PETALING JAYA: Warisan vice-president Junz Wong has accused Pakatan Harapan (PH) of being complicit in the government’s failures by virtue of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it has with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s administration. He said it was time for the opposition coalition to ditch the agreement. “Every day,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Central banks in Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to keep their benchmark interest rates at record lows today in case a resurgence of Covid-19 driven by the Omicron variant sets back growth. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia (BI) are likely to stay on hold at their…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and a former deputy minister have backed calls for businesses to be allowed to open past midnight, saying shorter hours will not stop Covid-19 from spreading. MMA president Dr Koh Kar Chai said strict adherence to SOPs and not the length of business…
PUTRAJAYA: Road users must not be forced to switch to RFID with the reduction in the number of lanes for other options, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today in the wake of the backlash over the payment system. Ismail said when the Touch ‘n Go and the SmartTag system…
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor welcomes the interest shown by Norway in Sabah’s renewable energy production sector.Norway is well known for its capability in renewable energy production using state-of-the-art technology, he said.Norway Ambassador to Malaysia Morten Paulsen expressed this when meeting with the Chief…
KOTA KINABALU: The State Government is spending RM35 million this year to implement education development initiatives that included three new programmes namely BAGUS, BISBAH and AKSA.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said the introduction of the Bantuan Aktiviti PIBG Sabah (BAGUS), Bantuan Ihsan Sekolah Sabah (BISBAH) and…
KOTA KINABALU: The State Government is committed to make Sabah a commercially viable choice for property investment and an attractive destination for tourism, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor.“The State Government supports the private sector’s key role in the property market. Greater private-driven initiatives will further…
PETALING JAYA: The opposition should accept the decision by the Securities Commission (SC), which cleared top graft-buster Azam Baki of any wrongdoing in his ownership of corporate shares, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this evening. “SC has already made their decision. We already said we would leave it to…
PETALING JAYA: A top shariah judge implicated in a sexual harassment investigation has sued former Umno supreme council member Lokman Adam for RM30 million. Shariah chief judge Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has filed the defamation suit against Lokman over several social media posts, which claimed he had sexually harassed multiple women…
PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Terence Naidu said he has tested negative for drugs, following his arrest at a nightclub last week, according to his lawyer. The two-term assemblyman from Perak said he took a second urine test on Jan 15 as he was “not satisfied” with the results of the first…
PETALING JAYA: Khairuddin Aman Razali’s dismissal from the PAS central committee has triggered a war of words among PAS leaders, one of them being Kedah menteri besar Sanusi Md Nor. Sanusi, also a central committee member, said “certain individuals” should not “try to be clever” when voicing their views on…
PETALING JAYA: Dang Wangi police will be questioning youth activist Adam Adli tomorrow regarding the #TangkapAzamBaki rally that is set to take place on Saturday. This follows reports last week that a rally will be held in Kuala Lumpur calling for the resignation of embattled Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today acquitted and discharged Abdul Latif Abdul Rahim from two charges of abetting his younger brother, former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez, with accepting bribes involving highway construction projects and road upgrades in Perak and Kedah. Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah acquitted Latif, 64, after…
PETALING JAYA: MPs have questioned if Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki was lying when he said his brother had used his account to purchase shares, following the Securities Commission’s (SC) latest statement. Earlier today, the SC said Azam was the named account holder, and had control of the…
PETALING JAYA: An offshore worker pleaded not guilty to six counts of sodomising a 14-year old girl in Terengganu earlier this month. The 25-year old claimed trial after the charges were read to him by Kemaman sessions court judge Wan Suhaila Mohd, today, Sinar Harian reported. He was accused of…
PETALING JAYA: Police have confirmed that a man who reportedly collapsed while having his breakfast at a restaurant in Bukit Sentosa, Rawang earlier today died after suffering a heart attack. Hulu Selangor district police chief Arsad Kamaruddin said they were informed of the incident at 7am by the restaurant’s employee.…
PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Gobind Singh wants to know if the Securities Commission (SC) referred the findings from its inquiry on top graft buster Azam Baki’s ownership of shares to Attorney-General (AG) Idrus Harun. The Puchong MP said Idrus cannot stay silent on this matter being the public prosecutor. He also…
PETALING JAYA: A group of Bangladeshi recruitment agencies has urged their country’s prime minister to ensure that no recruitment syndicate will be involved in sending Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia. Malaysia agreed to lift a freeze on new Bangladeshi workers last month, and it is understood that 25 Bangladesh recruitment agents…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed 22 days to hear Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s RM1.12 million criminal breach of trust (CBT) trial over Bersatu election funds. Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan fixed the hearing dates when Syed Saddiq’s case came up for mention today, The Edge Markets reported. The…
KUALA LUMPUR: Issues related to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the recruitment and placement of Indonesian domestic workers will be finalised during a working visit by human resources minister M Saravanan to Jakarta on Monday. The minister is scheduled to meet Indonesian manpower minister Ida Fauziyah to finalise details…