PETALING JAYA: Finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz and defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein have been urged to disclose the additional costs needed to proceed with the project to procure littoral combat ships (LCS). In a statement, former defence minister Mohamad Sabu and former deputy defence minister Liew Chin Tong said the…
PETALING JAYA: Police have retracted an April 20 circular stating that fines would no longer be issued to those not wearing masks in public. Bukit Aman management director Zaini Jass said there was a “technical error” in regards to the circular and police had immediately retracted it. “We have retracted…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will rule on Rosmah Mansor’s application to recuse judge Zaini Mazlan from presiding in her money laundering and tax evasion trial on Monday. Lawyer Geethan Ram Vincent, who is a member of the legal team appearing for the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Sessions court judge Izralizam Sanusi warned the public today against making comments on social media on the ongoing trial involving Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, who is charged with neglecting and abusing a teenage girl with Down syndrome known as Bella. Izralizam, who is hearing the…
PETALING JAYA: Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub says party president Mohamad Sabu might have been misquoted when he cautioned Pakatan Harapan (PH) against working with Bersatu and PAS in the coming general election (GE15) under its “big tent” approach. Speaking to FMT, Salahuddin, who yesterday opened the door to talks…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told today that 1MDB directors and management staff were “pressured” by their shareholder and former prime minister Najib Razak to resolve its 2013 financial statement. KPMG’s managing partner Johan Idris told Najib’s abuse of power trial that he was informed about this during a…
PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya itself seems to be “confused” as to who appointed KPISoft Sdn Bhd as the vendor for the MySejahtera mobile application, said Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Wong Kah Woh. He said there had been no formal contract between the government and KPISoft “since Day 1”, except for…
PETALING JAYA: A primary school in Bangi has come under fire from parents after near-expired food items were given to their children in the “asnaf” category for the upcoming Hari Raya festivities. People in the “asnaf” category are those who are underprivileged and are eligible to receive zakat contributions. A…
GEORGE TOWN: Police are still investigating a man who crashed into a group of Rohingya refugees who dashed across the North-South Expressway after fleeing their detention camp yesterday. Penang police chief Shuhaily Zain said initial investigations revealed that local residents who saw the group attempting to cross the highway had…
PETALING JAYA: Court of Appeal judge Nazlan Mohd Ghazali has lodged a police report over a news article alleging that he is being investigated for unexplained monies in his bank account. The office of the chief registrar of the Federal Court said Nazlan denied the “false, baseless and malicious allegations”…
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior auditor from KPMG told the High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB corruption trial the former prime minister “ordered” him to sign off on the company’s 2013 financial statement. KPMG’s managing partner, Johan Idris, said Najib wanted the company’s auditor to close the accounts before Dec 31,…
PETALING JAYA: Peninsular Malaysia will see deforestation amounting to a minimum of 72,584.73ha in the near future, says an environmental group. This is roughly three times the size of Kuala Lumpur or nearly the size of Singapore. Rimba Disclosure Project (RDP), in its findings for 2021, claimed that a total…
PETALING JAYA: A Barisan Nasional leader has challenged PAS vice-president Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar to take an Islamic oath in denying that his party is plotting to topple Umno leaders. Specifically, Samsuri is told to utter a “sumpah laknat”, which means he has to be willing to suffer God’s curse if…
PETALING JAYA: Rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has blamed the government for the deaths of fleeing Rohingya detainees and questioned why they were detained in the first place. Following yesterday’s breakout from a detention centre in Kedah, LFL chief coordinator Zaid Malek also called for the release of all…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has quashed the appeal by National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) and its chairman, Salleh Ismail, against the dismissal of their defamation suit against former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli over alleged misuse of government funds. Chief Judge of Malaya Azahar Mohamed said Rafizi, a PKR vice-president, had successfully…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR MP has urged Putrajaya to implement better policies when it comes to refugees and asylum seekers after 528 Rohingya inmates broke out of a temporary detention centre in Kedah yesterday. Subang MP Wong Chen said the authorities must ensure recaptured detainees were not given retribution for…
PETALING JAYA: Former chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa has died today. He was 66. The passing of Malaysia’s 13th chief secretary to the government was confirmed by Zuki Ali, who is currently helming the post. In a statement, Zuki said Ali died at a hospital in Dublin, Ireland.…
PETALING JAYA: A public policy expert on housing has questioned the wisdom of reviewing financing schemes to make home ownership more affordable for low-income earners just to reduce the property glut. It would “not be smart” to do so, Khazanah Research Institute research director Suraya Ismail told FMT. She warned…
PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi will be appointed the new speaker of the 15th Johor state assembly. A source told FMT that Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar will give Puad, the Rengit assemblyman, an audience at 9am today, where he will be appointed the new speaker. The source…
PETALING JAYA: Constant policy changes and an increasing amount of administrative work have left teachers “frustrated” and “fed up”, with some admitting that this has led to many applying for early retirement. Speaking to FMT on condition of anonymity, a trio of public school teachers also said that a lack…