PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak will remain the Pekan MP until the review of his conviction and sentencing in the SRC International case – which was recently affirmed by the Federal Court – is disposed of, the Dewan Rakyat Speaker said. This comes days after Azhar Harun revealed that the former…
PETALING JAYA: Maybank and Maybank Islamic will raise their interest rates in response to the 25-basis-point (bps) increase in the overnight policy rate (OPR) announced by Bank Negara Malaysia earlier in the day. In a statement issued late afternoon, Maybank said its standardised base rate and base lending rate would…
MELAKA: A link between Melaka and Sumatra will be developed with the cooperation of the private sector. The proposed 120km link, between Telok Gong in Masjid Tanah here and Dumai in Sumatra, will involve the construction of a tunnel or bridge and take 20 years to build. State investment, industry,…
KUALA LUMPUR: A bank manager told the High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial that the former prime minister had authorised then 1MDB chief investment officer Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil to manage his bank accounts in 2011. R Uma Devi, AmBank’s Jalan Raja Chulan branch manager, said Nik Faisal was…
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has rejected any “secret negotiations” between the Umno leadership and PAS on cooperation for the 15th general election (GE15). He said negotiations held by individuals in their personal capacities cannot be considered as official discussions held on the party’s behalf. “I don’t know…
PUTRAJAYA: A defamation appeal case by Baling MP Azeez Abdul Rahim against former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng was vacated today after a Court of Appeal judge recused himself, saying he had represented one of the parties while he was a lawyer. Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, chairing a three-member…
PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has raised the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 2.50%. This is the central bank’s third consecutive rate hike. In a statement, BNM said that despite continued easing in global supply chain conditions, inflationary pressures have remained high due to…
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has dismissed as unrealistic PAS’ target of securing 40 seats in the next general election (GE15), saying it did not do anywhere as well even in 1999, when it was at the height of its popularity. Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Muda fully supports the party’s desire to join Pakatan Harapan but is holding out hope for the opposition coalition to work with Warisan in facing the next general election (GE15). Sabah Muda chief Amos Thien said state PH chief Christina Liew had also expressed the coalition’s openness…
PETALING JAYA: Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy has urged Putrajaya to clearly state its position on the presence of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia. Ramasamy said if National Security Council (MKN) director-general Rodzi Md Saad could mock the UNHCR’s presence in a statement to…
Oleh Balkish Awang Rencana ini bersempena mengenang 100 tahun kelahiran Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak. KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Gemaan ucapan ‘Terima Kasih’ Tun Abdul Razak di Great Hall of The People Peking (kini dikenali Beijing) sempena lawatan penuh bersejarah beliau ke negara tembok besar itu masih segar dalam ingatan walaupun…
PETALING JAYA: An opposition MP has shot down the decision by the home ministry for a special identity card, MyRC, to be used by all refugees in Malaysia, claiming that other countries would not accept the card. Yesterday, home minister Hamzah Zainudin was reported as saying that the ministry will…
PETALING JAYA: Selangor Perikatan Nasional (PN) has finalised parliamentary seat allocations among its component parties for the coming 15th general election, a leader from the coalition’s state chapter said. Selangor PN vice-chief Abdul Rashid Asari said Bersatu and PAS will contest in nine parliamentary seats each, while Gerakan will stand…
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob today congratulated and conveyed his best wishes to Muar-born Sam Lim who was elected as Tangney MP in Australia’s House of Representatives. In a tweet, the prime minister also said he was proud when Lim spoke in Bahasa Melayu in his maiden speech…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association has advised the public to continue wearing face masks despite the recent relaxation of rules, saying it will also help prevent the spread of other airborne infections, apart from Covid-19. Its president Dr Koh Kar Chai said the country was currently facing a high…
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin says he will seek an explanation from the PAS leadership regarding the secret discussion between the Islamic party and Umno. The Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman said: “We will discuss the matter at the coalition’s meeting tonight and I will ask PAS leaders, like their…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court hearing the case of former Felda chairman Shahrir Samad was told today that a cheque amounting to RM118,485 was deposited into a Public Bank account in the name of a car company. Public Bank Bhd banking services manager at the Taman Sentosa Branch in Johor…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today allowed the applications by Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad and KiniTV Sdn Bhd to get leave to pursue their appeals to seek costs from Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman whose defamation lawsuit was dismissed by the High Court. In today’s court proceedings, which…
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in the 1MDB audit report trial wrapped up its case against Najib Razak and Arul Kanda Kandasamy today. Ad hoc prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram told High Court judge Zaini Mazlan that the prosecution had called all its witnesses, including Arul Kanda, to testify. A total of…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has welcomed the government’s decision to abolish mandatory capital punishment and mandatory whipping by next year. Law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar was reported as saying yesterday that the law would be amended accordingly and that the amendments would be tabled in Parliament…