PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has denied that the Mu Covid-19 variant has been detected in Malaysia. It said a claim by Indonesian-based news outlet Suara.com about its presence in Malaysia is false. ”The health ministry asks the public not to spread false news that can cause confusion and anxiety…
PETALING JAYA: A retired judge has suggested that a 1988 amendment to Article 121 in the Federal Constitution be repealed to affirm that judicial power remains with the judiciary. Gopal Sri Ram said the repeal of an amending Act required a simple majority unlike a constitutional amendment that required two-thirds…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s wildlife authorities caught a crocodile in the city centre on Wednesday – their 12th this year – which suggests the human-crocodile conflict could be on the rise in the state capital. The crocodile, first sighted in a monsoon drain near the Likas Vocational College on Saturday, was…
PETALING JAYA: An election watchdog and a political analyst have shot down Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan’s call for compulsory voting. It could lead to injustice, said Berish 2.0 chairman Thomas Fann and Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. Ahmad, the MP for Pontian, recently called for…
KOTA KINABALU: Rural communities in Sabah which depend on tourism for a living are smiling again following the announcement that travel restrictions within the state will be eased from this month. Villagers at popular holiday spots, such as the Kundasang highlands in the foothills of Mount Kinabalu and Kiulu just…
PETALING JAYA: Former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam has been accepted back into the party. Lokman had said in February last year he had been sacked by the party. Supreme Council member Bung Moktar Radin had said Lokman had been referred to the party’s disciplinary board for his…
PETALING JAYA: The international trade and industry minister should convince all MPs that the benefits of ratifying the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) outweigh the risks, so that the necessary amendments to the law can be passed in Parliament, an MP has said. Bangi MP and former…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu’s Supreme Council has unanimously agreed to appoint Segamat MP Edmund Santhara Kumar as the first chief of the party’s associate wing. Santhara, the deputy tourism, arts and culture minister, became the first non-Bumiputera MP to join Bersatu in August 2020. “The Bersatu Supreme Council congratulates him on…
PETALING JAYA: There has been a huge rise in the number of Covid-19 cases involving adolescents under the age of 18, with over 400,000 cases reported this year compared to only 12,000 last year. Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that of the total, 252,569 cases involved school children and 42,831…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah health authorities have denied a viral video in which a woman can be heard claiming that a teenager died after being given a Covid-19 vaccine shot in the east coast Lahad Datu district. State health director Dr Rose Nani Mudin said the department (JKNS) as well as…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed a four-day trial from April 18 next year on the “unlawful sacking” and breach of contract suit filed by former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali against the government. Lawyer Abdul Shukor Ahmad said the trial was inevitable as the government was not amenable to…
PETALING JAYA: The legal team for Pontian MP Ahmad Maslan has sought to clear the air that the settlement of the RM1.1 million compound payment is not tantamount to a guilty plea. This comes after Bernama reported that the Umno secretary-general was freed from charges of money laundering and giving…
PETALING JAYA: The education ministry was today questioned about the high cost of upgrading schools in Sarawak. Chong Chieng Jen (PH-Stampin) said the average cost of upgrading a school was between RM6 million and RM8 million, including for schools with 100 to 200 students each. “Is that a reasonable cost…
KUALA LUMPUR: Pontian MP Ahmad Maslan has been acquitted by the High Court on charges of money laundering and giving false statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Bernama reported that the Umno secretary-general was freed of the charges this morning after paying a RM1.1 million compound. He previously claimed…
PETALING JAYA: Setting ceiling prices for affordable homes, even if temporary, will not address the shortage of affordable housing, an economist says. In the recently tabled 12th Malaysia Plan, it was revealed that the government would implement price caps for affordable homes on the secondary market and limit the number…
PETALING JAYA: Sabahans must continue to fight for the state’s own direction, interest and future within the context of the federation of Malaysia, says former chief minister Salleh Said Keruak. Salleh, currently the Usukan assemblyman, said this in conjunction with the first anniversary of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government.…
KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has denied that he sexually assaulted his former research assistant at his private residence in Segambut three years ago. The PKR president dismissed Muhammed Yusoff Rawther’s contention that he came to meet him at his residence at about 3pm on Oct 2, 2018, when…
KOTA KINABALU: A number of districts could miss out by the time Sabah reinstates its zonal system for inter-district travel on Oct 1. Local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun announced yesterday that the state has decided to reinstate the system, which would allow people to travel between districts within…
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to go beyond its focus on raising Bumiputera equity ownership, and look at improving Bumiputera participation in the economy as a whole. Equity ownership alone is not a true measure of economic success, said economist Barjoyai Bardai of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. He…
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to stop delaying the Klang Valley Double Tracking Phase 2 (KVDT2) project, an important component in its own long-term transport plans. Veteran transport consultant Rosli Azad Khan said the government had made clear its transport priorities in the 12th Malaysia Plan, which emphasises…