PETALING JAYA: All investments abroad by resident entities are subject to the requirements under the Exchange Control Act 1953 that was in force prior to 2013, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). “These requirements and criteria governing such investments are transparent and published on BNM’s website,” the central bank said in…
PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang is often a newsman’s delight as he is a prolific media statement writer. But at times, his press releases, with bold and sweeping claims, can make the decision to use or not a difficult one for the editors. And despite having just turned…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry needs to be more transparent about adverse events following immunisation (AEFI), its minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, said. It also needs to be communicated clearly to the public, he admitted. “(We have to) be honest about this that there is, of course, a risk in any medical…
KOTA KINABALU: Some Sabahans are not reporting they tested positive for Covid-19 to the health authorities, after conducting self-tests. FMT, which has been receiving reports about this, spoke to several individuals who cited various reasons for keeping the positive test results to themselves, saying it “felt better” doing so. A…
PETALING JAYA: The finalising of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on recruitment of maids between Malaysia and the two source countries of Indonesia and Cambodia has been delayed because of a number of maid abuse cases in the country. Human resources minister M Saravanan, who revealed this today, said the ill…
PETALING JAYA: Former inspector-general of police Abdul Hamid Bador has expressed disappointment at the finding of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) on the non-existence of a police cartel, which he had alleged in April last year. Hamid claimed that EAIC chairman Sidek Hassan was not familiar with “the system”…
PETALING JAYA: The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has ruled out booster shots as the cause of deaths in 22 cases of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI). These 22 cases are half of the 44 deaths reported among booster recipients as of Feb 18. The remaining 22 reports are being…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied Najib Razak’s claim that he had asked Najib previously to support projects by his cronies. “If I have cronies, I can take care of them. I don’t have cronies. I have capable people. I don’t help people who aren’t capable,”…
PETALING JAYA: Police are investigating an alleged “provocative” Facebook post by Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy which linked Perlis religious authorities to various issues concerning Loh Siew Hong’s children, after receiving six police reports on the matter. According to Bukit Aman’s criminal investigation department (CID) director, Abdul Jalil Hassan,…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP leader has called on the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) to disclose if it took a statement from former inspector-general of police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador in its investigations into his claim that a “cartel” existed among police ranks. This comes after EAIC said it was…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysiakini co-founder and chief executive officer Premesh Chandran will step down from his executive positions at the end of this month. Premesh has served the online news portal for over 22 years. “We have a very experienced and capable team. I am confident they will take Malaysiakini to…
PETALING JAYA: A virologist has called for a review of SOPs for the coming Johor elections amid the rising intensive care unit (ICU) bed utilisation in the state. It was reported that the ICU bed utilisation for Covid-19 patients in Johor had reached the 70% mark while its total ICU…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has refused Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to reinstate his lawsuit against the government to question his 2015 Sodomy 2 conviction. Judge Abu Bakar Jais, in delivering the court’s unanimous decision, said the lower court did not err in its decision to strike out the lawsuit. “The…
PETALING JAYA: There were 1,520 new hospital admissions involving Covid-19 cases yesterday, the health ministry said. Of this, 975 cases were in Categories 1 and 2 while 545 were in Categories 3, 4 and 5. Sabah had the highest number of new admissions with 190, followed by Johor (181) and…
NEW YORK: The star witness in the bribery trial of former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Roger Ng testified that ex-Goldman chief Lloyd Blankfein met in 2009 with then Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak just ahead of big bond deals for 1MDB – and that the meeting came with an…
PETALING JAYA: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia has found an increasing trend of child Covid-19 patients in private hospital wards. The trend was found through a survey conducted among the association’s members. “A quick survey among the member hospitals found that there is an increasing trend of pediatric Covid-19…
KOTA KINABALU: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) presented a proposal for a Child-Friendly City (CFC) initiative aimed at realising children’s rights as articulated in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to the Sabah State Government.The matter was discussed during the meeting between UNICEF Representative for Malaysia,…
PETALING JAYA: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he has to take a religious oath to defend himself against allegations he had sought former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s help over his court case as he was left with “no choice”. The Umno president said the court process would take very long. “By…
PETALING JAYA: The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) said it was unable to determine allegations of a “dirty cops” cartel as claimed by former inspector-general of police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador last year. “Based on witness testimony and documents obtained by EAIC, we cannot confirm the existence of a cartel…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman’s defamation suit against Amanah’s Khalid Samad and two news outlets. Tajuddin had sued Khalid, KiniTV and New Straits Times Press Bhd (NSTP) over a series of press conferences in 2016 after he made reference to Seputeh…