KOTA KINABALU: Another Covid-19 school cluster was detected in Sabah, this time triggered by a 53-year-old teacher at a madrasah (Islamic religious school) in the Putatan district. Sabah local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun said the Pandan Pandan cluster has seen at least 15 others infected. He said the…
PETALING JAYA: Orangutans have more to fear from men, not vice versa, conservationist and ecologist June Rubis said in a tweet today. June, who is a Sarawakian, was responding to plantations industries and commodities minister Zuraida Kamaruddin’s comments at the Malaysian Palm Oil Council’s 2022 seminar and dialogue recently that…
KUALA LUMPUR: Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang) has suggested that Putrajaya and Pakatan Harapan hold discussions on implementing local government elections since the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between both sides is still ongoing. While debating the recent flood crisis in today’s special Dewan Rakyat sitting, Azalina said local communities can play…
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor witnessed the mock cheque presentation of RM1.1 million contribution to Yayasan Kebajikan Sabah (YKS) by PETRONAS and Yayasan Tengku Abdullah.YKS, launched in September last year by the State Government has been tasked to carry out the government’s welfare agenda…
KOTA KINABALU: Penampang has become the 20th district to be declared an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak district in Sabah. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the virus was first detected on 14 December 2021 and has spread to five villages in Inobong, Sugud and Koidupan.…
PETALING JAYA: Mukhriz Mahathir (Pejuang-Jerlun) said today the government’s lack of attention to climate change was a contributing factor to the severe floods which swept the country last month. Debating the recent floods in the Dewan Rakyat, he noted how the energy, science, technology, environment and climate change ministry (Mestecc),…
PETALING JAYA: Environmental NGOs and civil society groups will be submitting a memorandum to the King on Saturday calling for immediate action to protect the environment in light of the recent devastating floods in the country. One of the NGOs, the Protection of Natural Heritage of Malaysia (PEKA), said the…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak wants the Selangor government to temporarily suspend new development projects in Taman Sri Muda and its surrounding areas. In a Facebook post, he said he just received information pertaining to the floods that ravaged Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, on Dec 17 and…
PETALING JAYA: The government is reducing the quarantine period for Malaysians and foreign long-term pass holders entering the country to between five to 10 days depending on their vaccination status. At a press conference today, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said those who have received their booster dose will only need…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today affirmed the findings of the Court of Appeal last year that a former insurance company executive was constructively dismissed after he was downgraded in ranking. In turning down the application by Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd for leave to appeal the case, it said the three…
KUALA LUMPUR: A rare period of calm in Malaysia’s stormy politics may be nearing its end, with sources saying Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob faces growing pressure within his own party to call for a snap election. Ismail, 62, is now entering his sixth month in office, after predecessor Muhyiddin…
PETALING JAYA: In oral submissions to the Suhakam public inquiry on the disappearance of Pastor Joshua Hilmy and his Indonesian wife Ruth Sitepu, multiple groups of observers have criticised police inefficiencies in carrying out investigations. During the oral submissions to the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam),Bar Council’s Andrew Khoo noted…
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the meteorological department had issued six warnings of continuous heavy rain before the floods hit last month, though this was ignored by “some parties” directly involved in disaster management. He told the Dewan Rakyat that there was an assumption that only states…
KUALA LUMPUR: In a swipe at the opposition, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said some elected representatives were nowhere to be found during last month’s floods. Ismail told the Dewan Rakyat today he had gone to flood-hit areas late at night to monitor victims being moved to evacuation centres. “I…
KUALA LUMPUR: Shariah chief judge Mohd Naim Mokhtar has obtained a court order against former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam to stop making comments and remove alleged defamatory remarks against him in relation to a sexual harassment case. Lokman had claimed that Naim had been implicated in several…
TOKYO: Yoshinoya Holdings will sell its entire stake in Malaysia’s Sushi King chain, the Japanese restaurant operator said yesterday, citing the impact of Malaysia’s lockdowns on business. Group company Asia Yoshinoya International will sell the 28% share in Sushi King to the majority owner of the chain, Sushi King Holdings.…
KUALA LUMPUR: Two motions for the Dewan Rakyat to debate the controversy surrounding top graft-buster Azam Baki’s ownership of shares have been turned down. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob had the absolute power to decide on the agenda for today’s special sitting, as stated…
PETALING JAYA: The opposition will not accept the Securities Commission’s (SC) decision to clear Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki of any wrongdoing in his ownership of corporate shares, insists DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday said the opposition should accept decisions made by…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has warned the government that its reluctance to regulate cryptocurrency is putting Malaysia at risk of losing to its neighbours in the race to attract foreign investments. Federal Territories Umno Youth information chief Wan Agyl Hassan, who is pushing for policies on cryptocurrency and blockchain,…
PETALING JAYA: One hundred and fifty Covid-19 cases have been detected among trainees at the Air Hitam Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan. “A total of 640 individuals had been screened as of noon on Wednesday, with 150 of them testing positive,” said S Veerapan, chairman of the…