KUALA LUMPUR: When the superyacht Equanimity was seized in Indonesian waters in 2018, many saw it as a glimmer of hope in the stormy sea of the 1MDB corruption scandal. Once the property of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, the yacht was one of the earliest recoveries…
PETALING JAYA: PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) for a follow-up treatment. In a Facebook post, Hadi’s political secretary, Syahir Sulaiman, called on the Marang MP’s followers to pray for his recovery Hadi had been previously admitted to IJN on Feb 15…
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst predicts that component parties of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) will fight over Muslim Bumiputera and Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) seats in the next election. This would put the coalition’s chances of victory at risk, said National Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir. He said GRS…
PETALING JAYA: Police have contacted PKR’s Fahmi Fadzil to have his statement taken, believed to be over his presence at the Dang Wangi police station the day an activist was released. The Lembah Pantai MP said police had contacted his office “but didn’t give much details”. “Just that it has…
PETALING JAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin has justified the RM70 million allocated for data integration costs and an appointment system under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. The science, technology and innovation minister said the allocated funds will go to the development of intermediary systems to facilitate the registration process and monitor vaccine…
Parti Ikatan Demokratik Malaysia (Muda) akan memfailkan permohonan semakan kehakiman berhubung kegagalan parti itu untuk daftarkan sebagai sebuah parti politik.Semakan kehakiman oleh 13 penaja Muda itu dibuat terhadap Menteri Dalam Negeri, Hamzah Zainudin dan Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia (ROS) atas kegagalan dan kelewatan membuat keputusan berhubung rayuan mereka.Semakan kehakiman itu…
PETALING JAYA: Transport minister Wee Ka Siong will likely get a chance to refute claims made against him by the contractor for the stalled Klang Valley Double Tracking, Phase 2 (KVDT2) project when the matter comes before the High Court for case management on Wednesday. On April 14, judge Noorin…
PETALING JAYA: The government has given an assurance that Parliament will reconvene at the right time, which could be before or after the emergency ends. The assurance comes following calls from many parties including the Tamat Darurat committee who are seeking an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to hand…
KLUANG: The Malaysian Palm Oil Board is in the midst of producing a new variety of oil palm tree that will grow only up to 6m, which will facilitate crop harvesting, according to deputy minister for plantation industries and commodities, Wee Jeck Seng. Wee said the quality of fruit and…
PETALING JAYA: The government must stop using outdated laws to silence critics and dissenters, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said, following the arrests of two activists over the weekend. On Friday night, Fahmi Reza was arrested under the colonial-era Sedition Act allegedly for creating a Spotify playlist critical of the Queen,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur, which runs Convent Bukit Nanas, will be advised to discontinue its bid for judicial review on the renewal of its land lease, their lawyer said. This follows the government’s decision last week to renew the lease by a further 60…
PETALING JAYA: A former deputy health minister has questioned the education ministry’s directive to schools that report Covid-19 cases to close for two days to curb the spread of the virus. Dr Lee Boon Chye said such a directive is not based on science but seems to be a panic…
PETALING JAYA: A vote on a new government is needed, either by Parliament or by the people, despite Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s high approval rating in an opinion survey, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today. Citing a recent survey by Merdeka Center, Lim said 46% of the respondents believed…
KANGAR: A split has developed in Umno’s Arau division after divisional leader Shahidan Kassim was replaced as state party leader yesterday by Azlan Man. The division’s deputy chief Salim Dahaman said the grassroots would continue to support Shahidan, who was removed as Perlis Umno leader yesterday by party president Ahmad…
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst sees the government making a mistake if it continues to ignore evidence of widespread disaffection such as seen in #KerajaanGagal, a hashtag that has been trending on social media. Former academic Azmi Hassan said a hashtag would go viral only if it resonated with social…
PETALING JAYA: The government should deputise NGOs and unions to carry out spot checks on maids in the homes of their employers to better ensure their safety and wellbeing, says a human rights group. North-South Initiative director Adrian Pereira said domestic workers were at risk of abuse as they were…
PETALING JAYA: A lawyer has called on past and present ministers to reveal whether applications made by Convent Bukit Nanas were ever referred to them, as decisions regarding the school’s land lease would typically come with Cabinet guidance. Derek Fernandez said the reasoning given by Federal Territory Land and Mines…
SEPANG: Aviation workers and those who rely on airport traffic have had to struggle on, watching as as the rest of the economy slowly reopened. Manosh Sivadas, a ground operations manager at Kuala Lumpur International Airport said that nearly all the baggage handlers, check-in staff and arrival crew under his…
PETALING JAYA: Despite a denial by the authorities, health experts are insisting that Malaysia is seeing its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. Former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said the fourth wave began here on April 1. The Gopeng MP predicted that the numbers would surge over the…
PETALING JAYA: Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac vaccines have been found to be safe by the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) for senior citizens aged 60 and above. Khairy Jamaluddin, the minister coordinating the national Covid-19 immunisation programme denied reports that the Sinovac vaccine would be the…