SHAH ALAM: The decision on whether widow Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers, who are charged with murdering Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan, will be freed or called to make their defence will be known tomorrow. High Court judge Ab Karim Ab Rahman is expected to announce his decision tomorrow morning.…
KOTA BHARU: No government leaders or civil servants in Kelantan have been charged with offences such as misappropriation, abuse of power and corruption since PAS took over the state in 1990, says deputy menteri besar Amar Nik Abdullah. However, he said some government officers had been investigated over such matters…
PETALING JAYA: Elected representatives in Selangor and Penang have spoken up about unfair federal budget allocations for their states, which are among the highest contributors of revenue. Penang assemblyman Gooi Hsiao Leung said many states also shared the Johor sultan’s recent expression of discontent toward federal funding allocations. “Every state…
PETALING JAYA: The nation’s highest court will have to address the most fundamental principle of law in its most important case ever when it hears Najib Razak’s final appeal from his conviction for abuse of power and misappropriation of RM42 million of SRC International’s funds. On June 7, the former…
GEORGE TOWN: Johor received a higher budget allocation for 2022 than Selangor, says an economist, who rejected the notion that Johor had been sidelined in terms of federal funds. Barjoyai Bardai of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak told FMT that Johor topped the list of budget allocations to states. It received…
SHAH ALAM: A former administrative manager of Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) told the High Court here that the words “monster”, “young boy” and “yb” in the company’s ledger refer to former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. David Tan, 47, said this during examination-in-chief by lead deputy public prosecutor…
SHAH ALAM: Former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi pleaded not guilty at the High Court here to another amended charge of corruption over the foreign visa (VLN) system. Judge Yazid Mustafa ordered the amended charge to be read out to Zahid, 69, after allowing deputy public prosecutor Abdul Malik…
PETALING JAYA: The sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, has criticised Putrajaya over the lack of federal funds for the state, saying he felt as if Johor was being “treated” like a stepchild. The sultan urged Putrajaya to give Johor more funds, pointing out that allocations for the state…
KUALA LUMPUR: Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin’s position in the Cabinet is expected to be finalised next week, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said he would meet Zuraida prior to chairing the weekly Cabinet meeting. “I will meet her (Zuraida) at the Cabinet meeting next week. I will meet…
OSLO: Norway’s US$1.2 trillion wealth fund yesterday put Supermax Corp under observation for two years, citing unacceptable risk that the company contributes to serious violations of human rights, it said in a statement. The fund has also revoked the exclusion of IJM Corp Bhd and decided to end its active…
PETALING JAYA: Power outages making headlines in 2022 are an embarrassment for all Malaysians and another reminder of the inadequacy of the nation’s energy grids. For Sabahans, the severity of its impact on industries and hospitals is literally costing them their jobs and putting their lives at risk. Without proactive…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will spend a total of RM155 million to subsidise the cost of free public transportation services in the Klang Valley for a month, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. In a press conference, he said RM140 million would be spent on free public transportation services under…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has set July 6 to hear UK lawyer Jonathan Laidlaw’s bid to be admitted to the courts so he can represent Najib Razak in his SRC International appeal. Judge Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid fixed the date after taking over the case from fellow judge…
PETALING JAYA: A rights group has expressed concerns over Malaysian youth idolising political figures over ideas and values. Azura Nasron of Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) said it was problematic that youth put too much faith in political figures because it meant they were more inclined to believe the words of…
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 9,696 candidates scored excellent results (A+, A and A-) in all subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2021 examination, said education director-general Nor Zamani Abdol Hamid. She said the results were encouraging because the candidates were the first cohort to follow the Secondary School Standard…
GEORGE TOWN: PKR president Anwar Ibrahim today described the outcome of the party elections as positive and one that is needed to bring about change, especially at the top leadership. “I see the election of the new leadership as a positive one, with a clear message about a new spurt…
KUALA LUMPUR: A High Court judge recused himself from hearing UK lawyer Jonathan Laidlaw’s bid to be admitted before the courts here so he can represent Najib Razak’s SRC International appeal. Judge Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh said he was previously with Umno and served as a senator before becoming…
GEORGE TOWN: Two economists foresee improvements in Johor’s economy if the state changes its weekend rest days from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday. Yeah Kim Leng of Sunway University and Barjoyai Bardai of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak said it made economic sense for Johor to put its working…
KUALA LUMPUR: All public transportation services under RapidKL will be free of charge for a month, starting today. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that this is in conjunction with the official opening of Phase 1 of the MRT Putrajaya Line today. This means that commuters taking the MRT, LRT,…
PETALING JAYA: The Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya is relieved that the dispute between the government and Klang Valley Double Tracking Phase 2 (KVDT2) contractor Dhaya Maju LTAT Sdn Bhd is finally over. “We are grateful to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and the Cabinet for settling the dispute out of…