KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccination and test certificates issued by the government are now recognised by the European Union (EU), facilitating free movement of Malaysian travellers within the EU. The decision of the European Commission (EC) to recognise the certificates comes into force today, upon the publication of the official…
PETALING JAYA: The 2013 Lahad Datu incursion led by one of the claimants to the Sulu sultanate gave Malaysia the right to stop paying the annual RM5,300 compensation to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu, says a political analyst. Bunn Nagara, an honorary research fellow at the Perak Academy,…
KUALA LUMPUR: A student due to sit for his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination this year was arrested with another man on suspicion of being involved in a driving licence scam. Kuala Lumpur commercial crime investigation department (CCID) chief Mahidisham Ishak said the student, 17, and the other male suspect, 22,…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak says it’s “game on” after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim accepted his challenge to debate the Sapura Energy Bhd issue. “Game on. I agree to debate with Anwar. Let’s rock,” he said in a Facebook post. He also asked the teams supporting Anwar and…
KUALA LUMPUR: A new non-profit company, Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Bhd (ALR), will take over four concessionaires with highways in the Klang Valley. At a press conference, works minister Fadillah Yusof said ALR has offered to buy all four concession companies. Checks with the ministry revealed that the four companies had…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told today that Najib Razak had never given his approval to the 1MDB management team to convert the company’s Petro Saudi International (PSI) investment into “promissory notes” purportedly worth US$2.3 billion. Former 1MDB director Ismee Ismail said this under cross-examination by lawyer Shafee Abdullah…
PETALING JAYA: Electoral watchdog Bersih has called for a revamp of postal voting for the one million Malaysians living abroad before the next general election (GE15). Bersih’s steering committee said its post-Johor state elections survey confirmed the many shortcomings it had observed in the postal voting process. “Under the present…
PETALING JAYA: Despite the challenges of raising children, Malaysians are still big on having bigger families than their peers in other parts of the world, a survey indicates. The survey by international research outfit Ipsos found that most Malaysian families want at least three children compared with just two among…
SHAH ALAM: A 35-year-old woman, born to a Hindu father and a Buddhist mother who later embraced Islam, has obtained a declaration from the High Court that she was never a Muslim. Judge Choo Kah Sing said Section 147 of the Selangor Administration of Muslim Law Enactment 1952 expressly prohibited…
PETALING JAYA: The body of a Malaysian man, believed to have been murdered, has been found by police near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The remains, believed to be that of Jacky Chong, were found yesterday at about 3.30pm after police began a search at a rural property in…
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor has successfully rebutted the prosecution’s case in her corruption trial although she did not put her husband, Najib Razak, on the stand as a defence witness, her lawyers said. In a written submission to the High Court, the defence said it decided to restrategise its case…
PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi wants those in Umno who believe in Bersatu to evaluate its president Muhyiddin Yassin’s “desperate” political action. “To anyone in Umno who still wants to cooperate (with), believe, and defend Bersatu, they have to evaluate this PN (Perikatan Nasional) and Bersatu’s chairman who…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has taken up Najib Razak’s challenge to debate the issue of bailing out Sapura Energy Bhd, saying he is ready to face off with the former prime minister “any time”. The PKR president pointed out that he made a similar challenge to Najib to…
PETALING JAYA: There will be no more increase in toll rates for the LDP, SMART, SPRINT and Kesas highways, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced. Ismail said the government has agreed to a proposal to restructure the toll concessions for these highways that will see the existing toll rates…
PETALING JAYA: There were 562 new hospital admissions involving Covid-19 cases yesterday, the health ministry said. Of this, 342 cases were in Category 1 and 2 while 220 were in Category 3, 4 and 5. Selangor had the highest number of new admissions with 147, followed by Penang (57) and…
GEORGE TOWN: A couple who owns a heritage bungalow here have sued the chief minister, the state government and the city council over concerns that a planned mega development would leave their home and others in ruins. Louise Goss-Custard and Thomas Arnold Schmidt, who own a 1935 bungalow at Chow…
PETALING JAYA: More than 800,000 senior citizens in the country have yet to get their Covid-19 booster vaccine jabs, says health minister Khairy Jamaluddin. In a Twitter post, Khairy warned that most of the Covid-19 deaths being reported now involve senior citizens who did not get their booster doses. He…
PENAMPANG: A 57-year-old man collapsed while playing football at the Penampang Sports Complex here yesterday, and later died while receiving treatment. In the 6pm incident, the man, who was playing as a goalkeeper, suddenly collapsed and fell unconscious after throwing the ball to his teammates. Penampang district police chief Mohd…
PETALING JAYA: A man was found dead in front of an eatery at Taman Bukit Serdang in Seri Kembangan yesterday morning with slash wounds on his face, neck and hands. Serdang district police chief AA Anbalagan said the man was found unconscious by the public, who lodged a police report…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been the only one to benefit from the memorandum of understanding (MoU) Pakatan Harapan signed with the federal government, a Pejuang leader said today. Rafique Rashid Ali said that the government’s reluctance to table and pass the anti-hopping bill in the first sitting…