KUALA LUMPUR – The proposed date to dissolve Parliament will be submitted to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong during an audience with the king this evening if possible, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The latest from the prime minister comes despite his spokesman having reportedly said that Ismail…
PUTRAJAYA: National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) and four others were ordered to pay RM5,000 in costs for seeking a postponement of their appeal against Public Bank over leakages of the company’s bank accounts. Lawyer Sarah Abishegam informed a three-member Court of Appeal bench chaired by justice Azizah Nawawi that Shafee Abdullah,…
KUALA LUMPUR: There would be better accountability if the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) reported to Parliament instead of the executive, says the chairman of the Special Committee on Corruption (SCC). Rais Yatim, who is also the Dewan Negara president, said accountability to Parliament is “more meaningful” than accountability to the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, attended a briefing on the nation’s disaster and flood preparedness at the National Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (PRABN) in Ampang here today The closed-door briefing was held at the request of the King to find out the preparedness…
KUALA LUMPUR: Law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has brushed off a Filipino senator’s call for his country to retake Sabah following the arbitration award to the Sulu sultan’s heirs at a European court, dismissing it as “just noise”. Wan Junaidi said there was no need for the foreign ministry…
SEPANG: A number of Malaysian job scam victims remain stranded in foreign countries despite escaping from syndicates in Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar as they have been slapped with fines they cannot pay for immigration offences. Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) secretary-general Hishamuddin Hashim said these victims had to pay compounds…
Both YG Entertainment and Big Hit Music have issued statements saying that legal action will be taken against anyone who tarnishes Korean stars V and Jennie. — Pictures via Instagram/blackpinkofficial,bts.bighitofficial By Anne Grace Savitha Thursday, 06 Oct 2022 12:49 PM MYT PETALING JAYA, Oct 6 — Legal action will be…
PETALING JAYA: PAS-led states will not dissolve their legislative assemblies simultaneously with Parliament if a general election is held soon, the party’s deputy president, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, said last night. His statement comes hours after Pakatan Harapan said it would not call for state elections in PH-controlled Selangor, Negeri…
PETALING JAYA: It is time to revamp Malaysia’s education system by getting rid of unnecessary subjects in public universities as students here are falling behind those in other countries, says Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. The Muda president said it was worrying that education output in Malaysia was low despite…
PETALING JAYA: There are no secrets among Perikatan Nasional (PN) members, the coalition’s chairman, Muhyiddin Yassin, said last night. He said that whether it was a meeting or a decision to be made, any action he took would be reported in detail to the coalition. “Even (PAS president) Abdul Hadi…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has agreed in principle to create a multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll collection system for highways in Malaysia, says works minister Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah said through this initiative, toll bars or boom gates would no longer be used and this would reduce congestion at toll plazas.…
PETALING JAYA: The Generational End Game (GEG) bill is slated to be tabled today but questions linger over the plan as indicated by the views of MPs who reviewed the bill. These views included a proposal to exclude end-users born after 2007 from facing action for using tobacco and vape…
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Okt (Bernama) -- Kementerian Kerja Raya (KKR) menyasarkan untuk memperkenalkan sistem kutipan tol tanpa henti yang dikenali sebagai Aliran Bebas Pelbagai Lorong (MLFF) menjelang 2025 dalam usaha mengurangkan kesesakan di plaza tol. Menteri Kanan Kerja Raya Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof berkata cadangan tersebut telah mendapat persetujuan Jemaah…
PETALING JAYA: PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli expects Parliament to be dissolved in the next few days. In a tweet, the former Pandan MP said the fate of the country rested in the hands of some six million young and first-time voters. “The town hall this Saturday, may be the…
PETALING JAYA: State PKR Youth chiefs have signed an internal memorandum urging Pakatan Harapan (PH) to reject Muda’s application to join the coalition. The memorandum was signed by every state PKR Youth chief and submitted to the PH committee tasked with holding talks with Muda on joining the coalition, according…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told today that a cheque for the sum of RM1 million was deposited into a Public Islamic Bank joint account in the name of Shahrir Samad and his wife, Shahrizan Abdullah, on Nov 28, 2013. The banking services manager of the bank’s Bukit Damansara…
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has already agreed on a date for the 15th general election (GE15), say party sources. While the agenda of today’s Umno gathering was kept under wraps, three grassroots leaders who spoke to FMT after the meeting confirmed that the top five leadership had already decided on a…
PUTRAJAYA: Six complaints on bullying involving health ministry staff have been received to date via the MyHELP@KKM system activated on Oct 1, says minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Each case received through the system would be investigated in a transparent manner by the ministry’s integrity unit, he said at a press conference…
PETALING JAYA: The finance ministry has confirmed that the national budget will be tabled on Friday amid speculation that Parliament could be dissolved before then. A ministry spokesman confirmed to the press that the tabling of the budget by finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz would proceed as scheduled. There has…
PETALING JAYA: The anti-hopping law will come into force from tomorrow, says law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar according to a Bernama report. In a written parliamentary reply earlier today, Wan Junaidi said the law was gazetted on Sept 6 after the King gave his assent to the constitutional amendment…