SHAH ALAM, Aug 5 – Newly elected Sungai Kandis State Assemblyman, Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni again gave his assurance that all general election pledges to help the people in the constituency will be implemented as soon as possible. Mohd Zawawi, who won the by-election for the Sungai Kandis state seat with
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 4 –The launching of the Nasional month and Kibar Jalur Germilang was officiated by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad with around 35 thousand crowd were gathered at Esplanade here this evening. Heart shape (Love) fireworks was displayed to vow as the starting of the event. A host
SHAH ALAM, Aug 4 –PKR retained the Sungai Kandis State Assembly Seat in the by-election for the constituency with a majority of 5,842 votes. PKR candidate Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni polled 15,427 votes while Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Lokman Noor Adam obtained 9,585 votes while Independent candidate K. Murthy
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 – The operator of Raj’s Banana Leaf Restaurant in Bangsar was fined RM5,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for failing to report the details of the employment of two foreign workers. Magistrate Wong Chai Sia sentenced Intercompass Sdn Bhd as the owner of the restaurant, after
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 – Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Deputy Minister, Sim Tze Tzin, Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah and activist Mandeep Singh were today discharged and acquitted of charges for taking part in a street protest, #KitaLawan in the federal capital three years ago. Magistrate Maizatul Munirah Abd Rahman
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 3 – The Penang government and the private sector need to work together as one machinery to help the low-income group, particularly in building more affordable homes. Penang Yang Dipertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas said the state government should continue to focus on the need of the
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 – The minimum wage rate of RM1,500 expected to be gazetted this month has received mixed reactions from different organisations within the country. Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) president Datuk Abdul Halim Mansor said it fully supported the increase in minimum wage increase over the next five
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the PKR candidate for the Sungai Kandis by-election this Saturday stood a very good chance of retaining the seat for Pakatan Harapan. The Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman said that based on the results of the 14th General Election, the
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 – Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) has been exempted from implementing the open tender process to procure programmes from local production companies, Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said today. The exemption was to enable the local production companies which had received the letter of intent for RTM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 – Attorney-General Tommy Thomas will not handle the corruption case of former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in order to avoid a conflict of interest, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said today. It said in a statement that the Attorney-General recused himself from all deliberations and will not
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 – Sale of tickets for KTM Intercity and Electric Train Service (ETS) operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), has been extended until Nov 14. KTMB in a statement today said the train schedules will remain unchanged. Tickets can be purchased from KTMB counters, via online through KTMB
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 2 – Datuk Law Choo Kiang was today elected as the Speaker of the Penang Legislative Assembly for the second consecutive term. He was nominated by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and seconded by Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman when the assembly convened for
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 – The uniforms of air steward and stewardess or flight attendants of airline companies in the country should be in compliance with the criteria stipulated by the aviation authority, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said it also depended on the policy of the airline companies concerned
SEREMBAN, Aug 1 – The bidding for the special “Malaysia” series of vehicle plate numbers is open from today until Aug 15, with the minimum price of RM10,000 for premier number 1 to 10. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the public could start bidding for the special plate numbers
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 – Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has agreed to bring the haj quota issue involving 1,200 pilgrims who received the offer letters to perform haj under the Special 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Haj Programme to the attention of the Cabinet. The minister’s agreement came
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 1 – Several roads around the Esplanade here will be closed and diverted from tomorrow until Sunday for the launching of the 2018 National Month and Fly Jalur Gemilang Campaign which will be officiated by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday night. Northeast district police chief
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 – Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said today he was unaware of any instruction to terminate the subscription of the Utusan Malaysia newspaper by the ministry but did not discount the possibility it could be a cost-saving measure. He said he would have to find out from
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 31 – The Customs Department expects to automatically migrate companies that have registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime to the Sales and Service Tax (SST) beginning tomorrow and will alert them via email, Customs director-general Datuk Seri Subromaniam Tholasy said. He said the department has
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 31 – The Finance Ministry tabled the Goods and Services Tax (GST) (Repeal) Bill 2018 for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. The bill, tabled by Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah, seek to provide that any liability incurred may be enforced or any goods and
SINGAPORE, Jul 31 – Bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore are at a very good level, said Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. He said both governments saw the issues of the High Speed Rail (HSR) project and the 1962 water agreement as matters that needed to be tackled but nevertheless should not
