statistician Uzir Mahidin, said in a statement today to mark World Population Day. He said the continuous rise in life…
PETALING JAYA: The anti-inflation task force is to take action to cut smuggling of subsidised cooking oil to neighbouring countries, panel chairman Annuar Musa said today. He said investigations had found sufficient evidence of subsidised cooking oil being smuggled abroad. “If the current system cannot be improved, I will consider…