PETALING JAYA: Two consumer associations have asked government ministers and senior civil servants to put off their “globetrotting” activities at least until the end of the year. The millions of ringgit saved should be used to help struggling Malaysians, say the Federation of Malaysia Consumers Association (Fomca) and Consumers’ Association…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno Supreme Council member predicts more political instability following speculation that Muhyiddin Yassin prefers Ahmad Faizal Azumu to be Bersatu’s nominee for deputy prime minister instead of Azmin Ali. Puad Zarkashi said it had been rumoured that Muhyiddin, who is leader of Bersatu and Perikatan Nasional, preferred…
PETALING JAYA: Batu Tiga assemblyman Rodziah Ismail is demanding an explanation for the PKR election committee overturning the results of the race for the Wanita PKR chief’s post and awarding victory to her rival. “I am preparing a letter to seek an explanation (from the committee,” Rodziah told FMT tonight…
PETALING JAYA: New Wanita PKR chief Fadhlina Sidek has called for party unity in preparation for the general election after she was declared the winner following an audit of the party election results. “The time has come for us to strengthen the party’s ranks and frontliners in order to face…
PUTRAJAYA: A six-month moratorium on rent has been granted to food stall operators at public colleges and universities, higher education minister Noraini Ahmad said today. The moratorium begins this month, Bernama reported. She said the move is to enable lower prices of food sold to students in view of the…
PETALING JAYA: The PKR election committee has been accused of ignoring complaints by election candidates about the online voting system when it released its forensic audit report today. Defeated candidate Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak said the ADIL app used for online voting was problematic and was considered to be…
PETALING JAYA: More than RM38.2 million of subsidised goods that had been “misappropriated” have been seized by the authorities this year, the Inspector-General of Police, Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, said today. He said the seizures included about RM854,252 in cooking oil. The seizures were made in a joint sting with…
PETALING JAYA: An MP has queried Sabah’s state investment arm over its deal with property developer Berjaya Land Bhd for a study on the possible relocation of Kota Kinabalu international airport (KKIA) to a site 60km away. Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin of DAP said there were many unanswered…
PETALING JAYA: A border treaty between Selangor and Negeri Sembilan was signed today, four years after a survey to demarcate a 111.9km stretch in Sepang. However, 12 other stretches of land on the borders of five states have yet to be settled. The states are Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, and…
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR Youth leaders have accused the police of “continuous intimidation” towards activists and those gathering at protests after they were summoned over a demonstration on Saturday. PKR Youth chief Adam Adli maintained that the right to assemble was provided for in the Constitution, pointing out that organisers of…
KUALA LUMPUR: A prosecution witness in Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s money laundering trial testified that the former Bersatu Youth chief had ordered him to withdraw RM1 million in funds belonging to the wing. The then Bersatu Youth assistant secretary Ahmad Redzuan Mohamed Shafi told the High Court here that…
KUALA LUMPUR: Local movie, “Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan” (“Mat Kilau: The Rise of a Warrior”) has raked in RM47 million within 11 days after opening in cinemas in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. In an Instagram post, director Syamsul Yusof said the film’s box-office revenue will surpass the previous record for…
KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer for Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, sued by an e-commerce firm for defamation, has asked for the suit to be transferred to the sessions court. High Court judge Akhtar Tahir has given the e-commerce firm MonSpace (M) Sdn Bhd and its founder, Jessy Lai, until next…
KUANTAN: A nasi lemak seller was charged at two separate magistrates’ courts here today on 25 counts of gold investment fraud, involving losses totalling RM161,073 from September last year to January this year. Wan Noraini Wan Abdullah, 43, from Jalan Gambang here, pleaded not guilty after all the charges were…
PETALING JAYA: The police have arrested a man believed to have murdered his wife and 44-day-old baby in Kampung Bakar Batu, Johor Bahru. The incident is believed to have taken place at about 12.30pm. A report about their deaths was lodged by a member of the public. Johor police later…
PETALING JAYA: A forensic audit has led to only a few changes in the outcome of PKR’s leadership elections last month, party election committee chief Dr Zaliha Mustafa said today. She said the audit found that there were attempts to hack the PKR election results, adding that the experts involved…
PETALING JAYA: The National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol) has agreed to conduct an audit on the production of cooking oil in 1kg polybags, says Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said this nationwide audit will involve 22 manufacturers and 305 premises that package the cooking oil into…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam’s contempt case will be heard on Friday to allow him to hire his own lawyer. Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah allowed an adjournment as lawyer Logen Eskander, who Lokman named, was not in court. “He is entitled to a counsel of…
KENINGAU: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) has long advocated for a new Malaysia Agreement between Sabah, Sarawak and Malaya that clearly defines the statuses of each entity. STAR President Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) was signed on a different premise and at a…
KUALA LUMPUR: Annuar Musa has dismissed a chart which purportedly shows Umno’s leadership line-up after the next party elections. He said it was probably drawn up by people who had a lot of time to spend on politicking. The chart lists Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the new president with Annuar…