KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad performed Aidilfitri prayers today at the National Mosque along with thousands of worshippers. Dr Mahathir, attired in his favourite purple Baju Melayu, arrived at the mosque with his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, at 8.20 am. Defence Minister Mohamad
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 – Barisan Nasional (BN) was dealt another blow when four of its Sarawak component parties decided on a divorce and left the coalition after 45 years of a bittersweet union. With the departure of PBB, PRS, PDP and SUPP, BN is now officially disbanded in the state
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jun 14 – Nearly 22,300 residents in two districts in Terengganu will experience water supply disruption during the coming Aidilfitri celebration. Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn Bhd (SATU) chief executive officer Ir Atemin Sulong said the water supply disruption would affect 17,500 residents in Kuala Terengganu district
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 – DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today urged the people to make the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government their platform to voice out. Lim in his party’s Aidilfitri message said this was to enable them and their children and grandchildren to together partake in the nation’s progress
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 – The United Kingdom (UK) has expressed its willingness to assist Malaysia to recover its illegal assets in the country, said High Commissioner to Malaysia Vicki Treadell. Treadell, who met with Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin today, said the UK would support the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 13 – The emergence of a new Malaysia after the May 9 polls is akin to the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng during a meeting with Germany’s Ambassador to Malaysia Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff today. This is the best way “to
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 13 – A stricter monitoring, including with the use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera, will be carried out along the North South Expressway during this Aidilfitri festive season to identity errant motorists, especially those using the emergency lane. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said 150 CCTVs ,
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 13 – The Communications and Multimedia Ministry is inviting the public to create a logo that can be used for this year’s National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations. It said in a statement that they could send the logo, created on the theme of ‘Sayangi Malaysiaku’ (Love My Malaysia),
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 13 – Traffic is slow on major roads as at 9.40am, according to PLUS Malaysia Berhad. The affected routes include Sungkai to Tapah and onwards to Gopeng in Perak, Rawang Selatan and Sungai Buaya. “Traffic is also reported to be slow from Taiping Utara to Bukit Merah in Perak
KANGAR, Jun 13 – The Perlis branch of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) detained two bus drivers who tested positive for syabu (methamphetamine) in an operation, dubbed ‘Op Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2018’, at the Bukit Lagi Bus Terminal here today. Its director, Shahrul Azhar Md Dali said the men, in their
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 12 – Umno said it will maintain good relations with the four Sarawak parties that left the Sarawak Barisan Nasional today and grouped under the new Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. Umno Information Chief Tan Sri Annuar Musa said Umno was prepared to establish cooperation with the GPS leadership
TOKYO, Jun 12 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that having a new national car project would help boost Malaysia’s engineering capability. The Prime Minister noted that when he first started the Proton car project back in the 1980s, Malaysia had no knowledge whatsoever about how to build cars but gradually acquired
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 12 – Assets seized from 1Malaysia Development Bhd will be monetised and returned to Malaysia as early as possible, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in his Twitter account after meeting with United States Ambassador to Malaysia Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir. During the meeting, both discussed matters of importance
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 12 – Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today expressed gratitude to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, for initiating a 10% reduction to His Majesty’s salary and emoluments to help alleviate the federal government debt. He said that in the midst of worries over the country’s debt of
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 12 – Property developer, Mah Sing Group Bhd, donated RM3 million to Tabung Harapan Malaysia today. In a statement, Group Managing Director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum said the move was part of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative. “For the first time in Malaysia’s history, we are seeing
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 12 – The Penang state government welcomes open discourse on the projects it implements including the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow . He was responding to the Penang Forum’s article titled ‘Call for review of mega project: Penang Transport Master Plan’ dated
TOKYO, Jun 11 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed his ambition to start a new national car project. He pointed out that Proton, which he launched, was no longer a national car. “Our ambition is to start a (new) national car with partners in the region,” he said, mentioning
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 11 – Motorists using the North-South Expressway (PLUS) and East Coast Highway 2 (LPT2) will enjoy a 50% discount in toll charges on Wednesday and Thursday (June 13 and 14) in conjunction with Aidilfitri. PLUS Malaysia Bhd in a statement today said the discount would be effective from 12.01am
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 11 – Sultan Muhammad V has offered to take a 10 per cent cut of his salary and emoluments throughout his reign till 2021 as Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Istana Negara Comptroller Datuk Wan Ahmad Dahlan Ab Aziz in a statement issued today, said Sultan Muhammad V was
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 11 – Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has reiterated that he did not receive any benefits or steal money from 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) or from any other parties. He is also confident that if he is charged relating to 1MDB case or on political
