PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP says there is no need to set a tenure limit for elected representatives since, unlike the prime minister, they do not have executive powers. However, Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi said, there was still a need to evaluate the performances of MPs. She said this…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told that there was no formal appointment to make a legal firm the trustee of Yayasan Akalbudi, the foundation which received millions in contributions via Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The former deputy prime minister testified in his corruption trial that no letter was sent…
PETALING JAYA: After Bersatu’s Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz denied giving away G-Shock watches at a Perikatan Nasional (PN) event, Najib Razak has now raised questions over the Tanah Merah MP giving away a Perodua Axia at a separate programme. According to Najib, the event was purportedly the annual general assembly…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has raided several firms owned by a businessman with a “Datuk Seri” title who is involved in the recruitment of Bangladeshi migrant workers. A source told FMT the raids were conducted in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, and the firms were involved in developing…
PETALING JAYA: For a long time, former MIC president S Samy Vellu thought of his deputy, S Subramaniam, who died yesterday, as a cockroach because he kept failing to kill Subramaniam’s political career despite his use of a variety of tactics. Samy Vellu considered Subra, as he was fondly known,…
PETALING JAYA: Polis sedang mengesan seorang pemandu kereta yang dirakam berlagak samseng dan memandu secara berbahaya di Jalan Taman Selayang Jaya, Selayang. Rakaman video satu minit 14 saat kejadian buli jalan raya itu turut tular di media sosial. Ketua Polis Daerah Gombak, Zainal Mohamed Mohamed berkata, rakaman video itu menunjukkan…
PETALING JAYA: Kekecohan yang berlaku ekoran pemilihan PKR 2022 baru-baru ini jelas menunjukkan parti itu tiada kemampuan mengendalikan undian secara atas talian, kata penganalisis. Azmi Hassan dari Akademi Nusantara berkata sebagai sebuah organisasi kecil, untuk memastikan undian atas talian 100% tidak digodam adalah sangat mustahil kecuali PKR mampu melabur perbelanjaan…
PETALING JAYA: The property sector is likely to face hard times for the remainder of this year due to waning demand, high cost of materials and an expected increase in interest rates. Rahim and Co International Property Consultants CEO Siva Shanker told FMT Business the sector’s performance for the first…
PETALING JAYA: Calls for a political funding law were sounded following reports that then-prime minister Najib Razak had received a US$681 million (RM2.99 billion) political donation in his personal account. But seven years and four governments later – and the next general election scheduled to be held by September 2023…
PETALING JAYA: The easing of travel restrictions has brought much-needed relief for the hospitality industry. Hotels – from five-star accommodation to budget outfits – have reported increases in occupancy, some rising to as high as 80% from 20% to 30% previously. Malaysian Association of Hotels president Christina Toh attributed the…
BALING: A total of 1,424 flood victims from 93 families were still at three relief centres in Kupang here last night. Baling district civil defence officer Rasidah Kassim said they were being placed at SMK Jerai, at Surau An-Nur in Taman Mesra Kupang and at SMK Agama Yayasan Khairiah. Several…
PETALING JAYA: The appointment of several PAS leaders in Kelantan as Perikatan Nasional (PN) division chiefs has been described as being meaningless to the party. Political analyst Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said the PN position was of no use compared to that of PAS division chief, which had the…
PETALING JAYA: An economist said it was “slightly absurd” for the government to suggest that middlemen and cartels arose from market forces, when Putrajaya had a hand in creating such groups. Geoffrey Williams of the Malaysia University of Science and Technology said it was the government that issued licences and…
PETALING JAYA: Amid speculation that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will raise its overnight policy rate (OPR) again, a consumer group has urged banks to be empathetic toward the people’s financial plight. Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) CEO Saravanan Thambirajah said when BNM raised the OPR by 25 basis points…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says the country needs a government that is brave enough to deal with “bloodsucking” chicken suppliers who are hoarding supplies and causing shortages, leading to rising prices. “This government should be led by leaders who are principled and who will not bow to major…
PETALING JAYA: A flood victim has denied that she and her family were having a picnic when they were trapped by rising flood waters in Kedah yesterday. Recounting her harrowing experience, Namisah Haya said she and her husband, Ishak Saad were trapped in their home in Kampung Iboi, Kedah. She…
PETALING JAYA: The father of a woman who was brutally murdered by her husband has forgiven his son-in-law. Rosman Ahmad, 58, also said that he had come to terms with the death of his daughter, Hajar Nursyahirin, and that of his grandson, three-month-old Hans Mohd Thakif Amir, Bernama reported. Rosman…
ISTANBUL: Malaysia is looking at diversifying its food import source, including the possibility of buying wheat flour from Turkiye. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who arrived here today to begin his four-day official visit, said food security would be one of the key issues during his series of meetings with…
MELAKA: Claiming to have heard a ‘whisper’, an unemployed man stabbed his mother to death in an incident in Kampung Paya Luboh, Tanjung Kling, here. Melaka police chief Zainol Samah said the victim, a retired teacher, Rozizah Md Dom, 63, died at the scene after being stabbed in the left…
PETALING JAYA: Nearly 60% of army veterans who receive monthly pensions are living below the poverty line, the Veterans’ Association of Malaysian Armed Forces (PVATM) said. Its president Sharuddin Omar said of the figure, 95% of them were from the lower ranks and drew low salaries when they were in…