TELUPID, 21 Jun – Diabaikan dan tidak dipedulikan, itu antara luahan penduduk Kampung Sugut, Paitan terhadap wakil rakyat di sini. Menurut seorang penduduk, Lias Siah, banyak permintaan yang telah dipohon untuk tujuan pembangunan di kampung itu namun tidak dihiraukan. “Kita telah memohon pembangunan jalan raya, bekalan air, bekalan elektrik dan…
PETALING JAYA: The Johor government must find a way to attract more Johoreans to work in the state, if it intends on doubling its gross domestic product (GDP) to RM260 billion by 2030, says the state opposition leader. Perling state assemblyman Liew Chin Tong of DAP said the state government…
KOTA KINABALU: A deputy director of a government department was charged today on 46 counts of corruption and abuse of power involving RM55,020 between 2019 and 2021. Mahriyatty Bahrin, 42, who is also a grade J44 civil engineer at the Sabah state contractor service centre pleaded not guilty to all…
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan forestry department has opened an investigation paper on allegations of illegal logging in the Nenggeri permanent forest reserve in Gua Musang. State forestry director Abdul Khalim Samah said an investigating officer had been appointed a day after allegations about the logging surfaced on social media. He…
PUTRAJAYA: The Ocean Infinity deep-sea survey company has offered to resume a search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 aircraft which disappeared in 2014. The company’s offer is based on a “no cure, no fee” deal, transport minister Wee Ka Siong said after a meeting with the company’s chief executive…
PETALING JAYA: The Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya (RUM) has rejected an explanation by transport minister Wee Ka Siong over delay in maintenance and repair works on KTM locomotives. In a statement, RUM president Abdul Razak Md Hassan said pandemic restrictions were no excuse for the delays as the railway was…
PETALING JAYA: An Amanah assemblyman has objected to Kebun Bunga assemblyman Jason Ong’s suggestion that the Penang government declare English as its second official language. Permatang Pasir assemblyman Faiz Fadzil said such a move would gradually affect the use of Malay and efforts to strengthen the language. “As we are…
KUALA LUMPUR: The trial of Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who faces four charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of funds and money laundering of RM1 million belonging to Bersatu’s youth wing, or Armada, will begin at the High Court here tomorrow. The trial will be…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has sent back an unlawful dismissal case, brought by a former security guard against the US government, to the Industrial Court for it to decide on merit. Chief Judge of Malaya Azahar Mohamed said there was no absolute immunity for foreign governments or their diplomatic missions…
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have crippled a robbery gang that has been active in the Klang Valley since 2009. The gang has been linked to three murders, 15 robberies and several drug cases, Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Kassim told a press conference. Seven men and one woman, aged 28…
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced the implementation of a scholarship programme specifically for B40 students pursuing studies in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) at public higher learning institutions this year. Ismail said the programme, dubbed Dermasiswa B40 TVET, was to encourage more students to…
PETALING JAYA: The Penang government should declare English as its second official language and Mandarin as its future third language, said a PKR assemblyman. Kebun Bunga assemblyman Jason Ong said Penang residents were highly proficient in English, and civil servants in the state should not be penalised for using the…
SANDAKAN: Sandakan is expected to be upgraded to a city between August and October, says Sabah deputy chief minister Bung Moktar Radin. He said the upgrading was supposed to be carried out early this year, but had to be postponed because of certain constraints. “Now, Sandakan is ready. The Sandakan…
PETALING JAYA: A four-year-old boy is in critical condition and undergoing treatment in a hospital in Kelantan after being found with a high amount of methamphetamine in his body. Kelantan acting police chief Zaki Harun said the boy from Kampung Sri Bintang in Kuala Krai was admitted to Hospital Kuala…
PETALING JAYA: The sales and service tax (SST) exemption for new vehicle orders will not be extended beyond June 30, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz has announced. However, Tengku Zafrul said buyers who have already ordered their vehicles by June 30 will be allowed until March 31 next year to…
PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has been admitted to a hospital after experiencing discomfort in his legs, Istana Negara said. The comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara, Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, said Sultan Abdullah was being monitored at the hospital after having undergone…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ordered the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and four others, including a former Johor executive councillor, to file affidavits to determine the market value of 21 luxury vehicles seized from the four. This is to enable the court to impose a sum of money as…
PETALING JAYA: Umno vice-president Khaled Nordin has called for the government to recognise the fundamental rights of refugees living here, saying it is in line with Malaysia being an Islamic nation. The former Johor menteri besar said refugees in Malaysia should have access to education, healthcare, and the freedom to…
PETALING JAYA: Former Sabah chief minister Harris Salleh says human resources minister M Saravanan should resign for calling the legalising of undocumented migrants in the workforce a “stupid idea”. At the launch of a forum on human capital migration in Sabah last week, Saravanan also said that illegal immigrants should…
PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases increased last week by 27.9% to 14,195 from 11,096 recorded the week before, said health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his update for the week ending June 18, Noor Hisham said the increase in cases also saw a rise in the…