KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 97.5% of teachers have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of Oct 31, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy education minister Dr Mah Hang Soon said 99.04% of teachers had received at least one dose of the vaccine. “As for teachers who refuse (to…
PETALING JAYA: Six years after its establishment, the government-sponsored Mara Digital Mall near Pertama Complex in Kuala Lumpur has clearly not met its objectives, says Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming. The digital mall, set up to rival Low Yat Plaza back in 2015 by current prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun has assured MPs he will speak to the police and others to ensure the right of lawmakers to speak freely in the House is protected. “I take the matter seriously,” Azhar said after opposition MPs voiced concern over an investigation by police into…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal said it is maintaining Dec 8 as the decision date for Najib Razak’s RM42 million SRC International case. Deputy registrar Mohd Khairi Haron informed the defence in a letter today that the application to defer the ruling had been rejected. “Please attend court on that…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has confirmed that a bill on the regulation of tobacco, e-cigarettes, vape and shisha will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next year. It could be tabled in the first term at the latest. The ministry confirmed this in a written reply to Shahrudidn Md…
PETALING JAYA: The 12th Sarawak elections will take place on Dec 18, with early voting set for Dec 14. Election Commission (EC) chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh announced that nominations will be on Dec 6. The EC has appointed 82 election officers, who will be assisted by 249 assistant officers, for…
KUALA LUMPUR: From next year, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will impose a mandatory 12-year tenure limit on independent directors. This is to ensure that boards have the right mix of directors to respond to challenges, and anticipate future risks and opportunities. “This will be introduced in the listing requirements…
KUALA LUMPUR: All Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions will, for now, go into Account 1 to replenish the savings of members, especially of those who have withdrawn funds to cushion the impact of Covid-19. Deputy finance minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah said RM101 billion had been withdrawn from EPF by members…
KOTA KINABALU: Every major town has its own tourist attraction. Kota Belud is no different. Kota Belud, which is located roughly at the midpoint of the federal highway connecting the state capital, Kota Kinabalu, and Kudat, near the northern tip of Sabah, is famous for its grand Tamu Besar. After…
PETALING JAYA: PAS must not allow Muafakat Nasional – the pact it forged with Umno in 2019 – to fail due to clashes among leaders, Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz said. The party’s central committee member said it would be embarrassing for PAS if it allowed such spats to…
PETALING JAYA: Vegetable prices are expected to remain high until after the Chinese New Year holidays. According to Kuala Lumpur Vegetable Wholesalers Association president Wong Keng Fatt, the main cause is the north-east monsoon. He told FMT the monsoon was causing floods and landslides in Cameron Highlands and other vegetable-growing…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has expressed concern that the majority of its members are now at risk of falling into old-age poverty as Covid-19-related withdrawals have caused insufficient savings for a dignified retirement. EPF chairman Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir said this would not only be detrimental to…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan, which suffered a major setback in the Melaka elections, should have focused more on bread-and-butter issues in the run up to the polls, says a DAP man. This was among the points highlighted on what the opposition could have done to avoid the disastrous outing on…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been asked to take action following revelations that some RM65 million in 1MDB-linked funds were held by the husband of former central bank chief Zeti Akthar Aziz. In making the call in the Dewan Rakyat today, Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (BN-Baling) said…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu Supreme Council member Mohd Redzuan Yusof has denied a statement that went viral on social media, in which he had supposedly urged three of the party leaders to resign following their lacklustre performance in the Melaka polls. The Alor Gajah MP said the statement was slanderous and…
PETALING JAYA: A former minister has told Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties to ask themselves who can best lead the coalition after its dismal showing in the Melaka polls. Zaid Ibrahim said that instead of asking opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to resign, PKR, DAP and Amanah should identify possible successors…
KUALA LUMPUR: An opposition MP has questioned the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on the composition of the task force to investigate the authenticity of documents from the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra), which is under investigation over the alleged misuse of its funds. Kasthuri Patto (PH-Batu Kawan) asked how the…
KUALA LUMPUR: Nazri Aziz (BN-Padang Rengas) has urged Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun to immediately set up a select committee to speed up the process of tabling anti-hopping laws before the next general election (GE15). The former federal minister told the Dewan Rakyat today the rakyat’s mandate had been betrayed…
PETALING JAYA: PAS, fresh from its defeat in all the eight seats it contested in Melaka, says the grassroots members appear to prefer going with Umno under Muafakat Nasional (MN) in the next general election. However, the party’s spiritual leader, Hashim Jasin, said this does not mean the party will…
PETALING JAYA: The prices of chicken and eggs have reached an all-time high and the government needs to devise new strategies to resolve this problem, says Najib Razak. The former prime minister said he had repeatedly warned the government that using the Price Control Act to manage prices and importing…