KOTA KINABALU: Villagers have found the body of a 12-year-old boy who went missing after the sampan he was in with three others capsized at a remote village in the Tenom interior district. A fire and rescue department spokesperson said Melvin Junaidi’s remains were found at 4.45pm today, about 33km…
PETALING JAYA: Interstate travel alone will not cause a spike in Covid-19 cases, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today. This follows the announcement that the government would be lifting the interstate travel ban nationwide when 90% of adults are fully vaccinated. Khairy was responding to Dzulkefly Ahmad (PH-Kuala Selangor) who…
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Sept -- Semakan ke atas Akta Majlis Pendidikan Tinggi Negara (MPTN) 1996 (Akta 546) oleh Jabatan Peguam Negara mengenai lantikan ahli MPTN dan Lembaga Pengarah Universiti dijangka siap pada Oktober ini. Menteri Pengajian Tinggi Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad berkata semakan itu dibuat melalui kuasa yang diperuntukkan kepada Pesuruhjaya…
PETALING JAYA: The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) has launched an internal probe into allegations that two of its students were involved in selling nude photos of underage girls. “ISKL is treating this matter very seriously and is conducting an internal investigation with all relevant parties to establish the…
PETALING JAYA: An economist has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the country to the increased risk of structural unemployment. The persistent pandemic and the country’s push towards digital transformation has left hundreds of thousands of Malaysians without jobs. Meanwhile, many of those who have kept their jobs are…
PETALING JAYA: A parliamentary select committee has recommended that the Sexual Crimes Court Against Children be set up in every state to strengthen and protect the rights of children in the country. It also recommended the setting up of a Children’s Commission for a focused, comprehensive and efficient approach to…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has confirmed the arrests of three officers to assist in the investigation into allegations of abuse of power and malpractice in the case involving “a former department head”. “MACC would like to emphasise that the commission will not compromise or protect any of…
KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called for a set of criteria to be outlined before a person can be appointed to a position which carries a ministerial rank. Without such criteria, these appointments could be construed as a form of bribery to support the government, the former prime minister…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former inspector-general of police (IGP) Hanif Omar made an official apology to Lim Kit Siang today over allegations that the DAP veteran attempted to separate Peninsular Malaysia according to racial lines. In his apology statement before the court, Hanif retracted his statement made against Lim on Sept 6,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya will discuss the possibility of allowing interstate travel “in the next few days”, tourism, arts and culture minister Nancy Shukri said. She also said her ministry has identified several tourism destinations – on the mainland and islands – that would be able to attract tourists when interstate…
ALOR SETAR: A total of 6,000 Kedahans have skipped their Covid-19 vaccine appointments, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin revealed, saying it is a worrying trend that needs to be reversed in aiding the state’s recovery. He said while 20% of the population have yet to register for the MySejahtera contact tracing…
KUALA LUMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim (PH-Port Dickson) slammed energy and natural resources minister Takiyuddin Hassan for describing the recent floods in Gurun, Yan and Merbok in Kedah as an “act of God”. Responding to a question from Sabri Azit (PAS-Jerai), Takiyuddin said the ministry was saddened to see the “act of…
SHAH ALAM: A 24-year-old marketing executive was charged in a magistrates’ court here with the murder of two teenagers at the Federal Highway eight days ago. K Devaaswin is said to have killed Muhammad Hafiz Syamir Dzul Asri, 19, and Nur Afiqah Abdul Karm, 18, at KM8.6 of the expressway…
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s health ministry reported 1,012 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, three more than the 1,009 on Saturday, making it a new high since April last year, Reuters reported. On April 23, 2020 there were 1,037 new Covid-19 cases reported. According to the health ministry, there were 1,009 local cases…
PUTRAJAYA: A lawyer, who is barred or suspended from practice, cannot give legal advice even if he does not collect fees, the Federal Court has ruled. Judge Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal said that a person then may be deemed to have been practising law for any payment or for receiving a…
PETALING JAYA: The police have yet to receive any reports of senior Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers stealing confiscated money, contrary to news that went viral over the weekend. Published by the blog Edisi Siasat, the post alleges that a portion of the US$6 million (RM25.1 million) confiscated from a…
PETALING JAYA: Private hospitals are ready to assist the government in administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines, having already been brought in during the initial phases of immunisations. In a statement, Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia president Dr Kuljit Singh said they welcomed the government’s decision to offer third jabs…
PETALING JAYA: The government’s decision to proceed with a third vaccine dose for people in high-risk groups has drawn a jibe against health minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s previous complaint about global vaccine inequity. Azrul Mohd Khalib, chief executive of the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, said the decision was…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry reported 376 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, according to its GitHub database. Of the total, 75 were classified as brought-in-dead (BID). The death toll now stands at 23,443. Most of the fatalities were recorded in Selangor with 148 deaths, followed by Johor (43), Sabah (35), Kelantan (32),…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must be more decisive in its policies and increase political stability to attract investments that could spur economic growth and recovery, according to the American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Amcham). Its CEO Siobhan Das said while Malaysia remained an attractive investment destination, especially for American investment, the country…