KES 1MDB | Bekas pengerusi 1MDB mengakui dia sepatutnya bersemuka dengan Najib Razak dan bertanya sama ada perdana menteri ketika itu terlibat dalam transaksi di luar kelaziman dalam syarikat berkenaan atau tidak.Saksi pendakwaan ke-15 Mohd Bakke Salleh memberi keterangan di hadapan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini bahawa dia tidak…
PETALING JAYA: The transport ministry has rejected claims from a counsellor at the Indonesian consulate-general in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, that Malaysia’s cabotage policy hinders trade between Sabah and Indonesia. Its minister, Wee Ka Siong, said the claims by Indonesian economic affairs counsellor Muhammad Muhsinin Dolisada were “misleading”, clarifying that there…
PETALING JAYA: A Barisan Nasional leader has made a list of several instances which he claimed showed how “stupid” Pakatan Harapan ministers were in the past. This comes after Damansara MP Tony Pua said Malaysia did not have “bright ministers” because smart people tend to avoid politics. Taking to Facebook,…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP has called on Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to “be brave” and abolish approved permits (AP) for all imported goods, including motor vehicles. Stating that the removal of APs for imported food would address escalating prices, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng questioned why the government…
PETALING JAYA: Noor Effandi Ahmad, the former Bersatu assemblyman for Telok Mas in Melaka, has joined Amanah. Effandi was among the four assemblymen who withdrew support for the previous state government and chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali in October. He was subsequently sacked by Bersatu. While Umno duo Idris Haron…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has urged the prime minister to look into the management of the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to avoid a misuse of worker-contributed funds. MTUC secretary-general Kamarul Baharin Mansor suggested an investigation into the handling of funds be carried out to preserve workers’…
PETALING JAYA: Two Ummo MPs have come to the defence of Tajuddin Abdul Rahman after his controversial appointment as the ambassador to Indonesia, with one expressing belief the Pasir Salak MP can strengthen ties between Jakarta and Putrajaya. Nazri Aziz said the public should refrain from harbouring any prejudice against…
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit slid further to open lower at RM4.4 against the US dollar, the lowest since March 2020 following a hawkish stance by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to tighten its monetary policy. At 9.19am, the local note stood at 4.4050/4080 versus the greenback from yesterday’s close of…
PETALING JAYA: While the doing away with approved permits (AP) to import food will see consumers benefiting from lower prices and increased choices, more concrete measures are needed to reduce the country’s dependence on food imports, says an economist. Barjoyai Bardai, of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, said the removal of…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR group in Perak aligned to Rafizi Ramli, who is contesting for the deputy president’s post, has alleged that certain people have been changing the phone numbers of some eligible voters and voting online using the new numbers. A candidate from the state said these people would…
HANOI: The Malaysian contingent is just nine gold medals away from achieving its 36-gold target at the 31st SEA Games here with five days of competition left. Malaysia will be hoping to strike gold in several events, including archery, rhythmic gymnastics, criterium cycling, weightlifting and karate. In yesterday’s action, Malaysian…
Daripada R.Vikneswaran HANOI, 18 Mei (Bernama) -- Berikut berita ringkas membabitkan atlet Malaysia di Sukan SEA ke-31 di sini hari ini: Skuad Lawan Pedang Sumbang Pingat Pingat Skuad lawan pedang negara menghadiahkan pingat perak dalam acara foil berpasukan lelaki yang berlangsung di Hanoi Indoor Games Palace. Selepas mengejutkan Filipina…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s cabotage policy hinders a large volume of trade between Sabah and Indonesia, says a counsellor at the Indonesian consulate-general in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Economic affairs consellor Muhammad Muhsinin Dolisada said trade conducted off Tawau’s waters and Kalimantan, Indonesia, was currently done with wooden hull ships and smaller…
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a senior state government official and a retiree for allegedly accepting about RM700,000 in bribes from a palm oil company. A source said the suspects allegedly solicited the bribes in return for not reporting the company’s monthly sales declarations to the…
PETALING JAYA: The government has decided to do away with approved permit (AP) requirements to import food, effective immediately. According to Bernama, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this meant that the importation of food was now open to all to ensure an adequate supply of food in the country.…
KUALA LUMPUR: Najib Razak’s lawyer says former 1MDB chairman Bakke Salleh opted to “sulk” and refused to confront him face-to-face over his suspected involvement in the scandal. Cross-examining Bakke during the 1MDB trial today, Shafee Abdullah said the witness claimed he had “voluminous” reasons to suspect Najib’s involvement in 1MDB…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1MDB chairman Bakke Salleh told the High Court today he was asked by Najib Razak to meet the then Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman ahead of a hearing on the company’s state of affairs in 2016. Bakke, a witness in Najib’s 1MDB money laundering and power abuse…
KUALA LUMPUR: Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Yunos has brushed off Seputeh MP Teresa Kok’s claims that he had obtained documents classified under the Official Secrets Act (OSA). Jamal claimed that the documents he had were not classified under the OSA when he filed a report to the authorities…
BUTTERWORTH: A teacher has been charged with abuse of power at the sessions court here after she ordered physical education (PE) and other school supplies worth RM2,875 from her company. Hazlina Kasah, 46, was charged with two counts of abuse of power for using her position as PE department head…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should capitalise on the surge in demand for timber products in the US and the UK, plantation industries and commodities minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said. Zuraida noted that demand for Malaysian timber-based products, especially furniture, grew in early 2020 as many people around the world began working from…