PETALING JAYA: Former attorney-general Tommy Thomas said today that a difference of professional opinion had led him to file an appeal against the acquittal of a senior citizen accused of the murder of her Indonesian maid. The verdict to free senior citizen S Ambika of the murder of Adelina Lisao,…
MARANG: Fishermen and anglers have been urged to be the “’eyes and ears” of the authorities and immediately report any pollution activities at sea. Environment and water minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said reports and evidence such as video recordings or photographs would enable legal action to be taken against…
PETALING JAYA: Police said today no personnel from the special actions unit (UTK) were involved in an assault of three journalists at a political event in Kelantan as claimed by a media advocacy group yesterday. “An investigation is under way to identify the individuals involved in the incident,” said police…
MARANG: It has not been decided yet whether PAS would use the Perikatan Nasional (PN) logo at the coming general election, says PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. He said the use of PN logo was just a suggestion by several quarters, but the matter had not been finalised…
PETALING JAYA: A botched robbery attempt at Taman Perindustrian Kepong this morning ended with the death of both the robber and the victim. Police found the robber, a 50-year old foreigner, dead on the road with a sickle in his right hand. The victim, aged 48, also a foreigner, died…
PETALING JAYA: An MP has urged PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to give up his government position, and said politicians who discourage mastery of other languages should not be allowed to hold influential positions. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said PAS and Hadi held “myopic views” which could erode…
MELAKA: A clear explanation of the management of mosque funds to committee members is crucial to ensure there are no leakages or irregularities that affect public trust. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission community education division director Razim Mohd Noor said they will expand the “Mosque Community Against Corruption” programme nationwide. This was…
KUALA LUMPUR: Tommy Thomas has come out in support of Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s decision not to cooperate with a special task force reviewing a 2018 decision not to pursue the Batu Puteh sovereignty case. Thomas, who was attorney-general in Mahathir’s government, said the task force chairman, Apandi Ali, was not…
ALOR GAJAH: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are not expected to fall below RM4,500 a tonne, says plantation industries and commodities minister Zuraida Kamaruddin. She said that CPO prices were expected to drop by the end of the year but this had occurred earlier as a result of Indonesia’s palm…
PETALING JAYA: Parti Bangsa Malaysia’s (PBM) president designate, Zuraida Kamaruddin, says she had suggested that the party join Perikatan Nasional (PN) as a means to strengthen the coalition with a multiracial party led by a woman. She also confirmed to Utusan Malaysia that her party has yet to officially apply…
PASIR SALAK: Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has brushed off criticisms that Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is not firm enough in making decisions. Speaking at the Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia roadshow held in his constituency, which was also attended by the prime minister, Tajuddin backed Ismail to continue leading…
KUALA SELANGOR: Selangor police have arrested 1,364 mule account owners, including 436 women, for being involved in fraud syndicates between January and June this year. Selangor police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed said that 60% of the suspects have been charged in court for various offences, especially for allowing their bank accounts…
KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg finds it perplexing that a country like Malaysia, which has vast tracts of land, is facing a shortage of food supplies. He said while the present crisis could be attributed to geopolitical conflicts like the Ukraine-Russia war, such events should never impact Malaysia…
PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) has appointed 13 division chiefs in Kelantan, with a number of PAS and Bersatu leaders who are serving in the federal or state governments taking on the role in their respective constituencies. In a statement, PN secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said the appointments of these division…
PETALING JAYA: Selangor Umno is not ruling out the possibility of proposing “heavyweights” such as finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz and Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan as candidates for the next general election (GE15). Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar said he also agreed with calls by party veterans for other…
KOTA BHARU: The government views seriously the problem of leakage in the supply of subsidised cooking oil, which is said to be partly due to it being smuggled to neighbouring countries, says economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed. He said his office took a serious view of the matter with the…
PASIR SALAK: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has assured the people that the government will check the rising prices of goods and not let the people struggle like they did under the previous administration. “Under the previous government, the people struggled, but we (the current government) are looking for ways…
PETALING JAYA: Australian foreign minister Penny Wong has promised to keep a close watch on Malaysian authorities over investigations into the 2017 disappearance of Adelaide grandmother Anna Jenkins, whose skeletal remains were found three years later. Wong did not bring up the case with the authorities during her official visit…
BUTTERWORTH: A 29-year-old man was killed while his friend was severely injured after the car they were in crashed into two vehicles along Jalan Raja Uda here last night. Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Radzi Ahmad said in the 12.15am incident, the victim, who was sitting in the front…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has asked if the various councils set up to chart the nation’s recovery and counter price hikes of goods are having the desired effect despite the government spending millions on them. Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the objectives of these panels seemed to…