PETALING JAYA: No injuries have been found on the body of the detainee who died at the Kajang police station lock-up on Wednesday following a post-mortem, police said. They said the cause of death of the detainee – the 15th person to die in custody this year – has yet…
PETALING JAYA: Umno ministers and deputy ministers have welcomed the party’s decision to nominate vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob as its prime minister candidate for the 15th general election (GE15). “Ismail’s nomination as the sole prime minister candidate will guarantee the continuity of plans as well as the post-Covid-19 national recovery…
PETALING JAYA: PAS has welcomed Umno’s decision to pick its vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob as its candidate for prime minister ahead of the 15th general election (GE15) and hopes his “unity agenda” will continue. PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said Ismail’s unity agenda had led to stability and “a good political…
PETALING JAYA: Umno’s Annuar Musa says the time has come for Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to be appointed the Barisan Nasional chairman. This comes after Umno agreed to propose Ismail, who is a party vice-president, as its prime ministerial candidate for the 15th general election (GE15). “As a prime…
PUTRAJAYA: The government will follow the Umno Supreme Council’s stand on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakatan Harapan and will not extend it beyond July. However, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob did not dismiss the possibility that some changes could happen before the end of July. “The decision was…
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s central bank tightened its monetary policy yesterday, saying the widely forecast move will slow inflation momentum as the city-state ramps up its battle against soaring prices made worse by the Ukraine war and global supply snags. The policy tightening, the third in the past six months, came as…
IPOH: An allegation that a senior citizen developed side effect on his skin after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at a health clinic in Kuala Kangsar is untrue because he was confirmed to be actually suffering from shingles. Perak health department director Dr Ding Lay Ming said the senior citizen turned…
PETALING JAYA: The police are investigating graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza for sedition in connection with his satirical drawing of an ape which he uploaded on social media last night. Bukit Aman criminal investigation department (CID) director Abd Jalil Hassan. Bukit Aman has confirmed that Fahmi is being investigated…
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has proposed vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob as candidate for prime minister ahead of the 15th general election (GE15). Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said this was decided at the party’s Supreme Council meeting today. “The Umno Supreme Council unanimously agreed to propose Ismail to be the prime ministerial…
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has welcomed the increase in the special grant payment to the state by Putrajaya. Chief minister Hajiji Noor, however, said the state would not drop its pursuit of 40% of revenues collected by the federal government to be returned to Sabah. “It is a very…
PETALING JAYA: Muda has asked the court to clarify what amounts to “reckless driving” under the Road Transport Act 1987, following the conviction of a woman in connection with the death of eight teenagers on modified bicycles or “basikal lajak” four years ago. “Millions of motorists have the right to…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) said the deadline to submit the tax return form for the Year of Assessment 2021 (non-business income) is April 30 for manual submissions and May 15 via e-filing. In a statement today, LHDN also advised taxpayers to submit the tax return form and…
PETALING JAYA: Police have launched a probe into a 24-second video of a policeman allegedly extorting bribe from a Singaporean. The video shows a police patrol car with a man standing outside. He later claimed he was stopped by the police for several “offences”, including “driving in the opposite direction…
PETALING JAYA: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it is necessary to call other witnesses to provide further details in its proceedings on the MySejahtera application development and procurement. Its chairman, Wong Kah Woh, said officers from the National Security Council (MKN), the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit…
KOTA KINABALU: An electronics company director told the Special Corruption Court today that he consented to former state water director Ag Mohd Tahir Ag Mohd Talib buying an Audi car under his name as he felt indebted to the latter for helping him through his divorce. Testifying as the prosecution’s…
PETALING JAYA: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii says any relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, including the proposal to remove the face mask mandate, must be backed by science and data. The DAP Youth chief noted that the data showed the likelihood of spreading Covid-19 was much lower outdoors, making it…
PETALING JAYA: Graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza has been arrested by the police for investigation under sedition over his satirical drawing of an ape. His lawyer Rajsurian Pillai told reporters that Fahmi was arrested at 4.20pm at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters (IPD). “The police confiscated a mobile…
PETALING JAYA: The increase in the minimum wage from RM1,200 to RM1,500 will burden small clinics run by general practitioners (GPs), according to the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA). In a statement today, MMA president Dr Koh Kar Chai said these clinics were “up in arms” over the minimum wage hike,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Senior citizens with comorbidities are now eligible to receive a second Covid-19 booster shot, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced today. Speaking at a press conference at Parliament today, Khairy said the health ministry had also given teenagers who are immunocompromised the green light to get the booster shots.…
PETALING JAYA: Sam Ke Ting has applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal the High Court’s decision yesterday to sentence her to six years’ jail and a RM6,000 fine for reckless driving that caused the deaths of eight teenagers on modified bicycles(“basikal lajak”). Her lawyer, Faizal Mokhtar,…