KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has filed an application for a stay of proceedings in a suit against it by SRC International Sdn Bhd for allegedly receiving a misappropriated sum of RM16 million from the company. Umno as the defendant filed the application with an affidavit of support through Messrs Shahrul Hamidi…
PETALING JAYA: Bukit Aman is prepared to face any possible threat, following claims about plans by armed militia from the Philippines to invade Sabah, the nation’s top cop said yesterday. Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the police were taking the news report seriously. “We will also step…
Oleh Syed Iylia Hariz Al-Qadri Syed Izman & Noor Bakhtiar Ahmad SRI AMAN, 9 Dis -- Aspek pembangunan belia merupakan antara fokus utama calon termuda Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor untuk membawa penduduk di kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Lingga keluar daripada belenggu masalah kewangan akibat pandemik COVID-19.…
Tiga anak muda Sarawak memfailkan semakan kehakiman di Mahkamah Tinggi di sini pada petang Selasa terhadap Pendaftar Pilihan Raya Sarawak (Registrar of Electors for Sarawak) dan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia (SPR) agar mereka dapat mengundi dalam Pilihan Raya Negeri Sarawak ke-12 (PRN12). Clement Wong, salah seorang peguam yang mewakili pemohon…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 screening in all schools under the education ministry must be conducted using saliva test kits only. In a statement today, the ministry said the use of nasal swab tests is not allowed and not in accordance with its instructions in a letter dated Nov 28. Referring…
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government plans to sell its unsold vaccine doses under the Selangor vaccine (SelVax) industry programme to states or countries facing Covid-19 vaccine shortages, the state legislative assembly was told today. Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari, however, said that the state government would first complete the application…
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP’s Ong Kian Ming has come to the defence of his party colleague and Damansara MP Tony Pua over several accusations made by Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Bangi MP was responding to excerpts from the former prime minister’s new book in which the latter makes a veiled reference…
PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak’s insistence that the RM42 million that went into his private accounts was an Arab donation is just a fabrication, the Court of Appeal said. Judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil said there was no evidence that the money came from or could have come from the Saudi royal…
PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak’s insistence that the RM42 million that went into his private accounts was an Arab donation is just a fabrication, the Court of Appeal said. Judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil said there was no evidence that the money came from or could have come from the Saudi royal…
KUALA LUMPUR: The health ministry will ensure that former Covid-19 patients with complications or those who are expected to experience long Covid complications have adequate medical access. Deputy health minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said those already identified with the condition will be given appointments to visit health facilities and…
PETALING JAYA: The environment and water ministry has rejected a proposal to set up a Ulu Muda Basin Authority, saying land and water are state matters. The Penang Water Supply Corporation had proposed the authority, which it said should be an independent statutory body parked under the ministry, to preserve…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP has told Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to stop misleading Sarawakians that the extreme policies from Putrajaya, influenced by PAS, would not affect them. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said this included the recent controversial decision on liquor licensing for small coffee shops and restaurants,…
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak state legal adviser and former state attorney-general Fong Joo Chung is heading a special task force to look into allegations in the book “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness” by former attorney-general Tommy Thomas. The allegations include abuse of power in appointing judges, alleged interference of the…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak said he was disappointed with the Court of Appeal’s remarks that his SRC International Sdn Bhd’s case was deemed a “national embarrassment”. At a press conference after the court’s ruling, Najib said that throughout his time in public office, he had placed emphasis…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today affirmed the conviction and sentence imposed by the High Court last year on Najib Razak in relation to RM42 million belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd, dealing a major setback to his efforts to make a comeback to mainstream politics. In a unanimous decision,…
KUALA LUMPUR: A heated argument broke out in the Dewan Rakyat today after an opposition MP claimed that the health ministry had failed to achieve its 2020 target to increase the number of doctors. It started with deputy health minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali stating the ministry’s target was to…
PETALING JAYA: Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) has called off a second nationwide strike planned for today pending the outcome of a Cabinet meeting. The group pushing for contract medical officers to be given permanent posts said the decision to cancel the strike was taken in light of a Nov 26…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has agreed with the findings of the Kuala Lumpur High Court to convict Najib Razak for abusing his power in the SRC International case. This is based on the verdict currently being delivered by judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, who is leading a three-member Court of…
PETALING JAYA: A total of 11,207 Malaysians were declared bankrupt during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a parliamentary written reply, law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said these statistics were from March 2020 to September this year. He said 6,344 cases were recorded last year and 4,863 this year. “However, it…
PUTRAJAYA: The three-member Court of Appeal bench has concurred with the findings of the trial judge to convict Najib Razak for misappropriating RM42 million belonging to SRC International. This is based on the verdict currently being delivered by Court of Appeal judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil. Karim said there is…