ALOR SETAR, Jun 5 – Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Mahathir said the appointment of Tommy Thomas as the new Attorney-General is in line with the federal government’s requirement. He said an attorney-general must be a competent, reputable and an excellent person to ensure success
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 5 – Former Umno Supreme Council member Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim yesterday officially became a member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu). Bersatu chairman cum Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad presented the membership card to Rais at the party’s breaking of fast event here last night. The handing
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 5 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today dismissed as untrue any opinion that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government will not safeguard Islam. He said this was because Islam was the official religion of the country embodied in the Federal Constitution and the government would continue to be
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 5 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has cautioned the public to be wary and not fall prey to dubious telephone calls claiming to be from the commission and asking for personal details, including classified information. In a statement here today, the MACC suspected the telephone calls might
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 – Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Tun Razak is required to be present at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya tomorrow. She is scheduled to turn up at 11am to assist in investigations related to the SRC
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 4 – Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) called on Muslim organisations, ministers, politicians and community leaders to stop seeking publicity for distribution of aid to needy Muslims during Ramadan. Its president, S. M. Mohamed Idris, said that it had become a recent practice to publicise widely the aid
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo has welcomed all suggestions to improve the live telecast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup over Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM). “Thanks to all who have offered suggestions to improve the 2018 World Cup broadcast. All suggestions most welcome!”
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 – The Pakatan Harapan government’s transparency and openness in revealing the actual debts incurred by the Federal Government will ultimately have a positive long-term impact on investors, especially foreign investors. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pix) said the recent fluctuations, especially on the local bourse, should not
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 – The open tender system adopted by the Pakatan Harapan government for all Federal and state projects will not sideline Bumiputera contractors, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said there was a lot of misconception among the people over the open tender system which they felt would
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 3 – Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the Pakatan Harapan government should conduct studies and provide a comprehensive explanation to the people on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project. He said the Barisan Nasional government had conducted years of studies and found
NILAI, Jun 3 – The abolishing of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a gift for the people in conjunction with the coming Aidilfitri celebration, said Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Aminuddin Harun. He hoped the move augured well for people and the country’s economy. “All traders should comply with the move
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 3 – Former Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said it is time for the concept of Malay supremacy to be replaced by Malaysian supremacy. She said the concept of Malay supremacy was unsuitable in today’s society and that priority should be given to the country. In
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 2 – The Transport Ministry has ordered the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to disallow road tax renewal for owners of vehicles with old Takata airbags. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the directive was with an immediate effect. “According to Honda (M) Sdn Bhd’s records, 71,315 of its
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 2 – The investigation process into the ‘red files’ that allegedly contain irregularities and scandals involving IMDB are still ongoing, according to Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the task to investigate has been assigned to an accounting firm and internal auditors to ensure a more comprehensive investigation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 2 – The government has decided to maintain the retail prices of tobacco products including cigarettes even though the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been zero-rated effective yesterday, said the Finance Ministry. The ministry in a statement today said the government had made a stand and stressed
KANGAR, Jun 2 – Perlis PAS has offered to form a unity government in the state to resolve the crisis over the appointment of the Mentri Besar since the 14th general election on May 9. PAS state commissioner Mohd Shukri Ramli said almost a month had passed but Perlis Barisan Nasional
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 2 – In conjunction with Aidilfitri, Puspakom Sdn Bhd (Puspakom) is offering Free Private Vehicle Inspection services from today until June 11. Its chief executive officer Mohammed Shukor Ismail said in a statement today that the vehicle inspections could be done from 8 am until 5 pm at
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 2 – Nurul Izzah Anwar today dismissed a news portal report that she would resign as the MP for Permatang Pauh, to enable her father Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to contest the by-election and become an MP. “A very clear and obvious fake news. Do not entertain this fake
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 2 – Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has advised the public to check the account number for Tabung Harapan Malaysia (THM) first before conducting any transaction. He said this after it was found that fake posters were being spread on the social media about the fund with an
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 2 – The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) has given a one month grace period starting today for traders to display price tags with zero Goods and Services Tax (GST) for all goods and services. KPDNKK enforcement director Datuk Roslan Mahayudin said at the same time KPDNKK would
