PETALING JAYA: A record 3,994 new Covid-19 cases were detected in Singapore yesterday. In a statement, Singapore’s health ministry said 3,480 cases were detected in the community, 501 cases were recorded in migrant worker dormitories and there were 13 imported cases. Among the local cases are 567 who are above…
PETALING JAYA: Political analyst Azmi Hassan has cautioned Pakatan Harapan against accepting former Melaka chief minister Idris Haron and his three colleagues into its fold and fielding them in the coming state election. He said PH’s principles would come into question and it risked being punished by voters. “By accepting…
PETALING JAYA: Pending the repeal of Section 309 of the Penal Code, the government should put in place a moratorium on filing charges against people who attempt suicide, the Bar Council said. “The government should also withdraw all pending charges against people who have attempted suicide,” M Ramachelvam, the co-chair…
MELAKA: Cooperation between Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) at the federal level could be duplicated in the upcoming Melaka state election, PN secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said today. He added that there was no issue of disunity between PN and BN in Melaka because of the cooperation that had…
PETALING JAYA: Any decision by Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) to work with other parties in the Melaka state election will be finalised after both the party and coalition Supreme Councils have discussed the matter. This was revealed by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who added that it will be…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 5,745 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 8,933 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 2,287,888. In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 2,401,866.…
ALOR SETAR: A tapper who committed incest with his nine-year-old step-daughter soon after he married her mother had his jail term reduced from 17 years to 10 years. The High Court, however, maintained the seven strokes of rotan ordered by the sessions court. Dissatisfied with the reduction in the custodial…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will be called up by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to give a statement on the Pandora Papers, which exposed the offshore accounts of a number of Malaysian political figures. According to MACC chief Azam Baki, the decision on whether an investigation paper will…
PETALING JAYA: Human resources minister M Saravanan has clarified that the government has not banned Malaysians from applying for visas to work on farms in Australia. In a statement today, Saravanan said Putrajaya did not bar any Malaysian intending to go abroad for employment, subject to the terms, conditions and…
PETALING JAYA: A former army sergeant’s leave application for judicial review following his sacking from the army for refusing Covid-19 vaccination will be heard on Oct 28. Lawyer Yasmeen Soh Sha-Nisse, a member of Wan Ramli Wan Seman’s legal team, said the matter would be heard before High Court judge…
KUALA LUMPUR: The differences among Malaysians should be an advantage rather than a weakness, and similarities a source of strength when facing the economic and health crises, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob told Malaysians today. He said that as a family, everyone needs to work together to revive the country…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR MP from Johor has hit out at the Melaka Pakatan Harapan leadership over the political crisis in the state, accusing the coalition’s state chapter of being “opportunistic and irresponsible”. In a statement, Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim said he had disagreed with Melaka PH’s attitude…
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of 18 young adults who sued the government over its refusal to implement constitutional amendments to allow 18-year-olds to vote and for all citizens to be automatically registered as voters, has withdrawn its legal challenge in a High Court here. Their decision comes after another High…
KOTA KINABALU: The special council on Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MKMA63) has agreed upon proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution that will return Sabah and Sarawak to their equal status in Malaysia. Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Maximus Ongkili said the decision was made during a nearly three-hour MKMA63 meeting, chaired…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is hoping for more incentives in the 2022 budget to widen the use of technology in the construction sector. CIDB Malaysia chief executive Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid said several key programmes had been formulated by CIDB for implementation during the 12th Malaysia…
PETALING JAYA: The government needs to revive the national plan on child marriage launched by the Pakatan Harapan administration to put a stop to underage marriages, said women NGOs. Sisters in Islam (SIS) said since the change of government in February 2020, there had been no clear indication if the…
PETALING JAYA: The 2022 federal budget should focus on improving the social safety nets in line with the inclusivity promised by the 12th Malaysia Plan launched recently, says an economist. The budget is due to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 29. Barjoyai Bardai, a professor at Universiti…
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to clarify its position on Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh, group CEO of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, following reports of plans for his ouster. A key stakeholder of the company, Malaysia’s main airport operator, was reported to have sought Mohd Shukrie’s removal, despite the…
PETALING JAYA: Early voting should be expanded to the public to make the voting process safe during the Melaka election, says a health think tank. Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib said he was surprised and disappointed that early voting has not been expanded to…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) domestic passenger movements in September surged by 74% from the preceding month, driven by the success of the Langkawi Travel Bubble and the progress of the national recovery plan (NRP). The total passenger movements for Malaysia last month jumped 55% to 458,000 passengers,…