PETALING JAYA: The Bar Council’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to vote on motions related to claims of interference and intimidation of the judiciary will be held on May 27. A circular posted on the council’s website stated that at least 500 members of the Bar must be present at Wisma…
GEORGE TOWN: Despite recently announcing a ban on short-term rental homes or homestays, the Penang government now says it is open to the option of regulating the activity. State tourism and creative economy committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said for this, many parties such as the tourism ministry (Motac), the…
PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue cases in the country rose to 1,021 from 967 cases in the previous epidemiological week (EW), health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. He said the increase of 54 cases (5.6%) was recorded between April 24 to 30, bringing the total dengue cases so far…
KUALA LUMPUR: Police expect as many as 4.5 million vehicles to be on the roads across the country over the next four days, starting yesterday, after the Aidilfitri holidays. Bukit Aman Traffic Enforcement Investigation Department (JSPT) chief assistant director of enforcement Bakri Zainal Abidin said the trend of the reverse…
KUALA LUMPUR: A high court declared two siblings born to a Malaysian father and their Indonesian mother as citizens because the government did not challenge an assertion that they were not born citizens of another country. Judge Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh said the father had made a positive assertion…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian meteorological department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds for Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Johor and Sabah today. MetMalaysia said the localities that will be affected are Manjung and Bagan Datuk in Perak; Lipis in Pahang; Kuala Langat in Selangor; Segamat, Muar,…
PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) should pull out of Sarawak now if it harbours any hope of forming the next federal government, says a political analyst. National Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir said it was clear that the dominant Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) had no intention of yielding any…
PETALING JAYA: Nearly half a million travellers entered Malaysia from Singapore through the countries’ land borders over the long weekend. A report in Singaporean news outlet Today Online stated that of the 491,400 travellers who entered Malaysia from April 29 to May 3, a total of 201,900 used cars as…
May 5 — It’s a stressful time for Saifuddin Nasution. His political future in PKR — by extension, Malaysian politics — is in doubt. Two years ago, he was domestic trade minister, today the party deputy president race decides his fate. Beat Rafizi Ramli and he is heir apparent to…
PETALING JAYA: PKR deputy president candidates Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Rafizi Ramli are set for a debate on May 11. Sinar Harian reported that the 90-minute programme titled “Berani Semuka: Siapa Layak Bersama Anwar?” will start at 3pm and aired live across all of the media outlet’s platforms. It will…
GEORGE TOWN: The recent death of a Penang Hospital trainee doctor has prompted other housemen, past and present, to share their own experiences about what critics see as a bullying culture prevalent in the public hospital. In December 2020, another houseman who quit the hospital died, fuelling speculation of bullying…
KUALA LUMPUR: The department of environment (DOE) has issued an equipment operation detention order to a premise suspected of causing the diesel odour pollution in Sungai Semenyih. The Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant was temporarily shut down on May 3, resulting in water supply disruptions to 472 areas in the…
PETALING JAYA: An actress will be walking some 240km from the national park in Pahang to the Kuala Lumpur High Court to file a suit for the protection of the Malayan tiger. Sharifah Sofia Syed Hussein will be starting off her journey tomorrow from the Sungai Relau entrance of the…
PETALING JAYA: Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s “bipartisan” group will only be a “real threat” to PAS in Kelantan if it has Umno’s backing, say analysts. “If it’s just Tengku Razaleigh on his own, then PAS won’t have much to worry about,” Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara told FMT…
PETALING JAYA: There was a time when Kai looked forward to Hari Raya celebrations with family and friends at his hometown in Penang. These days, while millions of Malaysians marked the end of the fasting month with forgiveness and festivities, Kai is reminded only of the pain of rejection by…
MAY 4 — It feels strange to me, being able to walk into the nearby snack shop without my phone, without needing to trade my location data for entry. While it means I can get my usual cup noodles with a lot less hassle, I wonder just how much is…
IPOH, 3 Mei (Bernama) -- Kehadiran Syawal kali ini lebih bermakna buat keluarga Dukut Maharajo dan Halijah Awang apabila enam keturunan keluarga ini dihimpunkan secara besar-besaran, di Kampung Kepayang hari ini. Kira-kira 1,000 ahli keluarga dan sanak-saudara hadir, termasuk dari luar seperti Amerika Syarikat, United Kingdom, Emiriah Arab Bersatu (UAE) dan Indonesia,…
Glen Hapirulla LAHAD DATU: Seorang pengusaha pelancongan tempatan di sini, Glen Hapirulla, kesal terhadap pengumuman kerajaan untuk menamakan “Blue Ring Reef” atau Terumbu Lingkaran Biru yang ditemui beliau pada 2017 sebagai “produk pelancongan baharu negara” yang dikenali “Blue Ring Hole”. Glen yang mengusahakan Pirate Divers, Lahad Datu, dan juga seorang…
PETALING JAYA, 30 April (Bernama) -- Brad Maloney membayangkan beberapa muka baharu mungkin berpeluang mewakili negara buat julung kali menerusi skuad bola sepak Bawah 23 Tahun (B-23) negara dalam Sukan SEA Ke-31 di Hanoi, Vietnam, bulan depan. Ketua Jurulatih B-23 itu berkata beberapa muka yang dipanggil buat kali pertama menunjukkan…
KOTA KINABALU, 30 April — Sabah mencatatkan jumlah jangkitan baharu sebanyak 48 kes hari ini iaitu tambahan dua kes berbanding semalam (46). Menurut Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan Sabah, Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, trend jangkitan di keseluruhan daerah di Sabah kekal sama, iaitu kes harian turun-naik dalam skala yang…