PETALING JAYA: Muda co-founder Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has slammed attempts to tarnish the image of the party following the publication of photos of people in Muda t-shirts drinking beer and claims that flood relief donations were used to buy these drinks. Describing it as “the most ridiculous accusation”,…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today sought to clear up his chopsticks’ remarks as an analogy to describe the Chinese community’s failure to assimilate itself in Malaysia. Last month, Mahathir remarked that the Chinese had maintained their culture and way of life in Malaysia, citing the use…
PETALING JAYA: Two health experts have backed the government’s decision to halt walk-ins at off-site vaccination centres (PPVs) for booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine. Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Koh Kar Chai and former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said vaccine recipients should instead contact the…
PUTRAJAYA: The prosecution yesterday withdrew its appeals over a two-year jail sentence handed down against two Malaysians for providing financial assistance of RM100 each to carry out terrorist activities in Indonesia four years ago. Deputy public prosecutor Fauziah Daud informed the court that the prosecution had withdrawn its appeals against…
PETALING JAYA: In the wake of squabbles over Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals to help flood victims, an economist has suggested that employers establish a special fund to help their staff during emergencies. Carmelo Ferlito of the Center for Market Education said this was a better way of helping employees…
PUTRAJAYA: A ghost ship drifting in Vietnamese waters which could have potentially hit a Petronas oil rig off Terengganu yesterday has been towed to a safe location, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said. MMEA director-general Mohd Zubil Mat Som said the agency had received a report from an Indonesian…
PETALING JAYA: An opposition MP has urged the government to allocate a minimum of RM400 million in its annual budget for climate change mitigation following the devastation caused by the recent floods. Subang MP Wong Chen said half of the RM400 million could be used for scientific research and the…
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor launched the Sabah Gas Masterplan, a collaboration between the State Government and Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), to guide investments in Sabah’s natural gas resources.Speaking at the Sabah Gas Masterplan launch in Menara Petronas 2 here today, Hajiji said it…
KOTA KINABALU: A new COVID-19 cluster was detected in Sabah today, originating from a hotel worker in Kundasang, Ranau, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.He said the cluster is known as the Jalan Kem Bina Ranau Cluster.“The index case is a 59-year-old male worker of the hotel who…
PETALING JAYA: The Pahang forestry department has issued a temporary halt on logging in the state due to the floods during the current monsoon season. In a notice issued yesterday by its director Mohd Hizamri Mohd Yasin, the department said it decided to issue a stop-work order on all logging-related…
PETALING JAYA: The crowding and long queues outside an off-site vaccination centre in SS6, Kelana Jaya here this morning was caused by people turning up late for their appointments to receive the third Covid-19 vaccine dose. ProtectHealth Corp’s Dr Hue Hwa Ching said besides people being late, many were also…
PETALING JAYA: Police have exposed a syndicate whose members pose as police officers by editing videos to trick the public. In a statement today, Sentul district police chief Beh Eng Lai said a 40-year-old housewife lodged a report yesterday that she had received a call from a person who claimed…
PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak has highlighted three reasons why some people support more i-Citra EPF withdrawals even if others may disagree. He said like him, those in favour of i-Citra – a withdrawal facility that was introduced by EPF for those affected by the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic…
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees at relief centres in Johor, Pahang, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan showed a slight drop this evening compared with earlier this afternoon. There was also not much change in the number of flood evacuees in Selangor, Terengganu and Sabah as of this evening. Johor –…
KUALA LUMPUR: Umrah pilgrims could end up staying at hotels listed as private quarantine centres by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) or undergo quarantine at government-run centres. In a statement today, special functions minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad said that an umrah returnee under surveillance (PUS) and who tested negative…
PUTRAJAYA: Azmin Ali says in his appeal to strike out a lawsuit by 10 voters from his Gombak constituency that the suit is doomed to fail because the plaintiffs cannot prove they voted him as their MP in the last general election (GE14). Azmin argues that High Court judge Akhtar…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR man has mocked Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir’s track record after his remark that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was no longer in contention for the race to be prime minister. This comes after Mukhriz said Anwar’s time had passed, noting that a lot of people have been…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) has fined three major Langkawi Ro-Ro (roll-on roll-off) operators RM2.2 million for forming a price-fixing cartel. According to a statement by MyCC, the domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry instructed MyCC to investigate an increase in the prices of goods and services in…
PETALING JAYA: Long queues were the order of the day at an off-site Covid-19 booster vaccination centre in Kelana Jaya today, with senior citizens complaining of poor planning by the authorities. Many of them not only had to wait in the sun for more than an hour, there was also…
PUTRAJAYA: A former contractor today won his final appeal to have his jail term and whipping reduced for committing two counts of gang robbery five years ago. The Court of Appeal reduced Ahmad Faizal Ali Haidzir’s sentence to six years’ imprisonment and a stroke of the rotan for each of…