KUALA LUMPUR: Two more human rights groups have urged Singapore president Halimah Yacob to intervene and halt the execution of a Malaysian man on death row. Amnesty International Malaysia and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (Adpan) submitted a joint petition of clemency for Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam to the Singapore High…
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun has apologised for not considering the consequences of giving former prime minister Najib Razak more time to explain himself over his controversial remarks about 1MDB last week. Several MPs had alleged on March 2 that Najib misled the Dewan Rakyat over the issue…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Registrar of Societies (RoS) rejected 86 applications to register political parties in the last four years, the Dewan Rakyat was told. In a written reply to Hannah Yeoh (PH-Segambut), the home ministry said the RoS’ decision to reject any application to register a party was done in…
JOHOR BAHRU: Several candidates in the Johor polls are facing a setback in their bid for election after testing positive for Covid-19. They include PKR’s Gambir and Bukit Batu candidates, Naim Jusri and Arthur Chiong; DAP’s candidates for Pekan Nanas and Jementah, Yeo Tung Siong and Ng Kor Sim; and…
PUTRAJAYA: A Pejuang leader has failed again in his bid to challenge Attorney-General (AG) Idrus Harun over his alleged failure to advise Muhyiddin Yassin to resign as prime minister following what he described as a loss of majority support. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by Pejuang’s Kuala Lumpur…
KEPALA BATAS: Two elderly women have lost RM390,500 to Macau scam syndicates that claimed they were involved in corruption, money laundering, fraudulent insurance claims and drugs. Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Mohd Radzi Ahmad said the retirees, in their 60s, had lodged separate police reports on March 7 after…
PRN JOHOR l Tiga hari menjelang hari pengundian, calon Perikatan Nasional bagi Tangkak Dr Chong Fatt Full memohon maaf kepada pengundi berhubung keputusannya untuk meninggalkan PKR pada 2020.Chong menulis di laman Facebook bahawa adalah "menyayat hati" membaca komen negatif "setiap pagi" dan dipanggil "katak".“Saya benar-benar kesal kerana keputusan saya mengecewakan…
Kuala Lumpur: Bursa Malaysia meningkat semula, hari ini, selepas mencatatkan penurunan selama tiga hari berturut-turut, didorong sentimen positif susulan pengumuman Malaysia untuk membuka semula sempadan antarabangsa mulai 1 April ini. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI maintained its slight lead at midday as investors picked up some bargains following the recent rout.However, analysts expect sentiment to be weak given the high inflation and growing uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve's outlook.At 9.05am, the benchmark index was up 3.48 points to 1,550.35…
PRN JOHOR | MCA telah memilih calon DAP untuk Johor Jaya Liow Cai Tung untuk berdebat dalam Bahasa Malaysia.Ini selepas Pengerusi DAP Johor, Liew Chin Tong semalam mendakwa calon partinya lebih baik daripada MCA dalam setiap aspek termasuk kebolehan bertutur dalam bahasa kebangsaan.Calon MCA Johor Jaya Chan San San berkata…
PENYERTAAN pelabur wanita tempatan melonjak ketara tahun lalu dan membentuk hampir 30 peratus daripada nilai dagangan di pasaran saham. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
KUALA LUMPUR: Investors could be actively trading in stocks with recent corporate news announcement including Top Glove, DRB-Hicom, EP Manufacturing, Seremban Engineering, KESM Industries and UWC, said JF Apex Research.Top Glove has postponed a plan to raise US$347mil in a Hong Kong listing due to elevated market uncertainty, after Russia’s…
SELANGOR terus komited menjadi destinasi pelaburan terbaik di rantau ini sekali gus menarik lebih banyak pelaburan ke Malaysia menerusi penyertaannya dalam Ekspo 2020 Dubai. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Kuala Lumpur: Harga minyak sawit mentah (MSM) dijangka terus diniagakan di atas paras RM5,000 satu tan metrik bagi tempoh separuh pertama 2022 di tengah-tengah kekurangan bekalan minyak makan - minyak bunga matahari - ekoran perang Rusia-Ukraine, kata Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia (MPOB). © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
KOTA KINABALU, KKIP Aerospace Training Centre (KATC) is on track to become the licensed Centre- Of-Excellence of GMI AERO SAS on composite repair facility in Sabah and Asia.Its Chief Executive Officer Aminuddin Zakaria said the COE are aim to train Sabahan as composite repair specialist, R&D laboratory for solving aviation…
PETALING JAYA: The reopening of borders on April 1 will boost the tourism sector and contribute to the country’s economy, the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) said today. The group said the reopening of borders was significant for the tourism industry and in line with what it…
PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Terengganu High Court has denied bail for a 15-year-old girl charged with the murder of a newborn baby boy. According to lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, High Court judge Hassan Abdul Ghani said that he found no error in the magistrates’ court’s decision to not grant bail…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) has failed to solve the problem of flash floods in the city as seen by the floods in several parts of the city yesterday and last December, Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong) said. Debating the King’s address in the Dewan Rakyat today,…
PONTIAN: Caretaker Johor menteri besar Hasni Mohammad wants Putrajaya to set the SOPs for daily commuters to Singapore quickly following the announcement that Malaysia’s borders will reopen on April 1. Hasni welcomed the move today, saying it would be a major boost to economic sectors like tourism, which have been…
PETALING JAYA: The death of an Indonesian man in police custody in Sarawak last week was confirmed to have been caused by a heart problem, Bukit Aman said today. The federal police’s integrity and standards compliance department (JIPS) director Azri Ahmad said a post-mortem carried out by the Sarawak general…