PETALING JAYA: Foreign workers are critical to resuscitate the economy and get it running at full speed, says the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF). Its president Syed Hussain Syed Husman said that although employers were now regaining traction with the gradual removal of movement restrictions and cash flow assistance, there were…
KAJANG: Malaysia’s property market performance significantly declined in 2020, falling by 9.9% in volume and 15.8% in value, the Valuation and Property Services Department said today. Its 2020 annual report stated that there were 295,958 transactions worth RM119.8 billion. The residential property market reported 191,350 transactions worth RM65.86 billion, which…
PETALING JAYA: The record level of household income debt-to-GDP ratio, which has hit 93.3% at the end of 2020, is very concerning, says opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. He said the previous record of 87.5% in June 2020 at the height of the first wave of Covid-19, was already a dangerous…
PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Rosli Dahlan has been granted an interim injunction to restrain former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Adam from making any statement over an alleged defamatory video in his Facebook account last month. Rosli, who is helping 1MDB recover funds through settlements, was granted the gag order by…
KUALA LUMPUR: Evidence relating to the links of former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s family to 1MDB has taken centre stage on the first day of Najib Razak’s appeal against his conviction and sentence in the SRC International corruption case. At the Court of Appeal, Najib’s lawyer, Muhammad Shafee…
KUALA LUMPUR: Oil and gas will continue to make up a significant portion of the energy mix, although at a declining trend of 47% by 2040 from about 54% in 2018 due to the growth of renewable energy. Petronas executive vice-president and chief executive officer (upstream) Adif Zulkifli said as…
BANGI: Students, teachers and school staff are reminded to always adhere to the prescribed standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure the school session can continue safely. Education minister Radzi Jidin said the students, especially, need to always adhere to the SOP upon arriving at school and when they are to…
PETALING JAYA: A cartel controlling over 150 companies which monopolised RM3.6 billion worth of government projects has been crippled by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) following the arrest of seven people. According to a source in the know, the seven included the 47-year-old head of the syndicate. “The syndicate’s boss…
GEORGE TOWN: A coalition of NGOs today urged the Kedah and Penang governments to quit bickering over the contentious water issue and instead set up a fund to preserve a water catchment forest vital to both states. The Friends of Ulu Muda, a coalition of 13 groups with interest in…
PUTRAJAYA: Judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil is heading a three-member Court of Appeal bench to hear Najib Razak’s SRC International corruption appeal. Also on the bench are Has Zanah Mehat and Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera. The public and the legal fraternity had been waiting to know who would feature in…
PETALING JAYA: Former human resources minister M Kula Segaran said the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government has failed to stem unemployment and create new jobs. He said he disagreed with the statement by economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed that graduates should be grateful if they get a job even with a…
PETALING JAYA: DAP has disagreed with the claim by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad that the party is extremist. Its secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng, said Mahathir’s claim is wrong, baseless and misguided. He said Mahathir is wrong as history and facts have proven that DAP is a multi-racial party…
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor menteri besar Hasni Mohammad has given an assurance the state government will not misuse public funds, including the consolidated funds during the emergency period. This comes after a new emergency ordinance was gazetted allowing the prime minister and chief ministers or menteris besar to pass a supplementary…
PETALING JAYA: Housing and local government minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said she has met with the finance minister to extend the incentives offered during the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) to first-time homebuyers until December. “The finance ministry has to review and fine-tune the mechanism before agreeing to extend. The terms may…
PETALING JAYA: Eyebrows were raised recently when a man slapped with a two-year detention order was freed because the prime minister signed the order using his alias. Lawyers, however, agree with the release, saying strict compliance with the law is required in cases affecting individual liberty. The Sabahan, alleged to…
PETALING JAYA: A former deputy minister has accused the government of failing to protect Malaysians against imported cases of Covid-19. Dr Lee Boon Chye, who was deputy health minister when Pakatan Harapan was in power, said there could well be more cases of the highly contagious South African variant than…
KUALA LUMPUR: “It’s not even 7,” the man complains. The video zooms in on pieces of paper with names scribbled on them arranged in a neat line on the walkway leading up to the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Lands and Mines Department. The line stretches for about 100m or so.…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has claimed that the pace of missteps and mistakes by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is accelerating, attributing this to a lack of parliamentary oversight and accountability. He said PN’s shaky position is a concern as policy decisions are being made just to prolong…
PAPAR: Kerajaan Perikatan Nasional (PN) diminta tidak terus berdolak dalih dalam melaksanakan Undi 18 yang telah mendapat sokongan Ahli Parlimen di Dewan Rakyat. Setiausaha Wira Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) Papar, Anwar Hamzah berkata, alasan diberikan Menteri Kanan Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali yang kononnya banyak lagi…
LABUAN:Hampir 1,000 individu yang terlibat secara langsung atau tidak langsung dalam kluster baharu COVID-19 iaitu Kluster Pulau Enoe telah menjalani ujian saringan, kata Pengarah Jabatan Kesihatan Labuan Dr Ismuni Bohari. Beliau berkata kluster itu yang terletak di zon perindustrian minyak dan gas Rancha-Rancha, dikawal dengan baik dan dijangka stabil dalam…