PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ruled that the sessions court in Kuala Lumpur can try civil and criminal cases from any part of the peninsula. Judge Nordin Hassan said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has not limited the jurisdiction of the lower court in the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur…
PETALING JAYA: Petronas forecasts it will be able to contribute between RM55 billion and RM59 billion to the federal government this year, says economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed. In a written parliamentary reply to opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (PH-Port Dickson), Mustapa said this sum includes contributions in the form of…
KUALA LUMPUR: Standup comedian Rizal van Geyzel was slapped with three charges of posting insulting remarks on social media platforms at the cyber crime sessions court here this morning. The Crackhouse Comedy Club co-founder pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before judge Nor Hasniah Abdul Razak.…
PETALING JAYA: The Attorney-General’s Chambers will review all the 30 investigation papers into cases of custodial deaths from January 2015 to September 2021 classified as “no further action”, says law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. In a written parliamentary reply to R Sivasara (PH-Sungai Buloh), Wan Junaidi said this was…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will be among the least competitive nations for investors and highly skilled professionals if it does not solve its human trafficking problem, rights activists have warned. They said the government must be serious in working to improve the country’s ranking in the US State Department’s annual human…
PETALING JAYA: Lim Guan Eng has denied that he opposed Maszlee Malik’s plan to give free meals to school children when Pakatan Harapan was in power, saying he and other Cabinet members wanted a programme targeted to the truly needy. The DAP chairman said the Cabinet, supporting a targeted system,…
PETALING JAYA: “Small hydro” run of river (RoR) projects should be prioritised over dams in growing Malaysia’s reliance on hydroelectric power as they are less detrimental to the environment, says a renewable energy activist. Adrian Lasimbang, an advocate for renewable energy, said RoR technology meant there was no need to…
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has labelled Nurul Izzah Anwar’s appointment as one of PKR vice-presidents a “compromise” to prevent any rifts from widening following the party’s recent contentious polls. Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara believes that this “compromise” was reached between party president Anwar Ibrahim and his newly elected…
PETALING JAYA: Activists and analysts have spoken against proposals to make voting compulsory, saying voters also have the right to abstain from the process. Bersih chairman Thomas Fann and Undi18 co-founder Qyira Yusri said it was not right to penalise people for not exercising their right to vote. “Bersih disagrees…
PETALING JAYA: The 2016 government ruling that Malaysians form at least 80% of the workforce in manufacturing companies by the end of this year has officially been postponed to December 2024. In a letter to all the related associations, international trade and industry ministry (Miti) deputy secretary-general (industry) Norazman Ayob…
KOTA KINABALU – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) dan Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) telah menyempurnakan pemeteraian perjanjian penyelidikan berkaitan penyelidikan kimia dan farmakologi terhadap produk ubatan semula jadi di Sabah. Perjanjian itu telah ditandatangani oleh Naib Canselor Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam, Profesor Datuk Ts. Dr. Hajah Roziah Mohd Janor…
KOTA KINABALU: Seramai 100 pelajar berumur 13-17 tahun menyertai program bersempena National Science Challenge (NSC) 2022 peringkat negeri Sabah baru-baru ini. Program anjuran Akademi Sains Negara (ASM) dengan kerjasama Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi (KSTI) Sabah serta Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) berlangsung secara fizikal bertempat di U-Science, Perpustakaan UMS pada…
PETALING JAYA: Kuala Nerus Umno chief Apli Yusoff has been appointed chairman of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), effective July 18. PTPTN said Apli would helm the post for two years after taking over from Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan, whose tenure ended on June 17.…
PETALING JAYA: The top 20 (T20) is enjoying some RM8 billion in fuel subsidies compared to the RM6 billion enjoyed by the bottom 40 (B40), finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz revealed today. Tengku Zafrul, who previously lamented that the blanket subsidies were benefiting the rich more than the poor, said…
PETALING JAYA: The seizure of Petronas assets in Azerbaijan by the alleged heirs to the Sulu sultanate has raised key questions surrounding sovereignty and security in Sabah, says former foreign minister Anifah Aman. He said that while the Cabinet has set up a task force to investigate the matter, and…
PETALING JAYA: Ensuring clean water supply for millions of households every day is no easy feat, even for the country’s largest sewerage service company, Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Sdn Bhd. Since its establishment in 1994, IWK has operated and maintained more than 7,000 public sewage treatment plants (STPs) and 20,000km…
PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP has said that with the passing of an anti-hopping law, political manoeuvres to change a government using a “numbers game” such as the “2020 Sheraton Move” will be unlikely. Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming said the bill that will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat…
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has dismissed the notion that Umno’s push for an early general election will be derailed if it fails to get the green light to postpone party polls. Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir said this was because Umno grassroots were supportive of leaders who were…
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-five passengers had a narrow escape when the express bus they were travelling in skidded and overturned at Jalan Damansara here early this morning. A Kuala Lumpur fire and rescue department spokesman said 18 personnel from the Hang Tuah and Sentul fire and rescue stations rushed to the…
PETALING JAYA: Pejuang has closed the door on discussions with Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) about the “big tent” approach ahead of the next general election (GE15). Pejuang chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this was due to differing views among the various coalition partners and the lack of…