KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – The Raj’s Banana Leaf Restaurant in Bangsar has been ordered to close immediately following the viral video clip allegedly showing its workers washing dishes in a puddle or murky water behind the premises. The closure notice issued by the Federal Territories Health Department took effect from
PUTRAJAYA, May 30 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today announced a special payment of RM400 for civil servants in Grade 41 and below and a RM200 special payment for government pensioners. “These payments will be made on June 6,” he said when making the announcement at a press conference
PUTRAJAYA, May 30 – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today announced several important decisions taken at today’s Cabinet meeting, including a special payment for some civil servants and all government pensioners as well as the abolition of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). At a media conference held after
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the announcement on bonus for civil servants in conjunction with Aidilfitri will most likely be made by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today. “It might be announced by PM today, so please wait,” he told reporters after attending the
SHAH ALAM, May 30 – The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has given his consent for the new Selangor menteri besar to be sworn in on June 19. The sultan’s private secretary, Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani, said today the swearing-in ceremony would be held at the Balairung Seri (Throne
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 – The Pakatan Harapan government is more concerned about the people’s welfare than the country achieving fantastic Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, says former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin. “There is no point even if the GDP is at 10%, people are suffering, Pakatan Harapan has the
PUTRAJAYA, May 29 – Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s childhood ambition was to become a doctor and cure disease. Now that she is Malaysia’s most powerful female politician, she says her mission is to improve women’s rights. The 65-year-old made history this month when she was named deputy prime
KUALA KUBU BHARU, May 29 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today dismissed a rumour that her daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar would be getting married to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V. “Astagfirullahaladzim. Do not believe rumours,” said Dr Wan Azizah, who is also
KUALA KUBU BHARU, May 29 –The proposal for Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for housewives does not involve any additional deduction from the salary of their husbands, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Dr Wan Azizah, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister,
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 – Umno is of the view that the Pakatan Harapan government has no member who can think “outside the box” to fulfil the manifesto pledges except to take the easy way out. The people were becoming more concerned with the current government’s aspiration that appeared to be increasingly
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 – Malaysia is dropping a plan for a high-speed rail link between its capital Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, and will talk with its southern neighbour about the agreement to build it, Malaysia’s prime minister said in an interview published on Monday. Mahathir Mohamad, the 92-year-old who
ALOR SETAR, May 29 – Consumers are set to enjoy ‘double happiness’ with the drop in the price of vegetables of between five and 30% and the much-awaited implementation of the zero-rating of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) beginning June 1. A trader, Hafizah Zakaria, 24, said among the items
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said that he has been advised that it would be inappropriate to respond to Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s questions regarding 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) as the authorities have stated that investigations are ongoing. In a two paragraph statement today, the
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 – The government needs the people’s support to rebuild the country for a more secure future, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. In this regard, she said the people needed to be united and together with the government pursue a better future for the
TASEK GELUGOR, May 28 – Pakatan Harapan’s main priority is to fight corruption and abuse of power, and Amanah will only be making a stand on the Syariah Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill after holding internal consultations first, according to its president, Mohamad Sabu. “Will discuss it at Amanah’s next meeting and
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the people to be critics of the Pakatan Harapan (PH)-ruled government’s performance. The PH de-facto chief said he would be with the community to monitor the government’s movements under the leadership of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in ensuring that
PUTRAJAYA, May 27 – Traders nationwide are required to reduce the price of goods to correspond with the abolition of the 6% standard Goods and Services Tax (GST), starting June 1. Customs director-general Datuk Seri Subromaniam Tholasy said traders were also urged not to exploit the government’s intention to lower prices
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – Sungai Besar UMNO division chief Datuk Jamal Md Yunus, who reportedly disappeared from Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital here a few hours after he was charged there on Friday, contacted his legal team today. The prosecution proceeding for Jamal, 48, charged with causing public nuisance when
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 – Several incidents such as the BOT attack on handphones that occurred on the May 9 election day as well as reports of directives issued such as the blocking of online portals on election night have caught the attention of Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 – The 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) will be paid to recipients next month before the Aidilfitri celebration, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. Through his official Twitter site today, he said the financial aid would be given a new name. He said further information on the aid would be
