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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:43:50 +0800
GE15: BN needs mandate from Johoreans for continuous state development, says MB
KULAI, Sept 6 — Barisan Nasional (BN) needs the mandate of the people of Johor in the 15th General Election (GE15) to en...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:30:33 +0800
Najib had RM3m credit limit for two Ambank credit cards, spent RM100,000 in a few months in 2011, bank’s former senior veep tells court
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had two credit cards with a combined credit limit of...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:56:50 +0800
Sarawak on track to reaching goal of 7,000 telco towers by 2030, says state minister
KUCHING, Sept 6 — Efforts to complete the construction of 7,000 telecommunications towers across the state and installin...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:41:05 +0800
Appellate court bins trio’s appeal in challenge against khat in vernacular schools
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 6 — Three individuals lost their appeal to get leave to commence judicial review in their bid to challen...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:31:48 +0800
Johor cops seize smuggled cigarettes worth RM7.7m
JOHOR BARU, Sept 6 — Police seized 1,029 boxes of smuggled cigarettes worth RM7.7 million, including tax, in a raid on a...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:27:46 +0800
Calling Umno ‘totally corrupt’, Dr Mahathir says Najib’s jailing unlikely to cleanse party
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today described Umno as “totally corrupt”, and that the conviction and ja...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:17:48 +0800
Ex-MoF officer: Najib-signed letter of support for 1MDB’s US$3b fundraising made Malaysian govt appear weak
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — The fact that the Finance Ministry’s letter of support was needed for a US$3 billion (RM13.4 bill...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:05:48 +0800
Clear evidence Zahid knew purpose of UKSB cash payments, prosecutor says in foreign visa trial
SHAH ALAM, Sept 6 — Evidence has overwhelmingly shown Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi knowingly exceeded his official func...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:03:39 +0800
With eye on GE15, GTA sends registration application to RoS
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Malay nationalist political coalition Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) submitted its registration papers t...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:31:10 +0800
Telecommunications company irix launches 700km Batam Sarawak Internet Cable System
KUCHING, Sept 6 — Sarawak-based telecommunications company, irix, which is the corporate brand identity of PP Telecommun...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:09:06 +0800
Johor cops nab KL man for alleged nude video extortion
BATU PAHAT, Sept 6 — Police here believe they have crippled a nationwide nude video extortion racket, following the arre...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:03:06 +0800
Agong grants audience to Singapore’s DPM Lawrence Wong
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today granted an aud...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:38:17 +0800
Govt to set up national centre to empower sustainable development goals programmes, says PM Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — The government will set up a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Centre to empower and intensify...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:07:04 +0800
JB city council enforcer assaulted over goods seizure
JOHOR BARU, Sept 6 — A Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) assistant enforcement officer was attacked by a shop manager durin...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:43:34 +0800
In visa corruption trial, prosecutor urges court to see Zahid’s actions as public servant demanding cash
SHAH ALAM, Sept 6 — Prosecutors today urged the High Court to regard Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as a public servant a...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:40:39 +0800
Forty-five million passenger records from Malindo Air data leak in 2019 appear on online forum
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Data breaches are getting very rampant these days and it is no surprise that there’s also an incr...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:08:14 +0800
Khairy vows to make Sabah, Sarawak centrepiece of Health White Paper
KUCHING, Sept 6 — Sarawak needs to be the centrepiece of the Health White Paper (HWP) in ensuring that accessibility is...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:03:52 +0800
Khairy promises increased transparency on permanent posts for house officers
KUCHING, Sept 6 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has asked for a task force to be set up to enable house officers (HO...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:22:47 +0800
Report: Malaysian businessman ‘Fat Leonard’ escapes house arrest in San Diego, ahead of sentencing in US Navy bribery scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian military contractor who was placed under house arrest after...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:44:44 +0800
Report: Malaysia to end mandatory death and whipping sentences by 2023, says law minister
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 6 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Ja...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:29:12 +0800
Guan Eng: Bank Negara should stop hiking OPR as it has no impact on inflation
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — DAP national chairman Lim Guan Eng today said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) should stop hiking its o...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0800
Leaving Khairy out in the cold for GE15 will hurt Umno’s prospects, analysts predict
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Neutral voters will view Umno more dimly in the 15th general election if they suspect its faction...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:33 +0800
One dead, another seriously injured in Perak fish bomb mishap 
IPOH, Sept 5 — One man was killed while another was seriously injured when a homemade bomb exploded at Lata Kekabu Recre...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:24:30 +0800
UN experts rap Malaysia for denying women automatic right to pass on citizenship like men
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Several United Nations (UN) experts criticised Malaysia’s Court of Appeal today for reversing a d...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:35:35 +0800
In Sarawak, three men killed as cement mixer truck plunges into ravine
KAPIT, Sept 5 — Three men were killed after the cement mixer truck they were riding in plunged into a ravine at Jalan Me...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:06:43 +0800
Cuepacs urges govt department to make Socso contributions for contract, temporary staff
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has urged a govern...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 23:00:25 +0800
GRS welcomes local parties to join coalition, says its chairman
LAHAD DATU, Sept 5 — Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) welcomes local parties to join the coalition and work together to devel...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 22:00:39 +0800
Former CJ among three appointed as members of Judicial Appointments Commission
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed three individuals, including former Chief...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:58:02 +0800
Singapore DPM Lawrence Wong calls on PM Ismail Sabri in Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today received a courtesy call from visiting Singapore...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:20:42 +0800
SM Faisal’s ex-wife fails to challenge committal proceedings at Shariah court
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The former wife of businessman, Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin Kamal failed to obtain permission f...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:57:39 +0800
Senior minister: Locker installation in Malaysian primary schools to roll out by end of Sept
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 — The first phase of lockers in primary schools with two sessions will be installed at the end of this...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:52:15 +0800
At Najib’s 1MDB trial, defence questions go unanswered as MoF ex-official gripped by failure to recall
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — A prosecution witness who previously worked in the Finance Ministry told the High Court repeatedl...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:43:46 +0800
Khairy: Malaysia’s genome variations ideal for clinical trial site
KUCHING, Sept 5 — The genome variations of Malaysia from its diverse population offers the best and most ideal site for...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:05:47 +0800
Shahrir Samad did not know source of RM1m received from Najib, witness tells court
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — A bank manager told the High Court here that Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad did not know from where for...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:43:44 +0800
MB: Selangor to carry out Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve degazettement to avoid lawsuit
SHAH ALAM, Sept 5 — The Selangor government will carry out the degazettement of Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve to avoid t...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:13:51 +0800
In Ipoh, charred remains of senior citizen found inside house razed by fire
IPOH, Sept 5 — The charred remains of an elderly man was found inside a house that was razed by fire in Jalan Menglembu...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:11:10 +0800
Penang hoping Tuan Ibrahim can solve Kedah-Penang water issue, says CM
BALIK PULAU, Sept 5 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow is hoping that Water and Environment Minister, Datuk Seri Tuan...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:52:58 +0800
Railway Assets Corporation agrees to build fenced walkway near Padang Besar ICQS Complex, says home minister
PADANG BESAR, Sept 5 — The Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) has agreed to build a fenced walkway without crossing the Pa...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:49:13 +0800
Khairy: Health Ministry upgrades two health clinics, hospital in Simunjan, Sarawak
SIMUNJAN, Sept 5 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has taken immediate action to upgrade facilities at Semera and Sadong Jaya...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:31:04 +0800
Bar Council backs chairman facing threats of defamation action from Najib’s lawyers
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The Bar Council expressed its unanimous support today for Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah ove...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:08:04 +0800
Kit Siang: With four 1MDB cases pending, will Najib seek a pardon every time?
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid for a royal pardon almost immediately after hi...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:01:37 +0800
Home minister: Premium visa programme receives 20,000 applications on first day
ARAU, Sept 5 — The premium visa programme (PVIP) has been a huge success, with the Home Ministry (KDN) receiving 20,000...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:56:51 +0800
Bill on climate change to be tabled in Parliament next year, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The bill on climate change is expected to be finalised at the end of this year and will be tabled...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:51:42 +0800
Cradle Fund CEO’s murder verdict: Oct 31 set for another case management in prosecution’s appeal against Samirah, teenagers’ acquittal  
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 — The Court of Appeal has fixed October 31 for another case management in the prosecution’s appeal aga...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:43:09 +0800
DAP’s Chin Tong: Pakatan must win at least 80 seats in peninsula to have chance at taking Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, September 5 — DAP deputy secretary-general Liew Chin Tong said Pakatan Harapan (HP) must strive to win at...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:32:22 +0800
You’re why PAS can’t break into non-Muslim seats, Kit Siang tells Hadi
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang was the very reason why his party was not making headway o...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:26:19 +0800
Using selective prosecution as legal defence will cause ‘floodgate of litigation’, High Court told in Zahid’s foreign visa trial
SHAH ALAM, Sept 5 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi cannot use selective prosecution as a defence in his bribery case in c...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:13:09 +0800
Khairy in Seremban? Bring it, says DAP’s Anthony Loke
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said he was confident of prevailing over any challenger in the...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:09:24 +0800
Anwar calls PAS’ ‘kingmaker’ bid in GE15 as a ‘threat’ against govt stability
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — PAS should not be put in a position where it can play “kingmaker” in deciding the next federal go...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:47:06 +0800
Anwar says weighing between defending Port Dickson and running for Tambun in GE15
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim might not defend his Port Dickson parliamentary seat i...



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