PETALING JAYA: The Bar Council has been urged to liberalise the archaic publicity rules governing lawyers due to the changed media landscape, its former chairman said. Ragunath Kesavan said lawyers and legal firms could not openly promote their areas of legal expertise as the Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001 were…
KUALA LUMPUR: HSBC Bank Malaysia has confirmed it is closing 13 of its branches with effect from Dec 31 this year. These are the Bintulu, Labuan, Alor Setar, Cameron Highlands, Kuala Terengganu, Teluk Intan, Batu Pahat, Bentong, Raub, Inanam (Sabah), Senawang, Sungai Buloh and Gombak branches. In a statement, it…
PETALING JAYA: A think tank has called for the government to review the tax policy on dietary and health supplementary products following a global rise in demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Center for Market Education (CME) said in its latest policy paper that an increased awareness in personal health…
PETALING JAYA: The government’s rental reduction scheme is far from effective says Klang MP Charles Santiago, with a survey showing that only 27.8% of community-centred small businesses benefit from a rental waiver. According to a survey conducted by his office, with 1,196 respondents comprising different community-centred small businesses, a further…
PETALING JAYA: Two rights activists say it is time to name and shame companies that mistreat migrant workers or who are apathetic about the workers’ well-being during the pandemic. Commenting on photographs and a video clip of migrant workers being ferried to an assessment centre on a lorry, Tenaganita said…
PETALING JAYA: On the fourth anniversary of the death of T Nhaveen, his mother D Shanti has called for the government to declare June 15 as Anti-Bullying Day, as a tribute to remember victims of those who have died as a result of bullying. “June 15 as National Anti-Bullying Day…
PETALING JAYA: Arifin Zakaria, chairman of the government’s special emergency committee, has arrived at Istana Negara for an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. Astro Awani reported that the former chief justice arrived at 9.45am through the palace’s second gate in a black Proton Perdana. His…
KOTA KINABALU: The need for more Covid-19 vaccination exercises in Sabah, especially in rural areas, was among crucial issues presented by PBRS and Upko to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah yesterday. In separate virtual audiences with the King, PBRS deputy president Arthur Joseph Kurup and UPKO…
GEORGE TOWN: A group of over 20 workers have complained of being unfairly dismissed by the company building the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel and roads project, after the company changed hands earlier this year. The workers said they were dismissed in two batches in January and February and received…
PETALING JAYA: The government needs to enact an Aged Healthcare Act in order to offer the elderly better protection from being abused, says the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society. The society’s president, Dr Wong Teck Wee, said existing legislation such as the Domestic Violence Act only provided legal ramifications for physical…
PETALING JAYA: The education ministry has been urged to provide statistics on students who have been left behind over the past year, especially those who are still unable to read and write, and reveal the plans to assist them. Pakatan Harapan’s education committee said the figures were important with students…
GEORGE TOWN: Penang said today that tapping into water from the ground was not feasible due to the risk of land sinking and the state’s general limited landmass. Penang Water Supply Corporation CEO Jaseni Maidinsa said given the state’s dense population and high-rise buildings, the potential damage caused by groundwater…
PETALING JAYA: The lawyer for Sabah politician Phillip Among, who is facing five charges of outraging the modesty of two women, has apologised for insulting remarks on the Unduk Ngadau pageant in his court submission for his client. In his written bail application for Among, Marcel Jude had likened the…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP said Putrajaya should make proactive plans to start vaccinating those aged between 12 and 17 years, as the recent Covid-19 cases among children were “alarming”. Bandar Kuching MPs Dr Kelvin Yii said that according to reports, 82,341 children had been infected with Covid-19 from Jan…
PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Liew Chin Tong said he is disappointed that Putrajaya has squandered the goodwill made by the previous administrations over the Rohingya issue. Commenting on recent statements by the home ministry on the community and other migrants, the former deputy defence minister said that in 2016, then prime…
PETALING JAYA: Some PKR leaders may be fighting for the party’s logo to be used by the opposition coalition in the next general election (GE15) but in all probability, it is likely to be the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ensign that will prevail. According to PH sources, an agreement was reached…
PETALING JAYA: With the pandemic causing multiple disruptions in education, the Association of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) is helping students get back on track through its latest online portal which focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics. The portal, called the ASTI STEM Academy (ASA), is being…
PETALING JAYA: The reduction of the number of daily Covid-19 infections cannot be a strategy when the aim is to go back to normal life and avoid further damage to the economy, an economist said today. This comes after senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government would…
PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should consider making a big “sacrifice” for the sake of the party and make way for other leaders, says a political analyst. Mustafa Ishak, a former politics professor, said the reality is that Zahid and Umno will face an uphill task of overcoming…
PETALING JAYA: A consumer group is requesting for civil society to be given the opportunity for an audience with the King, saying NGOs had “their eyes and ears on the ground”. Commenting on the King’s meeting with political leaders since Wednesday, the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) said that…