KUALA LUMPUR: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has asked fellow MPs to show the same outrage over the auditor-general’s expose on the loss of RM620 million in leakages as they did on the Timah whisky name controversy. “For the last two weeks, we have been hearing a lot…
PETALING JAYA: The four Melaka assemblymen who triggered the collapse of the state government have yet to publicly express that they had wanted to become independents to return the mandate of the people to Pakatan Harapan (PH), a DAP MP said. Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh said PKR president Anwar…
PETALING JAYA: After weeks of going back and forth, transport minister Wee Ka Siong and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng are finally set for their showdown over the government’s cabotage policy tomorrow at 9.30pm. The debate will be aired live on Astro Awani and 8TV as well as the media…
PUTRAJAYA: A former police inspector failed in his final appeal to set aside his three-year jail term and RM125,000 in fines on two corruption charges. A three member Court of Appeal bench chaired by Kamaludin Md Said today affirmed the conviction of Mohd Izzwan Jamaluddin by the sessions court three…
KUALA LUMPUR: The death of 519 Covid-19 vaccine recipients had nothing to do with the jabs, said deputy health minister Aaron Ago Dagang. “The ministry has done a thorough evaluation on a case by case basis and has found that the various Covid-19 vaccines did not cause their deaths,” he…
PUTRAJAYA: A former chef escaped the gallows for allegedly trafficking in 4.7kg of cannabis in his final appeal before the Federal Court after it ruled that there was a miscarriage of justice before the trial court. However, a three-member bench chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya Azahar Mohamed found Rosman…
KUALA LUMPUR: Australia and South Korea are popular with Malaysian job seekers because they offer higher wages, deputy human resources minister Awang Hashim told the Dewan Rakyat. “The minimum wage rate is A$20.33 (RM63) per hour in Australia and US$8 per hour in South Korea, which is RM33,” Awang said.…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to address road safety issues, says the World Health Organization (WHO). The head of mission and WHO representative in Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, Dr Jacqueline Lo Ying-Ru, said Malaysia accounted for the third highest road traffic death rate in the Western Pacific region. “Additionally, road…
NEW YORK: AirAsia X Bhd’s shares dived by the most in more than a year after the long haul budget airline was officially categorised as a financially distressed firm, which gives the company a year to recast its finances or risk losing its Malaysian listing status. The stock tumbled as…
PETALING JAYA: Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and vice-president Adly Zahari are among Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders who want to take in the three party-hoppers for the Melaka state election, according to Rafizi Ramli. In a Twitter post, the PKR vice-president claimed the two as well as a few PKR leaders…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has filed a lawsuit to recover more than RM1.42 million in tax arrears from businessman and former Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) detainee Zaidi Kanapiah. In the lawsuit filed at the High Court here, the LHDN claimed that Zaidi, better known as Addy…
ALOR SETAR: Menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has been conferred the “Dato’ Sri Paduka Mahkota Kedah” award, which carries the title “Datuk Seri”, by the Kedah sultan. According to an aide to Sanusi, the award was gazetted today. The award was given in celebration of Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah’s…
PETALING JAYA: Providing discounts for National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans sets a bad precedent for it reinforces a “subsidy mentality” that has existed since the New Economic Policy (NEP), said a former top treasury official. It also puts the values of the next generation at risk, said former…
PETALING JAYA: A defence analyst has questioned the defence ministry’s allocation in the 2022 budget, saying parliamentary oversight is needed to ensure transparency in the way the funds are spent. Lam Choong Wah, a former fellow at the Research for Social Advancement Centre gave the examples of sizeable funds allocated…
MELAKA: Former Bukit Katil assemblyman Adly Zahari is the best man to lead Melaka, according to state PKR chief Halim Bachik, who cited the former chief minister’s performance during his 22 months leading the state. In an interview with FMT, Halim said Adly performed very well during his short-lived tenure,…
KOTA KINABALU: The latest defection of an MP from Warisan will put a damper on the party’s plans to spread its wings to the Peninsula, say political analysts. The analysts say Warisan’s reputation has been dented with president Shafie Apdal being unable to keep his party intact amid moves by…
PETALING JAYA: The 2022 budget allocation for healthcare is still disappointing, with only a small increase from last year, says a consumer group. Malaysia Consumers Movement secretary-general Sukhdave Singh said healthcare should be improved, especially by ensuring that new equipment is purchased to replace old ones. He said the group…
PETALING JAYA: The 2022 budget was a missed “golden opportunity” to make real changes, noted economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram told a public forum today, while an MP said budget proposals should come under greater parliamentary scrutiny. Jomo, a noted economist and former government adviser, said the missed opportunity was “something…
PETALING JAYA: The revenue figures projected by the government in the 2022 budget estimates have been challenged by an MP as being flawed, illogical and too high. Subang MP Wong Chen said the projected 2022 revenues were higher than the net revenues of 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, after deducting…
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Okt -- Lokomotif H10 Series SMH Rail - lokomotif “hijau” pertama ciptaan Malaysia telah bersedia untuk diserahkan kepada Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC). Dilancarkan pada Ogos 2021, TRC akan menerima kumpulan pertama lokomotif H10 Series itu yang akan dirasmikan Menteri Kerja Raya dan Pengangkutan Tanzania, Prof. Makame M.…