IPOH: A contract labourer was fined RM3,000 by a magistrates’ court here today on a charge of permitting a false entry when registering a girl’s birth two years ago. Magistrate Noor Azreen Liana Darus meted out the fine on Muhammad Ridzuan Chan Abdullah, 49, who pleaded guilty to the charge.…
KUCHING: As many as 4,037 Sarawakians lost their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, the Sarawak state assembly was told today. Deputy minister in the premier’s department (labour, immigration and project monitoring) Gerawat Gala said 3,002 Sarawakians lost their jobs in 2020, while 1,035 faced the same…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP leader and a health expert have urged the health ministry to include junior doctors in a task force to probe the recent death of a houseman. Previously, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin had claimed that the exclusion of junior doctor representatives in the task force was to…
PETALING JAYA: A consumer advocacy group has denounced property developers who require house buyers to sign an agreement to prevent them from speaking about defects in construction that are remedied during the defective liability period (DLP). National House Buyers Association secretary-general Chang Kim Loong told FMT he was concerned that…
PETALING JAYA: Shahril Ridza Ridzuan is the new independent non-executive chairman of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Group (IWH). The former CEO of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) begins his tenure today, according to a statement issued by the company this morning. Upon his departure from EPF in August 2018, Shahril was…
PETALING JAYA: A former minister has called on the sports ministry to provide financial assistance to a private Malaysian karate team which tasted success at a recent international meet. Competing at the French Karate International Open on May 8, the nine-member team dubbed the “Karate Kids” brought home a medal…
MELAKA: Twelve childcare premises have been closed in Melaka after 1,378 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were recorded as of May 14. State health and anti-drugs committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said the increase in the number of HFMD cases was reported after the Aidilfitri holidays…
PETALING JAYA: Parents have voiced their happiness with the return of conventional schooling for primary pupils. Mothers interviewed by FMT said they were glad that their children were now free to interact with their peers inside and outside their classrooms. Farah Bashir, who has a child in Year One and…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno division in Selangor has called on members to reject programmes involving Tengku Zafrul Aziz in the wake of talk the finance minister was eyeing the parliamentary seat in the next general election. Kuala Selangor Umno division chief Jahaya Ibrahim issued the directive to members, through WhatsApp,…
PETALING JAYA: The government should conduct a transparent and thorough investigation into the alleged listing of a mammoth national registration department (JPN) dataset, says an aide to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang. Tech website Lowyat.net yesterday reported that a JPN dataset, which has the entire population of the country born…
KOTA KINABALU: All Sabah leaders from both sides of the political divide want to resolve the problem on inland foreigners in Sabah. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said in fact, all leaders, with the close cooperation with enforcement authorities, are working closely together to find a…
KOTA KINABALU: President of Sabah Law Society, Roger Chin Ken Fong stresses on the parameter that should be used to set the amount of Special Grant for Sabah is by referring to 40% Net Revenue as stipulated in article 112C Federal Constitution. According to him, despite the ability to debate…
KUALA LUMPUR: The supply of wheat flour in the country is not likely to be affected by India’s wheat export ban which was imposed following a heat wave in the country. According to the domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry, Malaysia imports 80% of its wheat from Australia, with the…
TAIPEI: Key iPhone assembler Foxconn plans to build a chip production facility in Malaysia with a local partner to capture booming demand for semiconductors used in electric vehicles. Taiwan’s Foxconn signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia’s Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNex) through a subsidiary to set up a joint venture…
PETALING JAYA: Celebrity preacher Syed Shah Iqmal Syed Mohammad Shaiful, or Da’i Syed, will know on May 31 whether the two sexual crime charges against him will proceed or be dropped. Deputy public prosecutor P Vitiya Monisha told sessions court judge Jamaludin Mat that the complainant had withdrawn the police…
PETALING JAYA: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin clarified that the exclusion of junior doctor representatives in the task force to probe the recent death of a houseman was to ensure no “prejudice” occurred in the investigation. He said the task force would take into consideration the views of all stakeholders to…
PETALING JAYA: The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) has urged passengers to stop pointing fingers at airline crew members because of the recent disruptions in flight schedules. In a statement, the union highlighted the numerous videos, which had gone viral on social media, showing passengers blaming and scolding…
PETALING JAYA: The tourism ministry is on track to achieve its goal of two million foreign tourist arrivals by the end of this year as several countries are reopening their borders. Tourism, arts and culture minister Nancy Shukri said Malaysia is expected to see an increase in tourists from China,…
PETALING JAYA: The tourism ministry today officially unveiled its recovery plan for the country which will see discounts and rebates being offered to tourists, and initiatives for certain “clusters” expanded in stages to boost domestic tourism. Tourism, arts and culture minister Nancy Shukri said the recovery plan was aimed at…
PETALING JAYA: The Tangkak magistrate’s court has given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to the infamous Abdul Hamim Hamid, who was facing a charge under Section 388 of the Penal Code for extortion. This was informed by Hamim’s lawyer Shaharudin Ali in his statement today. “Magistrate Zaridah…