PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has again voiced his disappointment with the government’s decision to reach a settlement with Apandi Ali over the “unlawful sacking” of the former attorney-general (AG). Citing the judgment in Apandi’s failed defamation suit against DAP’s Lim Kit Siang, Mahathir said it was…
PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak’s lead counsel has argued that the chief justice’s allowing of adjournments for the Bar’s “Walk of Justice” was further evidence of her bias in the former prime minister’s SRC International appeal. Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said the adjournments granted for the event, in support of judge Nazlan…
PUTRAJAYA: Lawyer Shafee Abdullah has requested that the Federal Court give him a short adjournment of “less than 24 hours” to enable him to prepare his arguments in Najib Razak’s bid to recuse Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat from hearing the SRC International appeal. Shafee, who made a dramatic…
PETALING JAYA: Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar says he will not be rushed into making a decision to change the state’s weekend back to Saturday and Sunday. Sultan Ibrahim said he wanted the government to focus on the state’s economic growth for the benefit of the people while he deliberated…
PUTRAJAYA: Lawyer Shafee Abdullah has rejoined Najib Razak’s defence team three weeks after he was discharged as lead counsel for the former prime minister’s SRC International appeal. Shafee will assist Najib’s lead counsel, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, in Najib’s recusal application. After proceedings resumed following a short break, Hisyam told…
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional (BN) can form the federal government in the next general election (GE15) if it captures 16 parliamentary seats in Perak, says BN deputy chairman Mohamad Hasan. “We have made the calculations, BN can form the government after GE15 if we get these seats,” he said in…
PETALING JAYA: Retail king Ameer Ali Mydin has welcomed the government’s decision to maintain the ban on chicken exports for another month or two, but wants Putrajaya to also tackle the current shortage of eggs in the local market. The managing director of the Mydin retail chain said the “massive…
PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak has sought to recuse Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat from the Federal Court panel hearing his final appeal in the SCR International corruption case. Lead counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik told the court the defence filed the application last night. He said a copy of the…
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia hopes to speed up the revival of the high-speed rail (HSR) project with Singapore, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. He said transport minister Wee Ka Siong was in talks with his Singaporean counterpart, S Iswaran, on the matter. During a question-and-answer session with the foreign media and…
PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak has arrived at the Palace of Justice to chants of “Bossku” ahead of his final appeal hearing against his conviction in the SRC International case. The former prime minister’s supporters had gathered at the entrance from 8am, chanting “Hidup Bossku” and “Justice for Najib”. When Najib arrived…
PUTRAJAYA: Global economic pressures could accelerate the timeline for the next general election, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob suggested in an interview yesterday. “If the economy is not going to be good, we cannot drag (the elections) until next year or it would backfire on the government,” he told Nikkei…
PETALING JAYA: A recent claim blaming corruption on the non-Bumiputera-Muslim community won’t annoy Pakatan Harapan supporters to the extent of punishing the opposition over its political pact with the current government. Abdul Hadi Awang’s recent claim was consistent with the PAS president’s statements in the past criticising the non-Malay-Muslim community…
KOTA KINABALU: Sektor Hatceri Krustasia, Institut Penyelidikan Marin Borneo (IPMB) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) akan mengadakan Kursus Pembenihan Ketam Bakau Siri 1/2022 pada 6 -7 September 2022. Menurut kenyataan IPMB, kursus tersebut akan dilaksanakan secara hibrid bermula pukul 8.00 pagi hingga 4.00 petang. “Pada hari pertama, ia akan dilangsungkan secara…
PETALING JAYA: The problem of citizenship for children born overseas to Malaysian mothers can be resolved by the government amending the Federal Constitution, says Attorney-General Idrus Harun. “It has to be done by the government, not me,” he said while attending a Malaysian Family symposium in Putrajaya, Harian Metro reported.…
TAIPING: The Perak state executive council has approved in principle a local private company’s proposal for a cargo rail line from Kanthan, Chemor to Lumut port. However, the project has yet to be approved, said menteri besar Saarani Mohamad. He said the proposal was tabled in April. “There were no…
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu members and grassroots leaders must not blame party president Muhyiddin Yassin for failing to obtain the deputy prime minister’s post for the party, said a Bersatu leader. Bersatu Supreme Council member Razali Idris said Muhyiddin had done his best during multiple rounds of negotiations but the appointment…
PETALING JAYA: Three Malay leaders from DAP have hit out at Abdul Hadi Awang for linking corruption to race after the PAS president cast non-Muslims and non-Bumiputeras as being at the root of corruption. DAP central committee members Young Syefura Othman, Syahredzan Johan and Sheik Umar Bagharib Ali asked Hadi…
KUANTAN: Pahang Perikatan Nasional will form a committee in every parliamentary constituency in the state to coordinate party matters for the 15th general election, said its chairman Saifuddin Abdullah. He said there was a good chance of the coalition doing well and increasing its share of seats. But the coalition…
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has yet to submit its investigation papers on Court of Appeal judge Nazlan Ghazali to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). As such, Attorney-General Idrus Harun said he could not confirm the authenticity of a leaked document purportedly of MACC’s probe papers into Nazlan. “I don’t…
PUTRAJAYA: Ninety-two per cent of the 57,355 backlogged non-Covid-19 cases recorded in government hospitals across the country up to September last year have been resolved to date. Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the ministry was now trying to settle the 4,833 remaining cases as soon as possible. He said the…
