PETALING JAYA: Kelantan Umno should explore working with PAS after the next general election (GE15) if it wants to govern the state, says a political analyst. Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said Umno should pick up on the outcome of the recently concluded PAS muktamar, where many PAS leaders remained…
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to consider leaving Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) out of the 5G spectrum altogether given its failure to get two mobile network operators on board. Instead, Johor PKR chief Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said, the government could redistribute the spectrum among the network operators…
PETALING JAYA: A United Nations group against discrimination of women has criticised Malaysia over a court ruling against citizenship for children born overseas to Malaysian mothers. Melissa Upreti and Dorothy Estrada Tanck, who head the UN working group, said that the ruling contravened Malaysia’s obligations under international law. They urged…
KUALA LUMPUR: The former wife of businessman SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin has been refused permission to challenge the jurisdiction of the Kuala Lumpur syariah court, which initiated committal proceedings against her. High Court judge Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid allowed an objection by the Attorney-General’s Chambers to the application for a…
KUALA LUMPUR: A bank manager testified today that Shahrir Samad did not know from where former prime minister Najib Razak had acquired the RM1 million which was given to Shahrir. R Uma Devi, manager of AmBank’s branch in Jalan Raja Chulan here said she also did not know the source…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has affirmed the awarding of full back wages of about RM145,000 to a former senior executive of a construction company who was constructively dismissed after she refused a transfer due to her pregnancy. Judge M Nantha Balan, who delivered the oral judgment, said V Savithri…
KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed the aspirations of PAS to be a kingmaker at the coming general election. He said it was merely an attempt to be rewarded for backing the next government. Anwar advised PAS to focus instead on putting forth clear policies on governing the…
PETALING JAYA: A report is to be lodged against special functions minister Abd Latiff Ahmad tomorrow over alleged links to the troubled RM9 billion littoral combat ship project. Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasir of PKR said he would file a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission at its headquarters in…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has appointed former chief justice Mohamed Raus Sharif to the Judicial Appointments Commission. Former Sarawak attorney-general Abdul Razak Tready and Universiti Islam Antarabangsa law lecturer Shamrahayu Ab Aziz were also appointed to the commission. The commission said they replace former judges Prasad Sandosham…
LONDON: Liz Truss was named as Britain’s next prime minister today, winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party at a time when the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession. After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive leadership contest that saw the…
PETALING JAYA: Cuepacs claims that a government department has failed to pay arrears of more than RM32 million in Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributions for contract and temporary workers. Adnan Mat, the president of the umbrella body for civil service unions, said these arrears were contributions from 2013 to 2020,…
PETALING JAYA: The Bar Council has given its full support to its president, Karen Cheah, over a press statement issued on the conduct of senior lawyer Zaid Ibrahim and two of his partners in former prime minister Najib Razak’s SRC International appeal. Bar vice-president Ezri Abdul Wahab said the professional…
KUANTAN: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has reminded Muslims in the country that Islamic justice does not give any privilege or exception to anyone who commits wrongdoing, be it oneself, close friends, family members or parents. He said the principle of Islamic justice does not allow…
ARAU: The premium visa programme (PVIP) has been a huge success, with the home ministry receiving 20,000 applications from agents on the first day of its launch on Thursday, says home minister Hamzah Zainudin. “I would like to inform that for the first phase, we have set a limit of…
PETALING JAYA: KLIA’s Aerotrain system, operating since the airport’s opening 24 years ago, is set to be replaced with an all-new train and track system by 2025. Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) managing director Iskandar Mizal Mahmood said the undertaking would be implemented in phases, with the design phase starting…
KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan has yet to discuss making Muda a component party of the coalition, says its chairman Anwar Ibrahim. “The PH presidential council has not discussed (Muda) joining PH yet,” the PKR president and opposition leader told reporters briefly at the sidelines of an event here today. He…
KUALA LUMPUR: A witness from the finance ministry told the High Court here that she was unsure if the process involving the issuance of a letter of support (LoS) for the RM1 billion loan application submitted by 1MDB was brought up in Parliament. Former ministry deputy secretary-general Siti Zauyah Desa,…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Oct 31 for further case management in the prosecution’s appeal against the acquittal of Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers on the charge of murdering Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan. Defence lawyer Rahmat Hazlan confirmed the new date as the records of appeal are…
KOTA KINABALU: Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Panglima Bung Moktar Radin dijadual menyempurnakan pelancaran program Gelombang Biru dan Jentera Pilihanraya Barisan Nasional (BN) Kota Belud dan Tuaran di Kota Belud pada 10 September ini. Menurut Setiausaha Akhbarnya Jaafar Abdul Wahid, pelancaran jentera PRU15 itu merupakan antara program yang dijangka…
KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s loss of position as MP for Pekan following his graft conviction will only take place after a petition seeking pardon for him has been decided upon with a rejection. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun said today that the petition was…