KUCHING: Six Sarawak government agencies will be involved in the pilot project of the MS ISO 37001: 2016 Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS), starting this year. State secretary Jaul Samion said the Sarawak tourism, creative industry and performing arts ministry, chief minister’s department, forest department, Islamic religious department, Sarawak Forestry Corporation…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 13,944 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, an increase from the 11,034 cases reported yesterday. The last time new infections numbered more than 13,000 was on Sept 26, 2021, when 13,104 cases were recorded. In a Twitter post, health director-general Dr…
KUALA LUMPUR: The addition of about 750,000 voters to the electoral roll for the upcoming Johor elections should be a major issue for all political parties and not just Barisan Nasional, says the coalition’s deputy chairman, Mohamad Hasan. Mohamad, also known as Tok Mat, said these 750,000 voters were a…
PETALING JAYA: Police are looking for cosmetics entrepreneur Nur Sajat to help in an investigation into a fraud case involving the change of information in an identity card. The Ampang Jaya district police headquarters said the hearing was ongoing and Nur Sajat was needed as a witness on Feb 22.…
PUTRAJAYA: A sessions court judge sitting as a coroner has the jurisdiction to hear and punish anyone who commits contempt of court, the Court of Appeal held today. A three-member bench chaired by judge Suraya Othman also ruled that contempt is punishable even if it takes place during a proceeding…
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) vice-president Kenny Chua has taken a swipe at former senator Adrian Lasimbang for criticising the Nature Conservation Agreement (NCA). He said Lasimbang was now portraying himself as an opponent of the carbon credit agreement to revive his short-lived political career. Chua said Lasimbang’s…
PONTIAN: Several Johor Umno divisions have submitted applications to contest in the coming state elections in seats previously contested by Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties. Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said the matter would be studied and decided by the state and central leaders without affecting Umno’s relation with other BN…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s borders ought to be reopened by March 1 without mandatory quarantine, National Recovery Council chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said. He said this was the way forward as the nation had achieved high vaccination rates and lower hospital admissions. “However, the reopening of the borders should be carried out…
PETALING JAYA: Business groups, which are still struggling to recover from the pandemic, have urged the government to halt the increase in electricity tariffs, which came into effect on Feb 1. Describing the increase under the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) mechanism as “shocking”, the groups said the situation could be…
NEW YORK: Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the US corruption trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of involvement in the looting of billions of dollars from 1MDB. Roger Ng, Goldman’s former head of investment banking in Malaysia, has pleaded not guilty to conspiring to…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu and its president, Muhyiddin Yassin, are in a precarious position as they prepare for the Johor elections, say political analysts. The party has an uphill struggle to gain support from non-Malay voters following its departure from Pakatan Harapan (PH) last year, and an election failure in Johor…
PETALING JAYA: Young politicians face many obstacles before they can make an impact in a general election, say two political analysts. Not only do young leaders lack political and social experience, they also lack the political backing of senior leaders. Many young people also do not fully understand Malaysia’s political structures…
BANGI: Nurul Hanim Fazwin used to take part in a lot of sporting activities. Then she developed an “S” spine – a 40-degree crook – and had no choice but to undergo corrective surgery. She paid a heavy price for it. “The surgeon told me, ‘You can’t carry heavy bags.…
KUALA LUMPUR: Damansara Holdings Bhd (DBHD) has proposed to undertake a private placement of its shares to raise an estimated RM14.76 million for working capital purposes. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, DBHD, formerly known as Damansara Realty Bhd, said the proposed private placement entails the issuance of up to…
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during his daily press conference on Covid-19 in Putrajaya February 9, 2021. — Picture by Hari Anggara KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The number of new Covid-19 cases reported for the fourth epidemiological week (ME4/2022) from January 23-29 increased by 34.6…
Ahli Parlimen Klang, Charles Santiago, mengulangi kebimbangannya berhubung "konflik kepentingan" polis yang menyiasat "diri sendiri" dalam isu kematian tahanan di lokap.Kenyataan itu dibuat selepas polis mengumumkan siasatan dalaman terhadap kematian dalam tahanan kali ketiga bulan ini. Yang terbaru di lokap polis di Marang, Terengganu.“Polis yang menyiasat sendiri menimbulkan konflik kepentingan…
Polis sedang menjalankan siasatan dalaman berhubung kes kematian dalam tahanan di sebuah lokap di Marang, Terengganu.Dalam satu kenyataan ringkas, Jabatan Integriti dan Pematuhan Standard (JIPS) polis berkata pihaknya telah menerima laporan mengenai kematian itu awal hari ini.Pengarah JIPS, Azri Ahmad berkata, si mati merupakan seorang lelaki berusia 38 tahun yang…
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KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Jan -- Petronas menawarkan 14 blok cari gali, enam kluster Peluang Sumber Ditemui (DRO) dan satu kluster Aset Hayat Lewat (LLA) dalam Pusingan Bidaan Malaysia (MBR) 2022 yang dilancarkan pada Khamis. Menurut Petronas, pelancaran bertemakan ‘Your Advantaged Energy is Here’ itu telah dihadiri secara fizikal oleh lebih…
Kementerian Kesihatan hari ini melaporkan 5,439 kes baru Covid-19. Kes kumulatif kini berjumlah 2,850,408. Jangkitan baru yang dilaporkan hari ini adalah yang tertinggi dalam 49 hari, sejak December 9. Jumlah kemasukan hospital pesakit Covid-19 di seluruh negara telah meningkat sebanyak 23.26 peratus dalam tujuh hari lepas berbanding tujuh hari sebelumnya.…