KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno may be targeting 14 seats in the state in the coming general election, but that does not mean it will come true, Perikatan Nasional (PN) leaders said. PPBM vice president Ronald Kiandee said that any party had the freedom to say whatever it pleased on seat…
BUTTERWORTH: The corruption trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, his wife and a businesswoman has been postponed for another three months to allow defence lawyers to go through “1,000 pages” of documents from the prosecution. This is the third postponement since October. Lim, his wife Betty Chew…
PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi, who has been issued a letter of demand by the prime minister, today said he is prepared to face any suit filed in court. In a Facebook post, Puad denied defaming Muhyiddin Yassin, saying he was merely asking for clarification on…
PETALING JAYA: Event and seminar organiser Richworks International Sdn Bhd has unveiled its 2021 Bina Bisnes Berjaya (BBB) Seminar, a platform to equip entrepreneurs with knowledge, training, and consultation to weather the impact of Covid-19 and at the same time build successful businesses during the movement control order. The BBB…
（仙本那讯）沙巴民兴党否认有关30个支部退党加入土团党的消息，并指退党者只涉及普通党员。 民兴党仙本那区部通讯主任哈斯布拉是于昨日发文告发表有关言论。 “他们（支部主席）认为有关会议的议程并不明确，他们当时是以村民的身份出席，而非支部主席的身份。” “即使有者承认是支部主席，甚至会退党，那也是他们自己而已，并不包括所有支部的党员，除了这些人士（宣称是支部主席者）之外，也只不过是普通党员。” 有关民兴党无法兑现给予甘榜邦傲邦傲居民的临时住区的指控，哈斯布拉指出，民兴党州政府在2020年7月已发放820万令吉拨款，以在这个甘榜建造约300个单位。 他说，民兴党政府欲Simunul村民迁至Bubul Ria人民组屋的计划，是为了确保居民免受天灾威胁，他们也豁免租金长达1年。 Previous articleSekarang Bukan Masa Sesuai Untuk PRU – Presiden UPKO
PETALING JAYA: Muhyiddin Yassin, who is now prime minister, was “reasonably progressive” and open to moves to reduce the numbers in prisons and detention centres when he was home minister under Pakatan Harapan, former deputy defence minister Liew Chin Tong said today. Since the Sheraton Move in early 2020, though,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Mahathir Mohamad was among eight individuals and two rights groups who were today allowed to become interveners in a lawyer’s suit on whether the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decision to refuse an emergency proclamation as advised by the prime minister is unconstitutional. Lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali ,…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry will begin the use of deep throat saliva as samples to detect Covid-19. Its minister Dr Adham Baba said the alternative sampling method is safe and non-invasive compared with sampling with nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab methods. He also said the method will speed up the…
PETALING JAYA: The education ministry has been asked to take the current push for digital learning as an opportunity to usher in a digital revolution of the education sector. Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan, often referred to as Tok Mat, said the emphasis on home learning brought about by the…
IPOH: DAP Youth has filed a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) urging the anti-graft agency to investigate how women, family and community development minister Rina Harun managed to settle her million-ringgit debt to a Paris-based production company. DAP Youth national vice chief Jenny Choy said there were question…
KUALA LUMPUR: Listed companies will be allowed more time to prepare their financial statements and put in place regularisation plans under temporary new relief measures announced by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia today. This is in addition to measures already introduced in 2020. In a joint statement…
PETALING JAYA: Young people join criminal gangs because they believe they can find acceptance and recognition through them, according to the Society for Community Development and Continuous Learning, a non-governmental organisation that works with youths coming from families in the B40 income group. The organisation’s chairman, James Raj, said this…
Pemuda Bersatu (Armada) menyokong sepenuhnya pelaksanaan undi 18 yang bakal diwartakan pada pertengahan tahun ini.Justeru itu, Ketua Penerangannya Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir berkata, tiada pertikaian bahawa terdapat ahli partinya yang menolak pelaksanaan Undi 18 yang menurunkan had umur minimum pengundi.“Undi 18 telah diangkat secara dasar sebagai agenda Armada sejak…
PETALING JAYA: A PPBM Supreme Council member has hit out at the 90 Asean MPs and former elected representatives who urged the King and the prime minister yesterday to allow Parliament to reconvene. Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah said Malaysia did not need the interference of foreign politicians in determining its…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has published its Covid-19 vaccination consent form which includes a clause stating signatories understand they are responsible for any possible risks. The form was uploaded on the Penang Health Department’s website. It requires signatories to declare if they have suffered any side effects from previous vaccinations, if…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore are positioned to gain from global growth in 2022, said Moody’s. The credit ratings agency said both countries have been cautious in opening their borders to travellers despite being among the most aggressive with fiscal policy support for their economies over the past year. “Malaysia…
PUTRAJAYA: An engineer who sold cannabis oil to treat cancer patients escaped the gallows today after the Federal Court allowed his appeal on two counts of trafficking. However, the three-member bench chaired by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat upheld Muhammad Lukman Mohamad’s guilt under Section 9 of the Dangerous…
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government today shot down a call by Gerakan to suspend the RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) given the Covid-19 pandemic. It said the call showed the party had a “shallow” and shortsighted view of effects of major infrastructure projects on the economy after the…
PETALING JAYA: Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Azalina Othman Said has spoken against the continued suspension of Parliament, saying she was “bewildered” that Malaysia is unable or refuses to find ways to facilitate parliamentary sittings. In a letter to Attorney-General Idrus Harun, Azalina also mooted the suspension of the current Cabinet…
PETALING JAYA: The High Court in Kota Bharu today allowed an application to reinstate a suit filed by a Muslim teachers group to challenge the existence of vernacular schools in Malaysia. Lawyer Shaharudin Ali, who is appearing for Ikatan Guru-Guru Muslim Malaysia, said Judge Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh allowed…