KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has questioned the delay by Putrajaya to tackle the steep price increases of basic food items. This comes after economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed told the Dewan Rakyat that the prime minister will chair the National Action Council on Cost of Living meeting on…
KUALA LUMPUR: Hani Sha’ari spent more than two decades rising through the ranks at STMicroelectronics NV’s facility in Malaysia. He prided himself on working hard to provide for his wife and four children. So, when the chip plant remained open through a spike in Covid-19 infections this year, he kept…
PUTRAJAYA: A 34-year-old Sabahan, who was previously held for alleged links to drug trafficking, remains a free man. The Federal Court today dismissed the government’s appeal to restore Sabahan Awang Sari Lasikan’s detention under Section 6(1) of the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act for two years, beginning March 9,…
PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad has taken aim at DAP’s Damansara MP Tony Pua, calling him arrogant and accusing him of behaving like a minister during his tenure as the political secretary to finance minister Lim Guan Eng during the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration. At a virtual media roundtable ahead…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP has questioned whether Sabah and Sarawak were consulted before the government’s decision to enforce liquor licences in restaurants and coffee shops from next year. It was reported that these establishments must apply for liquor licences, which cost between RM840 and RM1,320 a year, if they…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s retail industry recorded a decline of 27.8% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021 compared with the same period last year, Retail Group Malaysia (RGM) said. It said this was worse than the market expectation as members of the Malaysia Retailers Association and Malaysia Retail Chain Association…
PETALING JAYA: The government is reconsidering the single wholesale model for the rollout of 5G networks after receiving feedback from telcos and industry players, communications and multimedia minister Annuar Musa said today. Annuar said the telcos have continued to question the government over the proposed 5G rollout model. “After receiving…
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no Thaipusam procession next month as the country faces a threat from the Omicron variant, national unity minister Halimah Sadique said today. She told the Dewan Rakyat her ministry has also prepared a list of SOPs for the festival, which falls on Jan 18. “We…
PETALING JAYA: Employers prefer to employ foreign workers at lower wages than local workers. This has indirectly hindered chances of Malaysians getting jobs, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Under Budget 2022, the government announced that it would provide incentives under the Jamin Kerja Keluarga Malaysia (or JaminKerja) to employers who…
KUCHING: Wee Ka Siong’s first 100 days as transport minister have been anything but a success, says a transport consultant, highlighting the lack of progress on a stalled railway project. Rosli Azad Khan, who has over 30 years’ experience, said the stalled Klang Valley Double Tracking Phase 2 (KVDT2) is…
PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak’s application to adduce fresh evidence in a bid to set aside his conviction in the RM42 million SRC International corruption appeal will proceed at 12.30pm today despite a plea by a lawyer for the former prime minister to adjourn the proceedings. A three-member Court of Appeal bench…
KUCHING: Three PKR candidates contesting in state seats that are part of the Baram parliamentary constituency have pledged to push a “zero logging” and “no dams” policy. Baram, some 250km from the capital city of Kuching, is the site of the controversial Baram dam project that was cancelled. The project…
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal territories minister Shahidan Kassim has dismissed claims by residents of Kampung Sungai Baru in Kampung Baru that they will be compensated less than RM250,000 for vacating their homes to make way for a development project. He said the residents will be informed of the actual compensation amount…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told yesterday that Petrosaudi International Ltd director Tarek Obaid had absolute control over the company’s accounts and purportedly caused some US$120 million from a joint venture between 1Malaysia Development Bhd and PSI to be transferred into an escrow account. Deputy public prosecutor Budiman Lutfi…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will set up a panel of experts to review the ceiling price of affordable houses, the Dewan Rakyat was told yesterday. Ismail Abd Muttalib, the deputy minister for housing and local government, said: “Currently, the ceiling price of affordable housing is set at RM300,000. It needs…
PETALING JAYA: The prime minister, attorney-general and law minister have been urged to act following the publishing of an alleged report by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on a RM2.6 billion deposit in Najib Razak’s bank account in 2012. Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi said the details in the…
PETALING JAYA: The MIC’s leadership elections for the 2021-2024 term has been done and dusted with barely a whimper, unlike elections in the past. The process was admirably smooth, with about 70% turnout from the 24,000 delegates eligible to vote in the 4,000 branches, the largest number of any political…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry will be offering up to RM37,000 a month for high-ranking medical specialists in an attempt to attract and retain them in the public health system, according to deputy health minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali. He told the Dewan Rakyat yesterday that medical specialists in Grade…
Kuala Lumpur: Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera (Teraju) menyasar untuk membuka kedai Mesra Mart pertama di luar stesen minyak Petronas seawal suku pertama tahun depan, khusus untuk dikendalikan usahawan Bumiputera. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
OSLO: The head of the Malaysian unit of Norway's Aker Solutions has been cleared by a court of accusations that he submitted false documents in dealings with state-owned energy company Petronas, the Norwegian company said on Monday. Ahmad Hatta Kamaruzzaman, who was charged in June over the allegations, had pleaded…
