PETALING JAYA: An academic has cautioned Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi against pushing Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to call for a general election before the year’s end. Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid of Universiti Sains Malaysia said any move Zahid made to push for early polls could boomerang on him,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak has arrived at the High Court here for his 1MDB audit report tampering trial. This is the second time that he is appearing in the High Court here to answer 1MDB-related charges since his jailing on Tuesday. He was seen alighting from a…
PUTRAJAYA: Sabah’s plan to take over utility firm Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) is now in motion, with the state also planning to set up its own energy commission. This comes following a series of high-powered meetings held by a steering committee consisting of representatives from the Energy and Natural…
BENTONG: An international drug smuggling and local distribution syndicate was successfully busted with the arrest of two durian farmers and another man that led to the seizure of drugs, believed to be syabu, weighing 841.06kg and worth RM30.8 million. Pahang police chief Ramli Yoosuf said the three local men, aged…
PETALING JAYA: An economist has criticised the use of e-vouchers and e-wallets for targeted subsidies, labelling it “stupid”. Geoffrey Williams of the Malaysia University of Science and Technology said such e-wallets would be inaccessible to the lower income group and that the system could be prone to corrupt practices. “Despite…
GEORGE TOWN: Lim Guan Eng tonight recalled a joke he shared with the prime minister which, he said, was now “ironic”, after an Umno leader said the party no longer needed a “poster boy”. The DAP chairman said he had met Ismail Sabri Yaakob in Parliament after the Johor elections…
PETALING JAYA: The government has yet to engage opposition parties on the political funding bill although it is expected to be tabled in Parliament in two months, the DAP claimed. The party’s policy bureau urged Putrajaya to discuss the matter as the bill was an important piece of legislation. “According…
KUALA LUMPUR: A witness told the High Court that the former 1MDB chief executive officer never entertained requests from officials from the Minister of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc) for documents related to the joint-venture deal between 1MDB and PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI). In fact, Siti Zauyah Mohd Desa, 63, who…
PETALING JAYA: The leader of a group of Umno supporters who submitted a petition to Istana Negara yesterday said it was never intended to be a gathering. “I did not hold a gathering. A lot of people just came,” said Pertubuhan Jalinan Perpaduan Negara president Syed Mohammad Imran Syed Abdul…
KUALA LUMPUR: The importance of tolerance and respect for religious sensitivity in Malaysia seemed to have escaped Muslim preacher Zakir Naik when he gave a speech in Kota Bharu three years ago, the High Court was told today. Penang deputy chief minister II, P Ramasamy, said Naik was instead insensitive…
JOHOR BAHRU: Police have arrested eight men, including four “Datuks”, for suspected involvement in the illegal transfer of three plots of government land worth more than RM100 million in Kluang. Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the three pieces of land, totalling 1,699.68ha, were worth just RM1.47 million when…
KOTA KINABALU: It is ironic that although the principle of gender equality is guaranteed under the Federal Constitution, there are still laws that discriminate against Malaysian women, says former Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina Liew. She said Malaysia had ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination…
TAWAU: Some 250 people joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) at Kg Titingan in the Apas state constituency here on Thursday. On hand to receive the membership forms from five village branch heads - Ridzkha Julhabiri, Aslinda Abdul Wahab, Alkadri Zairi, Irwan Mapiasah and Kismi Abdul - was PKR Central Leadership…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes there is a high chance that his political foe Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be accorded a royal pardon following his incarceration this week. The Pejuang chairman, however, did not provide any context to his claim or how he came…
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 12-year imprisonment will only strengthen Umno, said party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in quelling any suggestions that the political outfit will be incapacitated. In a message ostensibly targeted at party rivals, Zahid said opponents are hoping to smother Umno’s “fire” by putting…
KUALA LUMPUR: The participation of women in the country’s labour market is still low compared with other Southeast Asian countries, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. He said although females made up 47.7% or almost half of the Malaysian population in 2020, women’s participation in the labour force…
KUALA LUMPUR: An unnamed man caused a ruckus at the high court here earlier during Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial. The man had screamed and wailed at the members of the media who had been waiting at the complex lobby since morning for Najib’s first public…
KUALA LUMPUR: PAS remains adamant over cancelling scheduled concerts by international artistes, otherwise the Islamist party is threatening to hold protests nationwide. Party youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said these concerts are going against the norms and values of Muslims in Malaysia and that hedonism should not be allowed to…
KUALA LUMPUR: Although disgraced former prime minister was not welcomed by a few hundred of his supporters, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor turned up at the court complex here just past noon to lend Datuk Seri Najib Razak some support. Today marks Najib’s first appearance after spending two days…
PETALING JAYA: PAS Youth has warned of nationwide protests unless scheduled concerts featuring international artists are cancelled. Youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari called on the government to cancel such events as he said they encourage hedonism and were incompatible with the norms and values of Muslim life in Malaysia. “I…