KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today dismissed the government’s bid to forfeit luxury items seized from Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor and their children by the police after the 2018 general election. Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan said the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) had failed to prove that the items, on balance of…
PETALING JAYA: PAS cannot hope to avoid clashing with Umno at the next general election (GE15) as it will in the Melaka polls this month if it continues to stick with Bersatu, says a political analyst. Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said PAS must ultimately…
KUALA TERENGGANU: A loud pledge hailing the wisdom of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang in steering the party ended the party’s two-day muktamar (general assembly) here at the weekend. The convention went on without much criticism of the leadership. Still, the strained ties between the party and Umno remained a…
PETALING JAYA: In a few hours, one of the “biggest” elections in the country’s history will get under way in Melaka, one of the country’s smallest electoral battlegrounds. There are only 28 seats up for grabs in the state assembly elections, triggered by yet another political crisis created by those…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry is thinking of conducting another study on Ivermectin, this time on its efficacy as a prophylaxis for those aged above 18 and early treatment for Covid-19. Institute for Clinical Research director Dr Kalaiarasu M Peariasamy said once a person is tested positive for Covid-19, the…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) reached a unanimous decision during its supreme council meeting that the registration 18 years old voters must not be automatic. Although the party supported Undi18, it wants the registration be done manually. This is because of the situation in Sabah whereby the electoral rolls…
KOTA KINABALU: Democracy is “very much alive” in Malaysia, said Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) Backbencher Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He made this remark after three coalitions, namely Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) had officially announced their intention to contest all seats in…
PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has urged Pakatan Harapan to name its Melaka chief Adly Zahari as the coalition’s candidate for the chief minister’s post, saying that PH cannot afford to make “more mistakes”. Lim said PH had already made a mistake in accepting former Umno assemblymen Idris…
GEORGE TOWN: Hotel guests are being assigned their rooms late, especially in Penang’s tourist hotspots, due to the shortage of workers, says the hotels association. K Raj Kumar, the Penang chairman of the Malaysian Association of Hotels, said many workers had sought employment elsewhere because of the impact of the…
PETALING JAYA: Seven Pakatan Harapan MPs in Kuala Lumpur have urged federal territories minister Shahidan Kassim to take responsibility for the city’s new liquor regulations which ban liquor sales at groceries and medical halls. “We are appalled that Shahidan chose to pass the buck to the Excise Licensing Board instead…
GEORGE TOWN: An integrated police operation will now be conducted every weekend in Penang to reduce crime in the state, state police chief Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said today. He said the Integrated Crime Prevention Op 2021, for instance, was initiated following the increase in visitors from early October after…
MELAKA: The Melaka state general election process begins tomorrow with the nomination of candidates held in accordance with new norms in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nominations will begin at 9am with candidates given an hour to submit their nomination forms to reduce the risk of transmission. Based on…
KUALA LUMPUR: Pro-Anwar Ibrahim group Otai Reformis is split over Pakatan Harapan’s decision to field two former Melaka assemblymen in the Nov 20 state election. Yesterday, Anwar announced that former Melaka chief minister Idris Haron will stand as a PKR candidate, and Nor Azman Hassan as an Amanah candidate, in…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 4,343 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. In a statement, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 5,190 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 2,412,395. Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 2,506,309.…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he may throw his hat into the ring for the 15th general election (GE15), though it would only be as a “last resort”. In an interview with VICE News published on YouTube, Mahathir said many of his supporters and “followers” wanted…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here set Feb 23, 2022 for its decision on whether to allow Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to reinstate his lawsuit against the government to question his 2015 Sodomy 2 conviction. Judge Lee Swee Seng, who chaired the appeals court panel, heard arguments from Anwar’s lawyer Gopal…
PETALING JAYA: Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming has listed five areas where transport minister Wee Ka Siong misled the public during the cabotage policy debate with DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Firstly, Ong said many times during the debate, Wee wanted to create the impression that global submarine cable company…
PETALING JAYA: The ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is clearly trying to shield itself from first-time voters, a political analyst said in the wake of the looming elections following the lifting of the state of emergency in Sarawak. “By preventing the AVR (automatic voter registration) and Undi18 voters, whom many…
PETALING JAYA: Rubber glove maker Smart Glove has been banned by the United States’ custom authorities due to alleged forced labour practices. It also comes hot on the heels of the ban on Supermax Corporation Bhd’s products over similar allegations. Smart Glove is now the sixth Malaysian manufacturer to face…
PETALING JAYA: Transport minister Wee Ka Siong’s citing of “Malaysian interests” in defence of the cabotage policy has failed to impress veteran transport consultant Rosli Azad Khan. “It’s mere rhetoric” in light of the government’s failure to show seriousness with the Klang Valley Double-Tracking Project (KVDT2), Rosli told FMT. In…