PETALING JAYA: Just before Hari Raya in 2017, 13 express bus drivers tested positive for drugs. The following year, there were 10, one of them a woman. Just a few days ago, a lorry driver who brought down a pedestrian bridge in an accident which left two dead and three…
PETALING JAYA: Analysts say they expect more Umno leaders at the state and division levels to push for party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to step down from the post. This comes after former Umno deputy president Musa Hitam hit out at party leaders facing charges in court, saying they should…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress has called for discussions to be held on the state of the so-called “gig economy” of casual and part-time workers as many of them, especially delivery riders, risk their lives every day. Mohd Effendy Abdul Ghani, deputy president of the labour federation, said…
KUALA LUMPUR: One of Malaysia’s earliest advocates for women’s rights Sukumari Sekhar has passed away at 87. She died at the Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur (CVSKL) at about 11.20pm yesterday. Sukumari was the wife of the late Dr BC Sekhar, former Rubber Research Institute chairman, also known to many…
KOTA KINABALU: Upko president Wilfred Madius Tangau has denied a report he is one of two Sabah MPs ready to cross over to Perikatan Nasional (PN). The Tuaran MP said the report by an online news portal was “irresponsible and false”. “This fake news was deliberately made up by certain…
KUCHING: A three-and-a-half-month recalibration programme for illegal immigrants in Sarawak is expected to gradually resolve the problems in the construction industry which is short of 5,000 workers. Sim Kiang Chiok, the Kuching chairman of the Sarawak housing and real estate development association, said several other industries also face the same…
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Mac -- Penyedia durian Musang King, DSR (Durian Sudah Runtuh) Group menjalin kerjasama dengan Daily Fresh Foods Group bagi aktiviti runcit produk-produk berasaskan buah tersebut menerusi rangkaian premis Daily Fresh di serata negara. Pengasas Bersama DSR Datuk Ng Lian Poh berkata kerjasama tersebut turut membabitkan pembangunan produk-produk berasaskan durian asli Musang…
SEREMBAN: The education ministry has urged parents to cooperate and adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs), especially during the dispersal of students after school, as part of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the community. Education Minister Radzi Jidin said schools had produced student dispersal schedules…
PETALING JAYA: Former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman will be in Singapore for a month to complete his studies at the National University of Singapore. In a Facebook post, he said he will be returning his MP’s salary for the month of March to his team…
PETALING JAYA: Former Barisan Nasional secretary-general Annuar Musa says Umno, PPBM and PAS are not enemies, although some quarters are trying to sow enmity among the three parties. Annuar said the three parties were rivals as they were all Malay parties that carried the same goals and struggles, adding that…
PETALING JAYA: Three private hospitals in Selangor are set to become Covid-19 vaccination centres, joining two in Kuala Lumpur which recently started vaccinating frontliners. Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) president Dr Kuljit Singh said Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur and KPJ Tawakal have vaccinated more than 800 health workers since…
PETALING JAYA: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged the government to ramp up its efforts to advance gender equality and to put an end to all forms of discrimination and violence against women. In commemorating International Women’s Day, Suhakam said it was crucial now more than ever…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian retail sales dropped by nearly 20% in the final quarter of 2020, continuing the sector’s dismal performance in the year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic. In its retail sales report released today, Retail Group Malaysia (RGM) said the industry saw a growth rate of -19.7%, significantly lower…
PETALING JAYA: Political observers say Najib Razak’s popularity in a recent poll of possible candidates to be prime minister is a result of effective public policies and his ability to get on with people of all backgrounds. Economist Barjoyai Bardai and political analyst Kenneth Cheng both felt that Najib remained…
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will settle 30% of its students’ National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans once they pay up 30%. The state has allocated RM30 million for this purpose, making it the only state with such an initiative to help students settle their study loans faster. Chief Minister…
KUALA LUMPUR: IHH Healthcare Bhd, Asia’s biggest hospital group by market value, is exploring the sale of its medical education arm, International Medical University, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Malaysian company is working with Rippledot Capital Advisers on the potential deal, the people said. The sale…
PETALING JAYA: It was early afternoon at Mid Valley Megamall’s cinema today – and you’d be forgiven for thinking the theatres there were never closed in the first place. With theatres finally given the green light to reopen today, it appeared as though there was little trepidation from the public…
PETALING JAYA: Online shopping platform Shopee has clarified that an image depicting the purported sale of a Covid-19 vaccine on its site, currently making its rounds on social media, is fake. Shopee said there was no such listing on its site. “The author of the tweet has since confirmed that…
PETALING JAYA: MCA has confirmed a claim by MIC, its ally in Barisan Nasional, that the coalition never supported any decision to appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to order a Parliament sitting as soon as possible. “I confirm what Vigneswaran said is correct,” MCA president Wee Ka Siong told…
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer told the High Court in Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s trial that there was no element of bias in the investigation against the former deputy prime minister for alleged corruption amounting to RM13.25 million. Investigating officer Mohd Zamri Abdul Rashid said the MACC probe…