PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim today said he told Pakatan Harapan MPs to allow Budget 2021 to pass the first vote, but to mount a fight in the coming committee stage debate on Monday. He said while the finance minister had conceded to “some” demands made by PH, the…
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Nov – Kerja-kerja penggantian injap pada paip agihan yang terletak di simpang Jalan Indah 1, Jalan B48 Pekan Sepang Lama telah siap dilaksanakan pada 3 pagi tadi iaitu lebih awal daripada yang dijadualkan. Ketua Komunikasi Korporat Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) Elina Baseri memaklumkan justeru itu, pengguna…
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PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Annuar Musa says Umno needs to think about its chances of winning before asking PAS and PPBM to allocate the party more seats in the next general election. He acknowledged that Umno deserved to contest more seats in the next polls, considering the number…
PETALING JAYA: A socio-political analyst speculates that former prime minister Najib Razak and PKR president Anwar Ibrahim will emerge the “biggest winners” if the budget is not passed in the Dewan Rakyat. Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said Najib would claim that he had acted in the interest of…
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is offering drive-through COVID-19 screenings to the public. UMS Pusat Rawatan Warga (PRW) director Dr Muhammad Syafiq Abdullah said the service is available daily at the PRW located near the UMS sports centre from 9.30 am to 12 pm and 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm. “The…
PETALING JAYA: A defamation suit against the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman, whether in his personal or official capacity, is not likely to succeed, a lawyer said. SN Nair said the PASC chairman is “clothed in immunity” in carrying out his public duty. “Anyone can file a suit against another…
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun said he will look into requests for more time and more MPs to be present when ministerial reply time starts today. Today, four ministries will be replying on the 2021 budget – the Prime Minister’s Department, the international trade and industry ministry, the…
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak today denied trying to incite Malaysians with his call for Putrajaya to allow people a one-off withdrawal of RM10,000 from their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 1 and to extend the loan moratorium. He said he did not stand to personally benefit from…
KOTA KINABALU: A counsel has clarified that a peninsular-based lawyer who appeared for former Sabah chief minister Shafie Apdal and the state government over the dispute on the dissolution of the state assembly was not paid exorbitant legal fees as claimed by certain quarters. “Cyrus Das has issued an invoice…
PETALING JAYA: Seorang pemimpin tinggi Umno berkata parti itu tidak mahu dipaksa terima PPBM, mengingatkan parti rakan supaya memahami dan menghormati kedudukannya tentang hubungan dengan parti serpihan itu. Katanya, Umno bukan dalam misi untuk memberikan ihsan kepada mana-mana pihak untuk bernafas dan meraih kemenangan dengan pertolongan jenteranya. “Hanya jauhari yang…
A sign is seen above the entrance to an HSBC bank branch in Manhattan in New York. — Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement may prove to be the tonic that Asia needs to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic slump, said…
Klain added that Biden’s team planned to meet with Pfizer Inc and other drugmakers this week. — Reuters pic WASHINGTON, Nov 15 — US President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming chief of staff today urged Congress to pass bipartisan pandemic financial aid as the number of new coronavirus cases shattered US records…
Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries on Sunday signed the world's biggest free trade deal, seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence amid the pandemic.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has been struck as the world's financial markets have been destroyed by coronavirus. China's is one of the few economies to…
European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and British Prime Minister’s Europe adviser David Frost 5 are seen at start of the first round of post -Brexit trade deal talks between the EU and the United Kingdom, in Brussels, Belgium March 2, 20 BRUSSELS, Nov 15 — British and EU…
Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim said that 'No one is safe from the threat of Covid-19'. — Bernama pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The government’s decision to refuse Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) permission to travel overseas to compete in the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League…
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford has championed the extension of free school meals. — Reuters pic LONDON, Nov 8 — Britain’s government will give extra support to prevent families going hungry or without essential items this winter, a climbdown after resisting calls by footballer Marcus Rashford to extend free school meals…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech at Exeter College Construction Centre, part of Exeter College in Exeter September 29, 2020. — Reuters pic LONDON, Nov 8 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today a trade deal with the European Union was “there to be done”, with its…
Two people are killed as helicopters from the same pilot school crash in mid-air in Kuala Lumpur - as two survivors include former Malaysia Airlines CEOFour people were on board the two helicopters which collided in Kuala LumpurOne managed to perform an emergency landing while the other fell to groundTwo…
German Minister of Justice Christine Lambrecht said 'nothing could justify' the violence at the rally. — Reuters pic BERLIN, Nov 8 — German ministers and other senior officials today condemned violence that broke out in eastern city Leipzig at a demonstration against coronavirus infection control measures.“Nothing can justify what was…