PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the Umno Supreme Council meeting on Saturday went well without any issues. “There was nothing (no issues). We had discussions, it was a friendly atmosphere. There were no issues,” he told reporters after a briefing for civil servants here. That meeting came hours…
PUTRAJAYA: Putrajaya will be forking out RM1.5 billion to give civil servants a special additional pay rise of RM100, which will be paid from January 2023. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this pay rise will be given to civil servants in the Grade 11 to Grade 56 categories. He…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has upheld a coroner court’s ruling that the death of a Nigerian student at an immigration detention centre three years ago was not due to negligence. Judicial commissioner Azhar Abdul Hamid said the coroner did not commit any misdirection in his ruling on the…
PETALING JAYA: A Bersatu leader has called on PAS to find better ways to combat hedonism in the country, saying cancelling concerts is not the best answer. Bersatu associate wing chief Chong Fat Full was responding to a PAS leader’s warning that the party would go to the streets if…
PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases last week dropped by 17.9% to 18,715 from 22,786 the week before, says health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his update for the week ending Aug 27, Noor Hisham said the number of Covid-19 patients admitted to public hospitals under Categories…
KUALA LUMPUR: After 42 days of hearing from 2020 to this year, Rosmah Mansor will know her fate on Sept 1 whether she will be acquitted of three counts of corruption linked to the RM1.25 billion Sarawak rural schools’ solar energy project. Trial judge Zaini Mazlan is expected to read…
PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik says Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah “will be hearing” from him over a press statement she made on his conduct as the lead counsel in former prime minister Najib Razak’s SRC International appeal. This comes a day after Zaid Ibrahim and two of…
KUALA LUMPUR: The deputy public prosecutor in Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption trial has retracted a letter asking High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah to prioritise the Umno president’s court case. DPP Abdul Malik Ayob, a member of the prosecution team in Zahid’s case, said this matter was now considered over…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu’s intention to work with other parties to ensure Umno and Barisan Nasional’s defeat in the next general election (GE15) is not in line with PAS’ spirit of Malay-Muslim cooperation, says a former leader in the Islamic party. Kuala Nerus MP Khairuddin Aman Razali pointed out that the…
KUALA LUMPUR: A girl with Down Syndrome, known as Bella, was in tears while getting her two wounded hands treated at Kuala Lumpur Hospital last year, the sessions court heard today. Plastic surgeon Dr Salmi Mohamed Shukur, 46, said Bella, a teenager, had been scalded on both hands. “Bella cried…
PUTRAJAYA – One in 20 children in Malaysia aged 5- to 9-years-old are estimated to have mental disorders including developmental disorders, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali. Speaking to reporters after launching the “Malaysia Country Report and Infographic: Strengthening Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Systems and Services…
PUTRAJAYA – The Federal Court has set September 28 for case management of the leave to appeal application filed by non-governmental organisation Family Frontiers and six Malaysian mothers against the Court of Appeal’s ruling denying automatic citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers with foreign spouses. One of their…
KUALA LUMPUR – The ceiling price of RM9.40/kg for local whole fresh chicken will not be raised after August 31 while the 3 sen subsidy for eggs will remain, said Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He said the cabinet also agreed that only certain…
KUALA LUMPUR – Disgraced and imprisoned former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s patronship of the prestigious Royal Lake Club has been revoked. In a letter emailed to club members, club president Manjeet Singh Dhillon said the decision had been reached during a general committee meeting on August 25. “Pursuant…
KUALA LUMPUR – Several court officers have provided their statements to police in connection with a leaked document allegedly containing the judgement for Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s RM1.25 billion corruption case. Sentul district police chief Beh Eng Lai confirmed with The Vibes that all those called in for questioning were,…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ruled that an injured car passenger seeking to obtain damages for accident injuries must first prove that his claim falls within the ambit of the vehicle’s motor insurance policy. A three-member bench chaired by Has Zanah Mehat said the applicant, Chen Boon Kwee, must…
SANDAKAN: An assistant district education officer has been arrested for allegedly abusing his position by appointing his nephew’s company for a RM50,000 school canteen contract. The man, in his 40s, was arrested at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s Sandakan office at 11am today when he came to give his statement. Sabah…
GEORGE TOWN: A teenage girl died after falling from her home on the 11th floor of a condominium building in Persiaran Bayan Indah, Bayan Baru, near here today. The mother of the 13-year-old girl found her daughter’s body on the roof of the condominium building’s parking area at about 6.30am.…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has “given his commitment” that the coming general election will not be held in 2023, says Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan. “It’s very clear that the elections will be held this year, and if it’s this year, we can’t be holding it in…
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Malaya has denied allegations that a PhD student’s research work had been stolen by his supervisor without permission. The university said today a police report has been lodged to deny the student’s claims, and appropriate legal action was being considered. The statement said the PhD candidate had…