KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 – Youth and Sports Ministry’s former finance division’s secretary and three others, including a husband and wife, were charged in the Sessions Court here today with 191 counts of money laundering totalling RM16.623 million. Otman Arshad, together with Halmi Khalid, Abdul Gafar Abdurahiman and his wife Siti Rohanah
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 – The collection of loan repayment for the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) this year is expected to rise to RM2 billion, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. To improve loan repayment performance, PTPTN has implemented various programmes including awareness campaigns, incentive reimbursement, enforcement actions
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 – Come April 30, consumers in parts of Klang, Shah Alam and Kuala Langat will face temporary water supply disruption due to replacement works to upgrade equipment to improve water distribution in the areas. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS) Sdn Bhd said the replacement works from 4am
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 – The ringgit eased against the US dollar in the early session Thursday on profit-taking after recording gains for two consecutive days. As of 9.10 am, the domestic unit depreciated to 3.8900/8980 against the greenback from yesterday’s close at 3.8660/8720. Meanwhile, the ringgit was mostly lower versus other
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 – Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) can raise issues arising at the coming PAC meeting or during Parliament session. PAC chairman Datuk Hasan Arifin said PAC is a committee set up by Parliament, so if there is any dissatisfaction among PAC members, they can refer the
KOTA BAHARU, April 21 – PAS vice-president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said the party has no intention to merge or set up a coalition government with UMNO. He said the opinion of international preacher Dr Zakir Naik was his personal view and PAS accepted it in an open manner. “However, we
PUTRAJAYA, April 21 – A lawyer Wednesday handed over two new evidence to the Attorney-General’s Chambers concerning the issue on the disposal of the plot of land at Taman Manggis and the purchase of a bungalow below market price involving Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. The lawyer, Datuk Abu
PATTANI, April 21 – Thailand’s restive southern province was in turmoil when three bomb blasts were reported in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat on yesterday evening leaving 10 policemen injured. Narathiwat police chief Maj Gen Pattanawut Angkanawin said, five local volunteer members in Takbai were injured when a bomb exploded at 4.30 pm. He
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 20 – An Indonesian woman has been remanded until Saturday to facilitate police investigations, in connection with abducting an 11-year-old dyslexic girl. Subang Jaya police chief, ACP Mohammad Azlin Sadari said the 20-year-old suspect was nabbed at 9.30 last night with the assistance of the Ar-Rahman mosque congregation
SHAH ALAM, April 20 – A man with eight children was sentenced to seven days’ jail and fined RM50,000 by the Sessions Court here today for corruption, involving RM10,000. Judge Zamri Bakar handed down the sentence on Cheong Hoong Wooi, 49, to be served from the date of arrest last April
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has filed an application to strike out the suit filed by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and two others on the grounds that there were no elements of tort misfeasance as claimed by the three plaintiffs. Lawyer Wan Azmir
TAPAH, April 20 – The abolition of RON95 subsidy since December 2014 is not the main cause of fuel price hike as evident from the price movement, the prime minister said. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the fuel price was RM1.90 per litre in January 2015, one month after the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 – Malaysia calls for the nations to work together by proposing three measures in a bid to ward off the rising threat of the cyber-attacks since cyber security remains a challenging, complex and unresolved problem in many aspects. Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Johari Baharum
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak remains confident that the 82 Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates fielded in the 11th Sarawak state election are the best choice. He also believes the candidates would be ready to fulfill the responsibilities and aspirations of the people, when they
NEW YORK, Apr 20 – Donald Trump scored an easy win in Tuesday’s New York primary and seemed poised to claim the vast majority of his home state’s 95 delegates as he predicted imminent victory in the Republican presidential nomination race. Trump said they don’t have much of a race anymore. He said this during a victory
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 – The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar in the early session Wednesday on weak US housing data, said a dealer. As of 9.14 am, the domestic unit appreciated to 3.8580/8630 against the greenback from yesterday’s close at 3.8870/8940. Meanwhile, the ringgit was higher versus other major currencies.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 – The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry wants local authorities to help make a success of the proposal by Perak and Johor to ban the use of plastic bags and polystyrene containers. Deputy Minister Datuk Hamim Samuri said he wanted local authorities to monitor the disposal of these
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 – Bursa Malaysia opened higher Wednesday as the strong performances of the Asian bourses sparked optimism among investors here. At 9 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 2.21 points better at 1,713.36 from yesterday’s close of 1,711.15. Market breadth was positive with gainers
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 – Malaysia is to only decide by June whether to use the world’s first dengue vaccine now already licensed in Mexico, Brazil, El Salvador and the Philippines. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said yesterday night the decision would be made after the ministry’s technical and scientific
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 – The allegation made by The Wall Street Journal that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak received funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is completely false, said the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Datuk Seri Tengku Sariffuddin Tengku Ahmad. “The prime minister has consistently the maintained
