PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook has criticised Najib Razak’s claim that he had not been accused of stealing in his corruption trials, but only of money laundering, from which he did not benefit. Loke wondered if the former prime minister thought Malaysians were fools in making such a…
KUALA KANGSAR: Farmers who have firearms licences are allowed to use them only for vermin control and to prevent damage to their crops, but it must be done within the boundaries of their properties, Perak police have clarified. Responding to complaints from padi, fruit and vegetable farmers that the wild…
PETALING JAYA: It is not too late for the finance ministry to intervene in the controversy surrounding CTOS Digital Bhd’s efforts to increase its shareholding in RAM Holdings Bhd, says PKR MP Wong Chen. This comes after the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) approved an application by CTOS Digital to acquire…
KOTA KINABALU: A group of legal experts, researchers and officials from the federal and Sabah governments will be in London to look for and study any references related to the state’s rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). The team, led by Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Maximus Ongkili, is…
PETALING JAYA: The narcotics criminal investigation department (CID) today denied filing a report that several senior officers from CID and the police force are involved in a drug distribution syndicate. The department’s director, Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, also slammed a Telegram post by whistleblower Edisi Siasat which contained the alleged…
SHAH ALAM: The High Court heard today that a former Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) director was able to purchase luxury properties and vehicles worth about RM8 million as he had a RM100,000 monthly salary. Wan Quoris Shah Wan Abdul Ghani, 42, said he was paid “adequately” although he started…
SINGAPORE: Malaysia has eased a ban on chicken exports, The Straits Times reported, saying a Singapore poultry company has been allowed to resume bringing live premium chicken into the city-state. Kee Song Food Corp (S) Pte Ltd told the newspaper it had a letter from Malaysia’s veterinary services department, in…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy is prepared to testify for the prosecution in the 1MDB audit report trial, says his lawyer. N Sivananthan said Arul Kanda was standing by the statement he gave the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) when investigations were launched into the purported “tampering” of…
PETALING JAYA: An economist has advised the government to catalogue issues that cause bottlenecks in economic growth, affecting economic resilience, competitiveness and productivity, saying this would help to prioritise issues that must be addressed urgently. Among the pressing issues were foreign workers, digitalisation, education, infrastructure, inflation, and the supply chain.…
PETALING JAYA: Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik has slammed education minister Radzi Jidin and his ministry’s officials for not showing up for a hearing fixed by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on education yesterday. Maszlee, the former education minister, said the hearing involved the scrapping of the Form Three Assessment…
PETALING JAYA: The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council has urged the government to expedite the political funding Act to fight corruption. The council said it was concerned about the increasing news of alleged corruption, and reforms must be implemented immediately. In a statement, it cited the testimony of Sidek Hassan…
PUTRAJAYA: A former college student who has been on death row for almost five years for syabu trafficking has filed a review in the Federal Court for alleged miscarriage of justice. V Sathya, 30, will be represented by 12 lawyers, led by former Federal Court judge Gopal Sri Ram and…
PETALING JAYA: The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases has continued to drop over the week, with infections going down by 22.9% to 13,080 compared to 16,954 reported the previous week. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a total of 95,924 HFMD cases have been reported…
PETALING JAYA: The best time to hold the next general election (GE15) would be right after the tabling of the annual budget in October, though it must have the “wow factor”, says Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan. Mohamad, also known as Tok Mat, said this was necessary as the 2023…
PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested 17 men who were allegedly involved in a brawl in front of an entertainment outlet at Bandar Utama Batu 6 in Sandakan, Sabah, last Saturday. The men, aged 19 to 40, were arrested yesterday after a video of the incident made its rounds on social…
PETALING JAYA: Police are tracking down two men for alleged indecent behaviour in a public place after they urinated under a tree near the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar in Johor. Iskandar Puteri district police chief Rahmat Ariffin said that based on pictures circulating on…
KUALA LUMPUR: Seven men have been arrested in Bandar Manjalara, Kepong, and Batu Caves for selling cannabis cookies via social media. Sentul district police chief Beh Eng Lai said a 21-year-old suspect was arrested in a Bandar Manjarala condominium on Wednesday and interrogation led to the arrest of six others.…
PETALING JAYA: The number of Malaysians working remotely has dropped by 18% to 51% compared to last year, but more than half of them want employers to offer flexible work arrangements, a survey found. In its 2022 employer brand research survey in Malaysia, human resources solutions agency Randstad said nine…
PETALING JAYA: Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) mempunyai asas kukuh untuk terus menyita dan menghentikan operasi Pertubuhan Kebajikan Rumah Bonda Kuala Lumpur atau dikenali sebagai Rumah Bonda kerana tidak berdaftar dengan jabatan itu sejak ia mula beroperasi. Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Rina Harun, berkata pihaknya tidak mempunyai masalah dengan…
KOTA KINABALU: The proposal to carry out datafication process of undocumented foreign workers and nationals in Sabah is still being reviewed and no entity has been tasked with gathering information from any individuals. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the Special Committee for Undocumented foreign workers…