PETALING JAYA: There was nothing illegal about Umno MPs retracting support for the Perikatan Nasional government in August, but they denied the people the right to choose their own government, Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. “There is, therefore, a need to put a stop to this abuse of the Constitution,” the…
SHAH ALAM: Mas Ermieyati Samsudin is Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) Melaka chief minister-designate. At an event here today, PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the federal deputy law minister would helm the state government should the coalition win Saturday’s election. Mas Ermieyati is contesting the Tanjung Bidara seat in a three-cornered…
MELAKA: The Melaka government has declared Saturday a special public holiday to allow people to vote in the state election. In a statement today, state secretary Kamel Mohamad said the declaration was in accordance with subsection 9(1) of the Holidays Act 1951. The Melaka state election was called following the…
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun told opposition MPs today that he also wants ministers to answer all their questions but it is not within his powers to force them to do so. His response came after a heated argument, lasting almost 45 minutes, in the Dewan Rakyat, with…
KUALA LUMPUR: The US and Malaysia plan to sign a cooperation agreement by early next year to improve transparency, resilience and security in the semiconductor and manufacturing sector supply chains, the two countries said today. It comes as Malaysia seeks to tackle a shortage in semiconductor chips after supplies were…
KUALA LUMPUR: A former 1MDB director told the High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB corruption trial the board of directors would have to resign if they refused to adhere to the former prime minister’s requests. He also said misleading information was given to the directors. Ismee Ismail said there were…
PETALING JAYA: The High Court has fixed case management on Dec 3 for a suit filed by Najib Razak against former attorney-general Tommy Thomas and a publisher for defaming him in Thomas’ memoir “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”. Najib’s lawyer, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, said the case management would…
MELAKA TENGAH: Bersatu vice-president Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen says he could not vote against the Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone (MWEZ) enactment in the state assembly as he was bound by collective responsibility as a member of the previous state administration. Rafiq said he could not vote against the Barisan Nasional-led state…
JOHOR BAHRU: A fifth former at a school in Kulai suffered broken arms and severe injuries on the head and face after she fell off the fourth floor of the school building on Tuesday. Kulai district police chief Tok Beng Yeow said the incident was believed to have occurred at…
MELAKA TENGAH: Melaka Perikatan Nasional (PN) chief Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen has given his assurance that the rights of non-Muslims will be respected should it form the next state government. He said this when asked about the concerns of non-Muslims in Melaka over the PAS-led Kedah government’s ban on 4D outlets…
PETALING JAYA: The increase in the number of Covid-19 cases at Hospital Sungai Buloh’s intensive care unit (ICU) is due to it being a full Covid-19 hospital and a reference hospital for the Klang Valley, Selangor health director Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman said. His response came after a tweet by Dr…
KUALA LUMPUR: An NGO centred on democracy outreach says there are seven seats that will determine the outcome of the Melaka state election. The seven are Tanjung Bidara, Asahan, Pantai Kundor, Pengkalan Batu, Lendu, Gadek and Paya Rumput. Persatuan Kebangkitan Usaha Angkat Suara Awam (Kuasa) said that according to its…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been instructed to review its standard operating procedures so that more proactive action can be taken against those who upload content that is insulting to religion, race and the rulers on social media. Communications and multimedia minister Annuar Musa said…
SHAH ALAM: Pharmaniaga Bhd will be supplying the Sinovac Covid-19 booster dose to designated private hospitals and clinics soon following the conditional approval by the Drug Control Authority yesterday. Pharmaniaga Group managing director Zulkarnain Md Eusope said the vaccine will be available at selected private hospitals and clinics as an…
KUALA LUMPUR: A former 1MDB director told the High Court in the Najib Razak trial today that he resigned from his role in the company because he refused to take part in the decision-making process. Ismee Ismail said he was also worried about 1MDB’s state of affairs, after having served…
ALOR SETAR: Kedah today shed some light on its plans to restrict alcohol sales in the state, revealing that there will be a cap on outlets selling alcohol in Malay majority areas. Previously, menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said it would limit alcohol sales at “low demand” areas while…
MELAKA: Gan Tian Soh, the youngest son of Malaysia’s “father of bodybuilding” Gan Boon Leong, is shrugging off complaints from some quarters in MCA over his decision to run for the Duyong seat in the Melaka election as an independent candidate. The 47-year-old is the second youngest of seven siblings…
PUTRAJAYA: The prosecution’s appeal to reverse Tengku Adnan Mansor’s corruption acquittal by the Court of Appeal may have lapsed as the petition of appeal has not been filed on time, sources said. A source told FMT that under the court rules, the petition must be filed within 10 days in…
PETALING JAYA: Police are investigating a claim that a foreigner walked around the KLCC park without wearing a mask barely a month after another foreigner was fined for a similar offence. Dang Wangi police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya said police was acting on a tweet by a social media user…
AYER KEROH: Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) chief minister-designate believes that Barisan Nasional’s (BN) main concern heading into the state polls is how well the opposition coalition will govern Melaka should it form the next state government. In an online dialogue with DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, Adly claimed that BN was…