PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) has been making headlines for several years, but it is not always good news. Recently, the worst fears of environmentalists and Orang Asli activists became real when the Selangor state assembly was told that 536.7ha of the 8,000-year-old forest had been…
PETALING JAYA: Father Peter Bretaudeau, the French priest who helped create jobs and educational opportunities for children of rubber estate workers in the 1960s and 80s, has died at the age of 90. Bretaudeau, who served in 10 parishes in the Klang Valley and Negeri Sembilan for 57 years, died…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR MP revealed tonight that his motion to remove Azhar Azizan Harun as the Dewan Rakyat speaker was rejected by the deputy speaker on a technicality. Fahmi Fadzil, who is Lembah Pantai MP, said deputy speaker Mohd Rashid Hasnon rejected the motion because it did not adhere…
KOTA KINABALU: Veteran Sabah politician Mohd Noor Mansoor has issued a challenge to state leaders to “act more boldly and immediately” to realise the dream of gazetting Sabah Day, which commemorates the state’s independence on Aug 31, 1963. “If Sarawak can proudly celebrate July 22 every year since 2016 as…
PETALING JAYA: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the ministry is mooting a new national testing policy, which will take into account those who refuse vaccines, once the country’s Covid-19 approach moves into treating the virus as endemic. “For the time being, we are not making vaccination mandatory,” he told reporters…
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has passed a law allowing those aged 18 and above to be candidates for state seats in the next polls. In an amendment to the state’s constitution today, the present age cap of 21 to be a member of the legislative assembly was reduced to 18 after…
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2022 budget is expected to be a combination of a pro-growth and inclusive agenda to ensure a sustainable economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, a financial group said today. In a note today, CGS-CIMB said the budget will focus on three objectives — protecting and driving the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The debate over booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine is heating up globally over concerns that the contagious Delta variant is capable of infecting fully vaccinated people. The World Health Organization (WHO) argues that it may be too early to push for Covid-19 booster shots, especially when many…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has announced the appointment of Mahadhir Aziz as its new chief executive officer effective today. In a statement, MDEC said Mahadhir has a proven track record of over 20 years in serving established global and local organisations in various industries, including financial…
PETALING JAYA: Former deputy Dewan Rakyat speaker Azalina Othman Said plans to send a notice of motion to the Dewan Rakyat speaker to table a Recall Bill. In a statement today, the Pengerang MP hoped the motion will be the “starting point” to introduce recall elections during the upcoming Parliamentary…
PETALING JAYA: Some 463 areas in five regions in the Klang Valley will be facing unscheduled water cuts after odour pollution was detected at a pump station this morning. In a statement, Air Selangor corporate communications head Elina Baseri said the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant was shut down at…
PETALING JAYA: A think tank chief is concerned over the dip in Covid-19 test rates during weekends, stating that it is having an impact on the data that the country collects. “We see a testing dip every weekend. It seems we take a break every weekend,” said Azrul Mohd Khalib…
PETALING JAYA: The number of Covid-19 patients warded in hospitals in Selangor has gone down by about 50% thanks to the ramp-up of vaccinations in the Klang Valley over the last few months. In handing over 20,000 Sinovac doses to the Penang government, Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari said Putrajaya’s…
PETALING JAYA: The one-week postponement of Dewan Rakyat sittings is understandable with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob under Covid-19 quarantine, says DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. However, the former finance minister maintained that a motion of confidence must be tabled in the lower house when it sits, warning that failure…
PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has used his Merdeka Day message to urge Malaysians to put aside their differences to battle the Covid-19 pandemic. Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah noted that irresponsible parties who flout SOPs and rules will hurt communities and potentially derail the national recovery plan. He…
PETALING JAYA: Two doctors have given their backing to a former deputy minister’s proposal to reopen Malaysia’s international borders for both incoming and outgoing travellers, with mandatory quarantine still imposed. Former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said any move to reopen the borders needed to be consistent with…
KUALA LUMPUR: Company secretary firms are now allowed to operate under Phase One and Two of the national recovery plan, subject to the approval of the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM). SSM said this is following the government’s recent announcement to allow professional and consulting services companies to operate, subject…
SUNGAI PETANI: A frail old man crawls on the floor, reaches to a bed as he tries to stand up but soon collapses – with no one coming to help. That is the scene, supposedly from a hospital ward in Kedah, that has gone viral, causing an uproar among netizens.…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be meeting business leaders in a bid to seek their cooperation and boost the economy. In a post on his Facebook page, Ismail said he was confident that “political stability and the increasing and widespread vaccination rate” will be the catalyst for…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is in self-quarantine after coming into close contact with positive cases of Covid-19. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said Ismail will miss the swearing-in of his Cabinet by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong this afternoon. It said he will attend virtually the…