PETALING JAYA: A panel of specialists at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) who treated Najib Razak last Friday had agreed to allow the former prime minister to be discharged, says health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a statement, Noor Hisham said Najib was admitted to HKL last Friday over an…
PETALING JAYA: Suhakam chairman Rahmat Mohamad’s clarification on an international convention on discrimination has seemingly cleared any misgivings DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang initially had of him. When Rahmat was appointed in July, Lim had said he expected the human rights commission to be in “troubled waters” as it is…
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob today directed all district disaster management committees (JPBD) to be activated to coordinate immediate response services at all disaster prone areas in view of potential floods due to the northeast monsoon. Ismail, who chaired the central disaster management committee meeting, said the decision to…
PETALING JAYA: The family of Najib Razak has asked the government to allow the former prime minister to be given proper medical treatment after he recently developed multiple stomach ulcers. An aide to Najib said the Pekan MP underwent a scope procedure on Saturday where the doctor discovered the ulcers.…
PETALING JAYA: The Dewan Negara should undergo a “total restructuring” that will allow Sabah and Sarawak to veto constitutional amendments and other legislative actions which may adversely affect the interests of their people, says a veteran activist. Commenting on the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement’s support for the proposal…
KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak generated RM1.254 million in interest payments that were credited to his personal AmBank account in 2011 alone, the high court here heard today. AmBank Jalan Raja Chulan branch manager R. Uma Devi, during examination-in-chief, said the payments were made in…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR assemblyman has urged Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his Cabinet to call on their counterparts in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines to expedite the return of Malaysians held by scam syndicates there. At a press conference joined by two Malaysians who were recently rescued…
PETALING JAYA: The continued rise in prices proves that the anti-inflation task force chaired by communications and multimedia minister Annuar Musa has not been effective in resolving inflation, says DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng. The former finance minister asked whether Annuar can explain why the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose…
KUALA LUMPUR: An Ambank officer told the High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial the former prime minister never filed any lawsuit against the bank while he was an account holder. R Uma Devi, AmBank’s Jalan Raja Chulan branch manager, said this when questioned by ad hoc prosecutor Gopal Sri…
PETALING JAYA: Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming has urged Putrajaya to make government apps more user-friendly and effective. He was commenting on a parliamentary reply given by the Prime Minister’s Department to Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi, which said that there were more than 200 smartphone apps developed by 93…
PETALING JAYA: Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) has called for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into an alleged scandal in 2018 involving a government-linked company (GLC) called Pembinaan PFI Sdn Bhd. Pembinaan PFI Sdn Bhd is a GLC that was reportedly created to implement private finance initiatives (PFI), a form…
PETALING JAYA: Zaid Ibrahim has called for the judiciary to be more open and invite a frank discourse about justice to enhance the country’s democracy and rule of law. “Every institution in this country has to be open (and) accessible to the people. This is democracy,” the former law minister…
KUALA LUMPUR: International trade and industry minister Azmin Ali has recommended giving the economy more time to recover from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic before holding a general election in order to prioritise helping the people. An early election has yet to be brought up in the Cabinet, Azmin…
KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia opened on a positive note today, taking its cue from the broad-based rebound on Wall Street last Friday, a dealer said. At 9.06am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased by 5.22 points to 1,501.75 from Friday’s close of 1,496.53. The benchmark index opened 1.13…
KUDAT – Located at the northernmost tip of Sabah with lovely beaches and stunning views of the South China Sea, Kudat has, according to locals, the potential to become the next Bali. But underdevelopment has kept its people mired in poverty, even after nearly 20 years of voting for Barisan…
KUALA LUMPUR – The missing helicopter pilot has been found alive by search and rescue (SAR) teams near Bidor at 8.20am today. According to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, the rescuers are working on recovery and moving the pilot safely to a hospital in Ipoh to be treated.…
PETALING JAYA: A group representing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has expressed surprise over the proposal by National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin for another round of moratorium to be given to struggling SMEs. The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (Samenta) said another loan moratorium will only exacerbate…
PETALING JAYA: An MP has questioned whether Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, should visit Malaysia more often before the government takes action against human trafficking. Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto said home minister Hamzah Zainudin had abruptly tabled a motion about Malaysia’s low standing in…
PETALING JAYA: A 33-year-old man has died while being held in custody at the Shah Alam central lockup early yesterday morning. He was found lying unconscious in the cell at about 4.59am and was confirmed dead by a medical officer from Shah Alam Hospital at about 5.20am, federal police headquarters…
TAWAU: Tawau MP Datuk Christina Liew welcomed the Health Minister's announcement that the Tawau Hospital and Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan will be upgraded similar to Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). She said the upgrading process was long overdue, after almost six decades of Sabah's independence and development. "The people in…