PETALING JAYA: An academic has warned Anwar Ibrahim against looking for shortcuts in trying to consolidate his position as prime minister. Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid of Universiti Sains Malaysia said Anwar must implement good policies, improve the economy and boost the people’s welfare in order to maintain his premiership. “If…
PETALING JAYA: Eight victims who survived the Batang Kali landslide disaster have been allowed to return home. The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said the victims, aged 13 to 44, have been discharged from hospitals since Friday. It said they were treated at Selayang Hospital, Kuala Kubu Baru Hospital and…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has urged the government to ignore calls by retailers to delay the enforcement of amendments to the Employment Act. Its president, Effendy Abdul Ghani, said another postponement should not be allowed because employers had been given enough time to prepare for the…
PETALING JAYA: Poh Kong Holdings Bhd will continuously monitor the impact of the present uncertainties relating to its operations. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, the company said it will uphold and honour its financial obligations and evaluate its performance on a continuous basis. Poh Kong is the distributor…
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Dis (Bernama) -- Produk kriptografi tempatan Armed Forces Dedicated Algorithm (ADAM) (algoritma khusus pasukan keselamatan) yang berjaya dihasilkan syarikat tempatan dapat mengurangkan kebergantungan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) kepada produk dari luar negara. Panglima Tentera Udara Jen Tan Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan berkata selain itu, penghasilan produk berkenaan juga dapat mengangkat kredibiliti…
KUALA LUMPUR – The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today, boosted by higher oil prices as the greenback retreated, an analyst said. At 9am, the local note was traded at 4.4195/4260 against the greenback compared with 4.4220/4265 at the close last Friday. Meanwhile, Bursa Malaysia retreated from its…
KUALA LUMPUR – Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil expressed his disappointment over the police report lodged by Perikatan Nasional (PN) Youth against the cooperation agreement between government party leaders. He also said that their actions were an affront against and a form of disrespect towards the decision of the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told today that the family of missing Pastor Raymond Koh and the government are seeking to resolve a lawsuit filed over his disappearance. The family’s lawyer, Gurdial Singh Nijar, told the court that both parties wish to “explore the possibility of resolving this matter,…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal will hear Rosmah Mansor’s appeal to set aside her conviction and sentence by the Kuala Lumpur High Court in her RM1.25 billion Sarawak rural schools’ solar energy project corruption case. Deputy public prosecutor Poh Yih Tinn told reporters the dates were set during case management…
IPOH: Zahir Abdul Khalid has been appointed as the Perak state legislative assembly Speaker for a second term. Menteri besar Saarani Mohamad (BN-Kota Tampan) nominated Zahir and the nomination was seconded by the human resources, health and Indian community affairs committee chairman A Sivanesan (PH-Sungkai). Canning assemblyman Jenny Choy Tsi…
BANGKOK: Thailand’s military deployed warships and helicopters on Monday to try and locate 33 marines missing after a corvette sank overnight in choppy waters in the Gulf of Thailand, the navy said. Three navy vessels and two helicopters were sent to find the missing off the Prachuap Khiri Khan province,…
PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases dropped by 33.7% last week to 7,249, from the 10,937 recorded the week before, says health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his update for the week ending Dec 17, Noor Hisham said the number of Covid-19 patients admitted to public hospitals…
KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang became the latest state to be hit by floods, bringing the total number of states affected by floods to five, as of this morning. There has been a sharp increase in the number of flood victims in Terengganu and Kelantan while the situation remains unchanged in Johor…
BATANG KALI: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the remaining nine victims of the landslide at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite at Gohtong Raya here has resumed. Selangor fire and rescue department director Norazam Khamis said the operation, which enters its fourth day, would focus on Sector A (Hillview)…
PETALING JAYA: The worsening floods in Terengganu have forced 11,415 victims to be placed at temporary evacuation centres as of 8am today. According to Berita Harian, 3,326 families are staying at 174 evacuation centres across seven districts. Last night, it was reported that 5,494 flood victims from 1,627 families had…
PETALING JAYA: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) MP Hanifah Hajar Taib was absent during the Dewan Rakyat’s voting on the Speaker because of health reasons, says coalition leader Fadillah Yusof. The deputy prime minister told FMT that Hanifah was not feeling well earlier and this had delayed her journey to Parliament…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul has been elected as the new Dewan Rakyat Speaker. The PKR man takes over from Azhar Harun, who officially stepped down yesterday. Johari had been nominated by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, while opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin had nominated Radzi Sheikh Ahmad for…
PETALING JAYA: A constitutional law expert says the major flaw of the anti-hopping law is that it does not define what is meant by “ceasing to be a member of a political party”. Shad Saleem Al Faruqi said the amendment to Article 49 of the Federal Constitution, by which the…
PETALING JAYA: The Dewan Rakyat convenes for the first time since the 15th general election led to Malaysia’s first hung Parliament after no single coalition or party winning a simple majority to form the government. A month later, the air of uncertainty appears to have dissipated for good. In the…
PETALING JAYA: MCA has resolved to implement strategic reforms to make future breakthroughs in general elections after being thrashed in GE15. In one of the 18 resolutions adopted at the party’s general assembly, held behind closed doors, party members called for an in-depth evaluation of MCA’s election performance so that…