PUTRAJAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin has gone to the Federal Court in his final bid to set aside the findings of liability in a defamation suit filed by Anwar Ibrahim over a “main belakang” remark which he allegedly made 14 years ago. Khairy, who is now health minister, has filed seven legal…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak must explain his remarks on debts incurred by 1MDB to the Parliamentary Rights and Privileges Committee now and not wait until after the Johor polls, an opposition MP told the Dewan Rakyat. RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) said this following a news report by MalaysiaKini…
GEORGE TOWN: The attempt by the Perlis Islamic religious authority to use the court process to be part of the lives of Loh Siew Hong’s children is likely to prove futile. Loh’s divorce lawyer, Rajashree Suppiah, said under existing laws, a third party cannot seek any court order regarding the…
LONDON: Covid-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University study has found. The scientists said that the effects were even seen in people who had not been hospitalised…
PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has threatened to sue MCA vice-president Tan Teik Cheng and a local daily over a report he says contains false claims against him. According to Lim, Tan had said in a report in The Star that Lim “did not dare deny” claims that…
PUTRAJAYA: A religious teacher today began a six-month jail term for causing hurt to his pupil by caning him on the legs five years ago because the boy refused to see him as instructed. Adib Abd Halim, 28, was also fined RM2,000, the maximum allowed under the law for voluntarily…
SRI GADING: A PAS leader has hit back at Umno’s Nur Jazlan Mohamed for saying the party’s religious rhetoric will not work in Johor, telling him that Islam was meant to be practised, and not exploited for politics. Johor PAS Youth chief Ahmad Nawfal Mahfodz denied that his party relied…
KUALA LUMPUR: Four Malaysians registered with the Malaysian embassy in Kyiv are still in Ukraine, foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah told the Dewan Rakyat today. Noting that not all Malaysians register themselves at the Malaysian embassy or consulate when they are overseas, he urged those who had not done so to…
PETALING JAYA: More than 80% of professionals in Malaysia are expecting a salary increase in 2022, a study by recruitment firm Hays Malaysia reveals. It said more employees were seeking an increment in 2022, based on its 2022 Hays Asia Salary Guide. “About 19% expect a salary increase of 6%…
SEPANG: Fifteen female climbers have embarked on an expedition to conquer the Everest Base Camp, in conjunction with the 2022 Women’s Day celebrations. The expedition, dubbed “Everest Base Camp (EBC) Mountaineering De Femina”, was flagged off by women, family and community development minister Rina Harun at the Kuala Lumpur International…
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg has tested positive for Covid-19. State women, childhood and community well-being development minister Fatimah Abdullah confirmed this today at the opening ceremony for Sarawak’s Women’s Day celebration. “I would like to extend the apologies of our premier for not being able to officiate…
KUALA LUMPUR: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is the only former prime minister who was awarded a plot of land, worth RM76.4 million, for his services to the government, the Prime Minister’s Department said. In a written parliamentary reply to Pang Hok Liong (PH-Labis), special functions minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad said the…
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor’s defence in her corruption trial linked to the RM1.25 billion Sarawak rural schools’ solar energy project is a bare denial and has not created doubt in the case, the prosecution says. It said Rosmah, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, was crying foul that…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has no plans to impose sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, says foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah. While there has been global pressure to squeeze Moscow-linked businesses over the invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24, Saifuddin said Malaysia would only do so as part of a…
PETALING JAYA: The international response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict will dictate the future of China’s disputes with Southeast Asian countries, says an academic. Guido Benny, an associate professor at Taylor’s University, said a conflict similar to the one in Ukraine could happen in Southeast Asia because of disputed boundaries in…
March 8 — A record US$20 million (RM83.6 million) prize purse, a venue known as the purest test in golf to host the strongest field for any event, and a showpiece billed as the Gold Standard for the PGA Tour. Welcome to The Players Championship from March 10-13. When Justin…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak says the opposition has not learned from its mistakes in the previous two state elections by continuing to launch personal attacks against him. He also said the opposition was running out of ideas by using the same tactics. “They have not learned from…
PETALING JAYA: Power supply to 37 areas affected by flooding in Kuala Lumpur has been restored as of 10pm, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) said today. TNB said it had yet to restore supply to Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia, Impiana Hotel KLCC and Menara Perak for safety reasons. “The public is…
PONTIAN: Warisan president Shafie Apdal says there is no guarantee that Barisan Nasional (BN) can form a stable government in Johor, describing its lynchpin Umno as “a divided party”. In a press conference today, Shafie said Umno was led by a leader who wanted to become prime minister, referring to…
KUALA LUMPUR: Almost 500 people have been evacuated to relief centres after heavy rain flooded several areas here and in Selangor. Federal Territories minister Shahidan Kassim said 251 flood victims had been placed at Dewan Sultan Sulaiman in Kampung Baru and SKT Saraswati in Jalan Klang Lama. “Twenty-three areas in…