SHAH ALAM: Cash in different currencies that was given to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi came from Hong Kong and Labuan and did not “drop from the sky”, the High Court heard today. Deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran said all the witnesses from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) gave truthful…
PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang wants Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) to give a timeline for the delivery of the six littoral combat ships (LCS) instead of merely saying there will be “no more delays” to the troubled project. Lim noted that BNS had terminated the contracts…
SHAH ALAM: Former home minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will know on Sept 23 whether he is to enter his defence on 40 charges of receiving bribes from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) to extend its foreign visa system (VLN) contract. High Court judge Yazid Mustafa informed the prosecution and defence…
PETALING JAYA: Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim has chastised Tommy Thomas for comments the former attorney-general (AG) made during a recent interview which Zaid said “trivialised” the issue of judicial bias. Using a sporting analogy to explain former prime minister Najib Razak’s failed attempt to disqualify trial judge Nazlan Ghazali,…
PETALING JAYA: The government has lost its appeal to strike out M Indira Gandhi’s nonfeasance suit against them, the inspector-general of police, the police and the home ministry. A three-member Court of Appeal panel found no merits in the government’s appeal and upheld the High Court’s decision to proceed with…
PETALING JAYA: Muar-born Australian MP Sam Lim gave a brief yet heartfelt speech in Malay, in his maiden address at the Australian Parliament since his election in May. Lim, a former policeman, told the House of Representatives he would like to express his gratitude to Malaysians in the first two…
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has assured media practitioners that they are free to report any news so long as they are based on accurate and authentic facts. He said he believed media practitioners were aware of their limitations and responsibilities in their role as disseminators of information.…
SANDAKAN – The delay in the deportation of immigrants in Sabah is due to the long-running process in issuing travel documents at the embassies of the immigrants’ origin countries, even though the borders of the countries have been opened this year. Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said most…
BALING – A total of 130 people from 37 families were housed in two temporary evacuation centres after two mukim in the district were hit by flash floods yesterday afternoon. Baling district Civil Defence Force officer Mohd Faizol Ab Aziz said 96 victims from 31 families were accommodated at Dewan…
PETALING JAYA: An analyst sees Pakatan Harapan getting an increase in youth support if it accepts Muda into its fold. Commenting on a disclosure that the party for youths is in talks on joining PH, James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute said the coalition could be looking…
PETALING JAYA: Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has described the worker shortage in the country as a “great economic threat” and accused human resources minister M Saravanan of sleeping on the job instead of addressing the crisis. He said there would be a “severe effect” on the country’s gross…
PETALING JAYA: PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin confirmed that there have been secret discussions between the Islamic party and certain Umno leaders to ensure straight fights with Pakatan Harapan in the 15th general election. He said PAS is trying to drive home the point that the opposition coalition is the…
PETALING JAYA: Foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah has been urged to explain to Parliament the National Security Council’s (MKN) proposal to shut down the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Malaysia. Bukit Bendera MP Wong Hon Wai said the proposal by MKN director-general Rodzi Md Saad would have…
PETALING JAYA: Recently, the domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry said it was considering a “lemon law” to protect consumers from becoming victims of fraud or having to bear losses when buying used vehicles. What is a lemon law, how does it work, and will it be worthwhile? FMT takes…
ALOR SETAR: Two PAS delegates have urged the party to revive its Muafakat Nasional alliance with Umno in order to wrest power in Selangor from Pakatan Harapan. They said Bersatu, PAS’ partner in Perikatan Nasional, should be content with vying for only a handful of seats. The majority of seats…
PETALING JAYA: An economist has hit out at the government’s plan to only allow certain poultry farms to export their products, describing it as “nonsensical”. Carmelo Ferlito of the Center for Market Education (CME) said the government should not place restrictions on poultry farmers as the market for chickens was…
Dua kawasan di Baling dilanda banjir kilat susulan hujan lebat yang berterusan sejak pukul 5 petang tadi kata Ketua Polis Daerah Baling Supt Shamsudin Mamat.Beliau berkata kawasan terbabit adalah Taman Bayu Sejahtera dan kawasan jajaran Kampung Iboi sehingga ke Kampung Hangus.“Air di kawasan Taman Bayu Sejahtera telah surut pada pukul…
KUALA LUMPUR: A contractor told the High Court today that he received RM63,800 from Shahrir Samad for undertaking “roof rehabilitation” work for three blocks of the Puri Langkasuka project in Larkin. Mustapha Ali, 63, said the money was received via a cheque from a trader, Syed Mohsin Syed Sagaf, at…
PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak’s lawyers have filed for a review of the Federal Court’s decision to uphold his conviction and sentence in the SRC International case. According to a source close to the former prime minister, the motion by lawyer Shafee Abdullah was filed today. “The motion for a review…
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has fixed Sept 19 for further case management on the application for leave to appeal against a ruling denying automatic citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers with foreign spouses. When contacted, Abraham Au, one of the lawyers representing Family Frontiers and the six Malaysian…