PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur High Court has given home minister Hamzah Zainudin 14 days to decide on the appeal by a veterans-based political party to be officially registered. Lawyer Lim Wei Jiet said Parti Kemakmuran Negara had been successful in its application for judicial review against Hamzah yesterday. Lim…
PETALING JAYA: A man in Parit Buntar, Perak, is being investigated by the police after he allegedly assaulted his stepdaughter at his house last month. In her police report, the 19-year old victim claimed that the incident took place on Aug 17 when she visited her mother. She said the…
SHAH ALAM: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will know on Friday if he will have to enter his defence to 40 charges of receiving bribes from a company to extend its foreign visa system (VLN) contract. High Court judge Yazid Mustafa will deliver his decision after having heard 18 witnesses and reviewed…
KUALA LUMPUR– The Federal Court has granted a stay of execution to Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin Najib from immediately paying RM1.7 billion in tax arrears to the Inland Revenue Board pending the outcome of their appeals before the apex court. In reading her brief…
KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been transferred to Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital (CRH) for further treatment and observation, according to the Prison Department. In a statement today, it said that the Pekan MP was referred to CRH on September 19, following the advice of Kuala…
PETALING JAYA: A network of seven civil societies has called on the Dewan Rakyat to extend the lifespan of nine parliamentary special select committees (PSSCs) beyond the expiration of its two-year term, which is set to end on Nov 10. The Seed Community for a Professional Parliament said the extension…
PETALING JAYA: PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad says its representatives in the government will suggest that the 15th general election (GE15) should not be held this year. “There is no need to hold GE15, especially when it is (nearing) the flood season, we already know there will be floods and it…
PETALING JAYA: A former aide to Muhyiddin Yassin has come to his defence after Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakab said Muhyiddin, his predecessor, was just as responsible as him for any of the government’s shortcomings. On Monday, Ismail said that if the government had failed to manage the country as…
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will lead Malaysia’s delegation to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) here. He will join world leaders from more than 150 countries who have begun arriving here since Tuesday after the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to address the annual…
PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has dismissed rumours that he will contest the Bakri parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). On Monday, Johor Umno chief Hasni Mohammad said he had received information about a DAP meeting in which Lim said he “may possibly contest in Bakri”,…
PETALING JAYA: More teachers are shying away from invilating public examinations such as the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) over the issue of payment. A teacher, who spoke to FMT on condition of anonymity for fear of disciplinary action, said not only were allowances for invigilators and graders paid late, the…
PETALING JAYA: Two retired senior policemen have called for a substantial increase in the budget allocation for the force for next year. Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Nor, a former deputy director at Bukit Aman’s commercial crime investigation department, told FMT the force needed a boost in financial resources to…
TAWAU: The area along Mile 7 1/2, Jalan Sin Onn Tiku from the town centre in Sri Tanjung here is rateable but residents there claim that they do not enjoy even basic amenities. Spokesman Lim Yuk Kiong, 75, who represented 22 affected families, lamented that there is no garbage collection…
PETALING JAYA: Police are investigating a video clip that went viral yesterday in which two women allegedly attempted to kidnap a child at Genting Highlands yesterday. The 80-second clip was uploaded to TikTok and shared on Facebook. In the clip, a man is heard saying that his staff’s son was…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has told the High Court here that some US$185 million in 1MDB funds was transferred to a subsidiary of PetroSaudi International (PSI), PetroSaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Limited, for its operations. Deputy public prosecutor Norinna Bahadun said the South American firm received the money some time in…
PETALING JAYA: A political scientist said it will be better for Sabah and Sarawak to pursue two other safeguards to better protect and advance their regional interests, instead of pushing for a 35% quota of Dewan Rakyat seats. Wong Chin Huat of Sunway University said one safeguard was the devolution…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has maintained its 29th position on the International Property Rights Index (IPRI) 2022, although it saw a 6% reduction in its overall score. The IPRI measures the strength of physical and intellectual property rights in different nations as well as the legal and political environment containing them,…
PETALING JAYA: A worker travelling from his or her hometown to the workplace in another town is eligible for Social Security Organisation (Socso) claims as it is considered “travelling to work”, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In a landmark decision yesterday, a three-member bench ruled that injuries sustained by…
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2023 will prioritise environmental sustainability and sustainable financing of the economy, says finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz. He said the government will also issue up to RM10 billion in sustainability sukuks, which will begin in the fourth quarter of this year, to fund eligible social and environmental-friendly…
PETALING JAYA: Four of every five families residing in low- and medium-cost (LMC) housing will “practically end up living there for the rest of their lives”, with the remaining entering the private housing market, says a study by a property database technology company. The PropertyGuru DataSense study examined about 7,900…