PETALING JAYA: Ruben Prakash Anthony Albert never thought he would be pursuing the art of kolam as a career when he started learning its basics at the age of 15. He said his love for the art started when he was growing up in an orphanage in Puchong. “There was…
KUALA LUMPUR: After two years of subdued celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, excitement is now in the air this Deepavali. Hindus in the country have been busy preparing for the festival, which will be celebrated today, despite having to comply with SOPs. In Kuala Lumpur, a check in Little…
MELAKA: Melaka DAP says some of its incumbents may be dropped from the upcoming state election. However, its secretary Damien Yeo said the DAP central leadership will have the final say on the candidates who will be nominated by the party under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) banner. “There is the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) will appeal against the High Court’s ruling to convict six students of the National Defence University (UPNM) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder of a navy cadet. They were initially charged with murdering UPNM cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain. Attorney-General Idrus Harun, when…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry does not recommend using Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 patients, following its Ivermectin treatment effectiveness test on high-risk Covid-19 patients (I-tech study). In a statement, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the study found that the drug yielded no significant differences in ICU admissions, mechanical…
KUALA LUMPUR: A construction company, Zhongshi International Sdn Bhd, was fined RM45,000 by the sessions court here today for failing to ensure safety at its construction site, resulting in the death of three workers last March. Judge Emelia Kaswati Mohamad Khalid meted out the fine on the company, after its…
PETALING JAYA: The state of emergency in Sarawak has been lifted, paving the way for a state election that has been due since June when the state assembly was set to automatically dissolve. Because of the national state of emergency, state elections were not able to be held. While the…
PETALING JAYA: The low number of flights servicing certain domestic destinations, like Sarawak, is the reason for high airfares, said transport minister Wee Ka Siong. These should be increased as passenger volume picks up, he said. Wee said 223 weekly flights were scheduled between Sarawak and the peninsula from this…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court said it can only determine whether Gombak MP and senior minister Azmin Ali made “false representations” to garner voters’ support in a full trial. Judge Akhtar Tahir said the court will make an assessment from witnesses’ testimonies presented before the court. “Whether these representations were…
KUALA LUMPUR: The amendments to the Federal Constitution related to the lowering of the voting age to 18 years could not be implemented immediately after the Bill was approved in 2019 as several matters needed to be resolved first, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government today tabled the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2021 for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat which, among others, seeks to insert mention of the states of Malaya and the Borneo states. The bill was tabled by law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. It proposes to amend Article…
KUALA LUMPUR: An MP has told the government it cannot fight cigarette smuggling with high taxes in questioning the removal of the item from the list of duty-free products in Labuan. “If you tax cigarettes at a high rate, you will create room for cigarette smuggling to take place,” said…
KUALA LUMPUR: An opposition MP has criticised the 2022 budget proposals for the lack of creativity by the finance ministry and the government in determining the country’s direction which would guarantee a future for the coming generations. Mukhriz Mahathir (Pejuang-Jerlun) said the approach taken by the government would place the…
PETALING JAYA: Taiwan’s largest warehousing infrastructure developer, Ally Logistic Property Co Ltd (ALP), is set to invest US$1 billion (RM4.14 billion) in Malaysia to develop smart warehousing solutions to boost the country’s logistics industry. ALP’s plans in Malaysia are already under way with the development of a US$180 million 27-acre…
PETALING JAYA: PAS’ decision to contest under the Perikatan Nasional banner in the coming Melaka state polls does not mean it will do the same for the 15th general election (GE15), its information chief said. Kamaruzaman Mohamad said the party would take into account the political situation in the country…
PETALING JAYA: Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said has called for an anti-hopping law in Melaka, which has seen the government fall twice since the last general election due to party-hoppers. The former Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker said an anti-hopping law in the state was among the topics on the table…
PETALING JAYA: Contract doctors have given the government one month to address the long-standing issue of permanent posts. Otherwise, they will organise a second strike in protest against the recent Budget 2022 announcements. “We feel so used. The government is not serious about helping us and it is only using…
PETALING JAYA: With nomination day for the Melaka state election less than a week away, electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 has urged the authorities to unveil the guidelines to ensure a safe and fair election. “Where are the guidelines?” asked Bersih chairman Thomas Fann. “Like all contesting parties and candidates, we…
PETALING JAYA: Women’s rights NGO Sisters in Islam (SIS) has questioned the “restorative and retributive” nature of the Kelantan Shariah Criminal Code (I) Enactment 2019 that came into force yesterday. “(Menteri besar) Ahmad Yakob’s statement that the Kelantan Shariah Criminal Code (I) Enactment 2019 is ‘restorative and retributive’ and ‘aims…
KUALA LUMPUR: An appeal for clemency has been submitted to the Singapore government to commute the death sentence on Malaysian Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam for drug trafficking. Nagaenthran, who was convicted of trafficking in 42.72gm of diamorphine in 2011, is expected to be executed on Nov 10. Several legal professional bodies,…