PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has affirmed a High Court ruling that a dismissed employee who is asked to return to work with the same employer is only entitled to a maximum of 24 months in back wages for the period he or she was out of the job. Lawyer…
KUALA LUMPUR: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was the ultimate beneficiary of funds deposited into a law firm’s client account before the monies were transferred to various fixed deposit accounts, the High Court was told today. Deputy public prosecutor Harris Ong Mohd Jeffery Ong, in his closing submissions at the end of…
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said the political landscape in Sabah is unique and maintained that the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) parties are united.He reiterated that all parties in GRS have collectively agreed to complete its five-year term as State Government.He acknowledged the statement…
PETALING JAYA: Melaka Yang di-Pertua Negeri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam has dissolved the Melaka state assembly following an announcement that four state assemblymen retracted support for the former chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali. This was announced in a press conference by assembly speaker Ab Rauf Yusoh. Rauf said the date…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia as a sovereign nation will not take sides with any superpower in the recent Aukus saga that involves Australia, the US, the UK and China, says the defence ministry. Its minister Hishammuddin Hussein told Mohamad Sabu (PH-Kota Raja) in the Dewan Rakyat today that the issue of…
KUALA LUMPUR: A PAS MP has suggested that those who make racist comments, such as that against national shuttler S Kisona, should be “re-educated”. Pasir Mas MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said those who uttered “naughty comments” should be sent back to Tadika Perpaduan, the government preschool. He said he supported…
KUALA LUMPUR: The year-on-year (y-o-y) demand for terrace houses rose by a “significant” 14.1% in the first half of 2021, marking a shift from H1 2020 when condominiums were the most in-demand residential rental property, a property portal said. The demand for serviced residences also rose by 8%, iProperty.com.my said, contributing to…
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor is a victim of selective prosecution done in bad faith, the High Court heard in the corruption trial of the former prime minister’s wife today. Lawyer Akberdin Abdul Kader, who read the defence’s opening statement before the accused gave evidence, said Rosmah’s former aide, Rizal Mansor,…
PETALING JAYA: The government should give immediate priority to an asset declaration law in the interest of transparency and accountability, an anti-corruption NGO said today, in the wake of the Pandora Papers leak. The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) also called for the immediate implementation of open company…
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng is waiting for an update from transport minister Wee Ka Siong after accepting the MCA president’s challenge to hold a public debate on the cabotage policy. Raising Rule 36(12) of the Dewan Rakyat Standing Orders, Lim (PH-Bagan) said he had accepted Wee’s challenge…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan should be given the chance to govern Melaka after chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali lost majority support yesterday, former chief minister Idris Haron said. Umno’s Idris, who is also the Sungai Udang assemblyman, yesterday said the state government had fallen after four assemblymen, including him, withdrew…
KUALA LUMPUR: The higher education ministry will focus on digital training with Microsoft and online shopping platform Shopee to increase marketability and to counter the effects of rising unemployment among graduates. Higher education minister Noraini Ahmad said the ministry is working closely with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) and Microsoft…
KUALA LUMPUR: Following the Pandora Papers’ exposé, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz says any individual or entity who wish to open offshore accounts is allowed to do so, but is still subject to fulfilling their due diligence. Tengku Zafrul, who had also been linked to the offshore dealings revealed in…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will maintain its subsidies for RON95 petrol and diesel to reduce the burden of consumers, economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed said. He said the maximum prices for RON95 petrol and diesel will stay at RM2.20 and RM2.15 a litre, respectively. Responding to a question from Wong…
KUALA LUMPUR: Tabika Perpaduan preschools will soon teach children basic Mandarin, Tamil, Iban and Kadazan, national unity minister Halimah Sadique told the Dewan Rakyat today. Halimah said this is part of four new programmes being introduced under the ministry’s early childhood education Tabika Perpaduan plan, which aims to foster unity…
PETALING JAYA: A property developer group has called for the affordable housing policy to be revamped in view of the number of unsold properties in the country. This comes after housing and local government minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican revealed that a total of 27,468 new houses worth RM18.4 billion…
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,603,249 people or 88% of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the health ministry’s data on the CovidNow portal, 94.4% or 22,098,764 adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 3.6% or…
PETALING JAYA: The government should give priority to getting other countries to recognise the vaccination certificate issued by the health ministry, an MP has suggested. Gopeng MP Dr Lee Boon Chye said with the government preparing to allow Malaysians to travel abroad again, there should be a government-to-government agreement on…
KOTA KINABALU: The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government has managed the state’s finances well in its first year in power but its performance is nothing to jump for joy about – the coalition has not done enough to make the economy sustainable, says an economist. James Alin said GRS should…
PETALING JAYA: A study by the higher education ministry showed that 78.4% of university students do not feel stressed by having to follow online lessons, but students and lecturers beg to disagree. Murina Rose Pawanteh, a lecturer at UOW Malaysia KDU, said some of her students felt that a balance…