PETALING JAYA: The Election Commission has allayed fears over a six-month objection period that has been applied on more than 5.7 million new voters on the electoral roll. EC deputy chairman Azmi Shahrom said new voters listed on the Jan 14 electoral roll,. especially those aged 18 and above, would…
KUALA LUMPUR: Wong Kueng Hui couldn’t hold back his tears when he heard the Court of Appeal ruling that affirmed that he is a Malaysian citizen, ending a 15-year battle to be recognised. But his struggle is not over. The government has 30 days in which to apply for leave…
PETALING JAYA: The government is awaiting a detailed report from highway operator PLUS and payments company Touch ‘n Go about the RM35 cost of RFID stickers, works minister Fadillah Yusof said today. He said the two companies had been instructed to provide the rationale behind charging RM35. Any decision to…
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor PAS leaders are hoping to meet their Umno counterparts on an understanding to face the coming state elections, the state PAS leader said today. Johor PAS commissioner Abdullah Husin said the discussions would be held in the spirit of the Muafakat Nasional alliance between the two parties.…
PETALING JAYA: Vote wisely, Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said today in an appeal to young voters, especially to 18-year-olds who will be able to cast their ballots for the first time at the coming Johor state elections. In welcoming the participation of youths in elections, the former prime minister…
KUCHING: The Sarawak state disaster management committee has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions and allowed family reunion dinners to be held on Chinese New Year’s eve on Jan 31. The committee said reunion dinners are limited to family members, at 50% of the space capacity at home or based on the standard…
KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and sports minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu hopes the Badminton Association of Malaysia and singles ace Lee Zii Jia will reach a solution over his resignation and subsequent two-year ban on playing in international tournaments. Faizal said he had a meeting with Zii Jia this evening and “discussed…
PETALING JAYA: Johor Pakatan Harapan (PH) is responsible for negotiating seat distribution for the coming state elections, coalition chairman Anwar Ibrahim said today. He said the negotiations would include seats that were held by three former Amanah assemblymen who left the party for PKR in March last year. Anwar said…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Economic Action Council (EAC) has agreed to consider aid in the form of special grants to ease the burden of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and informal entrepreneurs affected by the recent floods. The aid will be in addition to financial assistance provided by government agencies,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Several political party youth leaders and activists who attended a ceramah on Friday in advance of the #TangkapAzamBaki rally were questioned by police today over their involvement in the event. Muda vice-president Dr Thanussha Francis Xavier, who was among the 12 questioned today, said police had identified more…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government views electricity theft through illegal bitcoin mining activities seriously as it has recorded a 400% increase over the past four years. This had resulted in an estimated loss of more than RM2.3 billion, said energy and natural resources minister Takiyuddin Hassan. He said a total of…
KUALA SELANGOR: A jobless man was charged in the magistrates’ court here today with murdering his mother nine days ago. Mohamed Azam Abdul Rasib, 29, nodded after the charge was read out to him before magistrate Roslizi Sulaiman, set March 28 for mention of the case pending the post-mortem, chemical…
KUALA LUMPUR: Rights lawyer Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi has contended that his remarks linking Bersatu assemblyman Muhammad Hilman Idham to a rape case were justified. In his defence statement filed in the sessions court here, Asheeq said he was making the statement in his capacity as a lawyer representing a…
PETALING JAYA: Perak menteri besar Saarani Mohamad has been lauded for putting politics aside and attending an event organised by DAP’s Nga Kor Ming. In a statement, Perak DAP vice-chairman Abdul Aziz Bari said Saarani’s attendance at the opening of the Aulong Sports Arena in Taiping on Saturday was a…
GEORGE TOWN: Warisan plans to contest all the state and parliamentary seats in Penang in the 15th general election. The party’s state coordinator, Jeff Ooi, said more people from different political backgrounds were expected to cross over to the party. He said he hoped to recruit 50% of its members…
PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak intends to engage a Queen’s Counsel (QC) from the UK to appear in his final appeal against his conviction in the RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd case in the Federal Court. Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul said the former prime minister’s lawyer, Muhammad Shafee…
PETALING JAYA: Former Johor menteri besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin has denied that he is contesting in the upcoming state elections. Khaled, who is also Umno vice-president and Pasir Gudang division chairman, said he had no intention of contesting as he felt that younger leaders should be given a chance instead.…
PETALING JAYA: Kangar MP Noor Amin Ahmad has apologised to Najib Razak for claiming the former prime minister posted “Selamat jalan?” (“Farewell?”) on Facebook after news broke that Dr Mahathir Mohamad had been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN). Amin said he reposted a tweet by Mahathir’s press secretary,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s defence has identified 20 potential witnesses from the 37 offered by the prosecution, lead counsel Hisyam, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik told the High Court. In view of this, he asked the court for more time to prepare their case. Previously, the…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR MP has warned that three major banks in the country are at risk of incurring huge losses should the Genting Hong Kong cruise business, owned by Malaysian tycoon Lim Kok Thay, go down. If the company is wound down, Subang MP Wong Chen said, the Employees…