KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas is increasing two categories of allowances for students under its sponsorship, involving 2,267 individuals, with immediate effect. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the first category involved an increase in the allowance for books and study materials from RM1,000 to RM1,500 for students in Malaysia, and an…
PETALING JAYA: Perak’s Sultan Nazrin Shah has called on Malaysia to shift from unsustainable and damaging fossil fuels towards far greater use of renewable resources. He said if such resources were effectively harnessed, energy consumption would not need to be rationed. “Similarly, current methods of food production, whether of crops,…
PETALING JAYA: The mandatory declaration of assets by members of the judiciary and heads of government-linked companies (GLCs) announced by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob may boost his popularity among the public but not within his party, says an analyst. Azmil Tayeb of Universiti Sains Malaysia said the move would…
PETALING JAYA: Refugee cards are issued only to legitimate applicants, the UN refugee agency said after an immigration official alleged that some Rohingya who paid to enter the country had obtained UN refugee cards immediately. A spokesman for the UN refugee agency said refugees who presented themselves at the UNHCR…
PETALING JAYA: DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has called on Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to explain why the Indian and Chinese communities received less than 3% of the allocation set aside for the Bumiputera and Orang Asli communities under Budget 2022. Speaking at a Chinese cultural festival on Sunday,…
PETALING JAYA: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) have signed a pact not to clash with each other for seats in the upcoming general election (GE15). The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed by PSB president Wong Soon Koh and PBK president Voon Lee Shan, will see the…
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor announced that Sabah will launch the Sabah Malaysia My Second Home (SMM2H) programme soon. It will make Sabah more attractive to foreigners wishing to move and live in the state. He said the state Cabinet has approved the SMM2H programme to be…
KUALA LUMPUR – The National Recovery Council (NRC) chaired by Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is also a failure if he claims the entire government failed to manage the country’s economy, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He was responding to Muhyiddin’s remarks earlier today that the…
PETALING JAYA: Discussions on an early general election could be on the Cabinet’s agenda on Wednesday, the prime minister said today. Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the matter may be discussed by Cabinet members long before the matter is brought to Umno’s “Top 5″, who are expected to meet only on…
PETALING JAYA: The National Council of Professors has accused former attorney-general Tommy Thomas of making a racist statement by suggesting that the opposition tell the public a “Malay government” had failed. The council’s president Raduan Che Rose said Thomas’s remarks were irresponsible as they could affect ties between people of…
PETALING JAYA: Safety cones have been placed at scenic spots on the newly-opened SUKE highway in Kuala Lumpur to prevent motorists from stopping on the emergency lane to take snapshots. The action comes in the wake of an accident within hours of the 16km Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Expressway being opened.…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition MPs have lauded Putrajaya’s new policy requiring members of the judiciary and heads of government companies to declare their assets. But more needs to be done to effectively curb corruption, the MPs said. Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim called for the declarations to include the assets of the…
LONDON: Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II today at a state funeral attended by world leaders, before a historic last ceremonial journey through the streets of London packed with sorrowful mourners. Huge crowds gathered in near silence to watch as the queen’s flag-draped coffin, topped with the Imperial State…
MELAKA: A university official has been detained for allegedly receiving a Honda Accord car as a bribe from a construction company. The suspect, in his 50s, was detained at 3pm when he was called in for questioning at the Melaka office of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC). Melaka MACC…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Sabah state minister Peter Anthony, convicted of using a forged document in May, has contended that his trial was a nullity as no approval had been secured from the public prosecutor. In an appeal to the High Court, Peter claimed that the trial judge, Azura Alwi, had…
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakab has rebuked his predecessor Muhyiddin Yassin, saying that the latter is just as responsible for any of the government’s shortcomings. Ismail said if the government was said to have failed to manage the country, it meant that Muhyiddin had also failed in his role…
PUTRAJAYA: The outrage by some quarters over Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s comment that Barisan Nasional (BN) was willing to wade through flood waters if the next general election (GE15) was held this year is not justified, says Annuar Musa. The communications and multimedia minister said Zahid’s remarks were taken…
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Maximus Ongkili has highlighted 15 issues being monitored by the special council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) which have not been resolved. He said these include the state’s authority over health issues, the remaining legislative authority on the environment, the labour force…
PETALING JAYA: A support group has urged the government to tighten regulations for job seekers below the age of 40 who travel to high-risk countries such as Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. In a memorandum to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) proposed a partnership between…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia hopes to achieve a 50% public transport share by 2040, with at least 38% electric vehicle (EV) usage targeted by the same year. These are just two of the targets under the government’s Low Carbon Aspiration 2040 initiative that Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today. The…