Ex Chief Minister KOTA KINABALU: The Cabinet of Sabah has in principle approves the proposal to limit the tenure of Sabah Chief Minister to two terms, the Sabah State Legislative Assembly sitting was told today. Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister, Datuk Abidin Madingkir said the proposal would be brought to the state assembly…
KOTA KINABALU: Pakatan Harapan (PH) State Assemblymen have expressed their support to the Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor on the State Cabinet’s decision to limit the Chief Minister’s term to two terms. Api-Api Assemblywoman Datuk Christina Liew led the courtesy call to the Chief Minister’s office in the…
ALOR SETAR: The Penang government was today criticised for willing to pay Perak for raw water from one of its rivers but unwilling to pay a single sen to Kedah under the same circumstances. Hanif Ghazali (PAS-Tanjung Dawai) said Penang was also reluctant to help Kedah with its water shortfall…
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial today criticised his defence team for posing irrelevant questions to the fund’s former non-executive director Ismee Ismail, who is the 13th prosecution witness. Lead prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram told the High Court that the questions by Najib’s counsel Hariharan Tara Singh…
PUTRAJAYA : A senior police officer was sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined RM42 million by the Court of Appeal on eight charges of money laundering involving a total sum of RM3.35 million. Previously, the High Court in Johor Bahru imposed a four-year jail sentence on deputy superintendent…
SINGAPORE: A Singapore tycoon-led group has won approval to acquire a media and property company in the city-state following a rare takeover battle between bidders backed by state investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) said shareholders today voted in support of the proposal by Cuscaden Peak…
KUALA LUMPUR: An opposition MP has questioned the tabling of a constitutional amendment that seeks to exempt Malay rulers, spouses and heirs from being subject to laws relating to registration of voters. Deputy law minister Mas Ermieyati Samsudin had tabled a bill yesterday to amend the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2019…
KOTA KINABALU: An opposition assemblyman has suggested that the state legislative assembly sit for a minimum of 30 days a year. Phoong Jin Zhe (PH-Luyang) said lawmakers in countries like Australia and Canada normally convene at least 40 to 50 days a year but the Sabah state assembly meets less…
KUALA LUMPUR: The key suspect in the murder of a woman whose charred remains were found at a school in Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, near here, will be charged in the Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court tomorrow. Cheras district police chief Idzam Jaafar, who confirmed the matter, said that the 34-year-old…
ALOR SETAR: A Kedah opposition assemblyman today criticised menteri besar Sanusi Md Nor for practising double standards in his position on ketum-leaves smuggling, which is illegal, compared with his action against legal 4D gaming shops in the state. In debating the sultan’s address at the state assembly today, Tan Kok…
SHAH ALAM: A taxi driver charged with four counts of trafficking in about 18kg of drugs escaped the gallows today as the prosecution failed to prove he had exclusive access to a house in Cheras four years ago. Judicial Commissioner Hasbullah Adam, who acquitted Lim Kim Sang, 35, without his…
PUTRAJAYA: Wisma Putra has so far received no reports on any Malaysians onboard China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 which crashed yesterday in Guangxi province, China. In a statement, the foreign ministry said the Malaysian embassy in Beijing and the consulates-general in Kunming, Nanning and Guangzhou had been monitoring the developments…
JAKARTA: The monetary policy of Indonesia's central bank will this year be "pro-stability", its governor said on Tuesday, to reflect rising global economic uncertainty. Governor Perry Warjiyo also reiterated during a parliamentary hearing that Indonesia's growth and its rupiah currency will remain stable and inflation would be under control this…
PETALING JAYA: The Kelantan Shariah Criminal Code (I) Enactment 2019 is inconsistent with the highest law of the land, say rights groups. The groups found that provisions of the enactment not only overlap with existing federal laws, but encroach into federal matters and violate fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.…
KOTA KINABALU: Former chief minister Yong Teck Lee has urged the Sabah government to step up efforts in solving the issue of child beggars in the state. “It’s good that Sabah already has its laws, policy and enforcement agencies, but this issue has yet to be resolved. In fact, it…
KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah assistant minister told the state assembly today the state Cabinet has agreed in principle to limit the chief minister’s tenure to two terms. Assistant minister in the chief minister’s department Abidin Madingkir said the state government intended to table the bill at the next assembly meeting…
KUALA LUMPUR: A news portal owner facing a defamation suit from Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob over an article has been ordered by the High Court to file his defence by tomorrow. Lawyer Joshua Tan, representing Ismail, said deputy registrar Idamasliza Maarof made the decision after an online case management…
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy special functions minister Mastura Mohd Yazid has defended Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob for declaring a revision to the minimum wage rate at the Umno general assembly. “It is the prime minister’s prerogative to make announcements at any forum that he feels is appropriate,” she said in…
KUALA LUMPUR: An opposition MP has called for the salaries of deputy ministers to be increased as, unlike some ministers, they were present in the Dewan Rakyat to answer questions. During the question-and-answer session in the lower house today, RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) told off the ministers who were absent despite…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will investigate actor Zul Ariffin for posting a clip of a steamy scene from his upcoming TV series on Instagram. Communications and multimedia minister Annuar Musa said today the posting of such a scene was against the law. “We have commenced…