KUALA LUMPUR: Puteri Umno has urged party leaders not to field sexist and racist candidates in the coming general election, saying the wing will refuse to back them. The wing’s chief, Zahida Zarik Khan, said they will always work hard to ensure victory for Barisan Nasional (BN), provided that election…
JOHOR BAHRU: Eleven suspected members of Ah Long (loan shark) syndicates have been arrested in raids around Pelangi Indah here and Iskandar Puteri. They were believed to have set fire and splashed paint on the houses of victims to intimidate those unable to repay their loans. Johor police chief Kamarul…
PETALING JAYA: A final decision on an electricity rebate for 1 million customers affected by a power outage on Wednesday will depend on the outcome of an investigation being carried out, the energy ministry said yesterday. The investigation is expected to be completed within a month. Energy minister Takiyuddin Hassan…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR leader has questioned whether Johor Umno deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed had even read the political memorandum of understanding when alleging that July 31 was the last day of the agreement. “How is he supposed to be a leader when he cannot understand a basic thing?”…
PETALING JAYA: Johor DAP has hailed Umno’s support of legislation to ban party hopping, saying it proved that politics in the country had changed. “When an old, hegemonic party like Umno also understands the importance of creating new rules to protect democracy and the people’s mandate, it shows that a…
PETALING JAYA: Police say a man who made the azan – the Islamic call to prayer – at a Chinese temple in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, is mentally unwell. Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief Tan Cheng San said they received a report on a video uploaded on a Facebook page…
PETALING JAYA: On Jan 26, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced what is arguably one of the most ambitious plans for public health that the government has embarked on. The plan, dubbed the Generational End Game (GEG), will ban the use, possession and sale of cigarettes and vape products for those…
PETALING JAYA: Selangor MCA has suggested the price of affordable homes in Selangor be reduced by 50% if Barisan Nasional manages to win power in the state at the coming general election. Selangor MCA chief Ng Chok Sin suggested the price of affordable homes built under a state government programme…
GEORGE TOWN: A marine expert believes that the path to saving Batu Ferringhi beach from further erosion lies in marine plants and more independent studies on water flow. This follows a collective panic by residents and tourists who saw strong waves “eating up” an entire stretch of Penang’s prized beachfront.…
KUALA LUMPUR: Claims that the implementation of the School Based Assessment (PBS) was made in haste to replace the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) and Form 3 Assessment (PT3) are not true, says education minister Radzi Jidin. He said the PBS had been implemented since 2011 at the primary school…
KUALA LUMPUR: The sessions court has allowed Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) president Peter Anthony a stay of conviction in his forgery case pending his appeal to the High Court. Judge Azura Alwi said she allowed the application after going through the affidavits, case laws as well as the written…
PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases dropped from 29,886 to 28,339 – or 5.2% – last week from the week before, said health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his update for the week ending July 30, Noor Hisham said the number admitted to public hospitals and quarantine…
PETALING JAYA: Two doctors’ groups have clashed over the Generational End Game (GEG) bill, with one calling for caution over the proposed law and the other urging Putrajaya to press on with the bill. Citing similar initiatives by Australia and New Zealand to bring about a generational ban on the…
PETALING JAYA: Bakri MP Yeo Bee Yin has posed several questions regarding the effectiveness of the Generational End Game (GEG) bill, especially since MPs have been given such a short time span to debate the proposed legislation. Comparing Malaysia’s bill to that of New Zealand’s, Yeo pointed out that MPs…
SUNGAI SIPUT: A private nurse was charged in the magistrates’ court here today over the death of an eight-month-old baby boy last week. T Rebekal, 30, nodded after the charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, was read out to her before magistrate Nurul Asyifa Redzuan.…
PETALING JAYA: A community leader has called for transparent and independent assessments and analyses of a proposed northern Kuala Lumpur highway scheduled to take off in 2024. Bukit Antarabangsa community leader Dr Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman said the local councils in Ampang Jaya and Selayang should be allowed to appoint…
PETALING JAYA: Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s special officer, Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, says those from Umno who criticised and accused the prime minister of sabotaging the party were wrong to doubt him. Citing the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) approval of Umno’s application to amend its constitution and postpone its party elections, Kamarul…
PETALING JAYA: A health think tank has urged Putrajaya to ensure sufficient checks and balances are in place to prevent heavy-handed enforcement or human rights violations in its Generational End Game (GEG) bill. The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy also urged careful consideration of the bill, saying MPs…
PETALING JAYA: Housewives do not carry out work for wages and cannot be compared with paid employees, says the Social Security Organisation (Socso). It said it was wrong to compare the RM600 “presumed work value” of housewives under the Housewives’ Social Security Bill 2022 (SKSSR) with the RM1,500 minimum wage…
PETALING JAYA: Wilfred Madius Tangau has hit back at Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Maximus Ongkili for the latter’s comments regarding former assemblyman Payar Juman and Upko’s exit from Barisan Nasional (BN). In a statement, the Upko president said that it was not just his party that left BN, stating…