PUTRAJAYA: The government has appealed to reverse a High Court ruling to allow three lawyers to refer constitutional questions concerning the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary to the Federal Court. Senior federal counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly said a notice had been filed with the Court of…
KUALA LUMPUR: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived here today as part of her official visit to four Asian countries. The special aircraft carrying Pelosi and her congressional delegation touched down at the Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Subang at about 10.30am amid tight security. Pelosi, 82,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have submitted the investigation paper (IP) involving a religious speaker suspected of raping an underage girl to the deputy public prosecutor’s office. Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Kassim told Bernama the IP was submitted today and that the police would await further instruction. Azmi was reported…
PUTRAJAYA: Dhaya Maju-LTAT Sdn Bhd’s lawsuit against the government over the termination of its Klang Valley Double Tracking Phase 2 (KVDT2) contract has come to an end. The Federal Court was told today the government has withdrawn an appeal related to the case, after both parties finalised their settlement. Senior…
PETALING JAYA: The finance ministry has yet to confirm whether it will be accepting Sarawak’s candidate to sit on the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) to ensure the state receives the right amount of its annual special grant. In a brief written parliamentary reply, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said the…
PETALING JAYA: The head of a major hypermarket chain has voiced concern that retailers will suffer huge losses because of the new ceiling price of cooking oil in 5kg bottles. Ameer Ali Mydin said big retailers like hypermarkets will not be able to sell off their existing stock before the…
PETALING JAYA: The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) did not liquidate any specific asset to fund the i-Lestari, i-Sinar and i-Citra schemes as well as the final one-off RM10,000 special withdrawal facility last April. In a written parliamentary reply, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said EPF had liquidated assets based on…
KUALA LUMPUR: Plantation industries and commodities minister Zuraida Kamaruddin says the delay in the intake of foreign workers is due to the new recruitment system that will be able to monitor the workers once they enter the country. Zuraida told the Dewan Rakyat the Foreign Worker Centralised Management System (FWCMS)…
KUALA LUMPUR: Labuan MP Rozman Isli’s corruption trial will be heard before the sessions court here this month. This comes after the High Court rejected the Warisan MP’s bid to transfer his power abuse case to a higher court. High Court judge Jamil Hussin dismissed his application on grounds that…
KUALA TERENGGANU: An oil palm plantation worker was fined RM10,000 and sentenced to 14 days’ jail by the sessions court here today after he pleaded guilty to offering a bribe of RM200 to a policeman in Kemaman last month. Judge Dazuki Ali, who handed down the sentence to Radzali Bahari,…
KUALA LUMPUR – Putrajaya has allocated RM216 million to compensate Orang Asli residents affected by the hydroelectric Nenggiri Dam project, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (Kota Baru-PAS). He told the Dewan Rakyat today that the 1,115 residents from nearby villages – Kg Kuala Wias, Pos…
MIRI – Sarawakians are urged to fill job vacancies in the state as migrant workers move to new projects in neighbouring Kalimantan, Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said. The Progressive Democratic Party president said there are many employment opportunities all over the state in the post-pandemic period, and…
KUALA LUMPUR – The Dewan Rakyat today conveyed its condolences to the family of former Bandar Tun Razak MP Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, who died last night. Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon conveyed the condolences on behalf of members of the House and its staff before…
SANDAKAN: Sabah Federation of Lorry Transport Associations president Steven Chua thanked Sandakan Member of Parliament Vivian Wong for her concern about the transportation sector but advised her to check her facts before raising issues (on the sector). Chua said this in respond to Vivian Wong’s recent statement regarding the plight…
KINABATANGAN: A woman was found dead yesterday, believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while fishing on a riverbank in Kampung Tanjung Bulat Sinar Jaya, Kota Kinabatangan, near here. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, said the body of the woman, identified as Norsila Sayong, 32,…
KOTA KINABALU: The government is carrying out all the strategies necessary to strengthen Sabah’s agricultural sector and ensure that food supplies like rice and milk remain stable. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said in terms of rice production, the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry has formulated four…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah celebrated the Warrior’s Day on Sunday that saw medical workers who combatted the Covid-19 pandemic standing side-by-side with other frontliner contingents. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor accompanied Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin at the ceremony that was held together with the launching…
KUALA LUMPUR: M Kula Segaran (PH-Ipoh Barat) has taken human resources minister M Saravanan to task for failing to provide an adequate answer to a question on the Human Resources Development Corporation’s (HRD Corp) spending for trips overseas. Last week, Kula sought answers over HRD Corp’s spending since 2020 for…
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Anti-hopping bills should be tabled at state assemblies in line with the one passed in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday, MCA president Wee Ka Siong said yesterday. He said that as MPs from both sides had supported the amendment to the Federal Constitution, it was only right for…
KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has no objection to tabling the anti-hopping bill at the state legislative assembly but further discussions are needed for this to happen, said the coalition’s secretary-general Masidi Manjun. Masidi, who is also state local government and housing minister, said obviously GRS component party leaders…