KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – The Dewan Rakyat yesterday had been approved the motion tabled today seeking to raise by 11 to 82 the number of state constituencies in Sarawak. The motion on the redelineation of parliamentary and state constituencies in Sarawak was carried through block voting, with 130 MPs supporting and
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – Up to Oct 19 this year, a total of 488,787 Malaysians have been barred from leaving the country due to various reasons, according to the Home Ministry. In a written reply circulated in the Dewan Rakyat Wednesday, the ministry said among the reasons were court order, not
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 – The allegation by the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad or Mat Sabu as PAS being infiltrated by the Islamic State (IS) militant ideology has been described as a desperate move to save his ebbing political career. PAS national Youth chief, Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) President and Executive Director Arul Kanda will have to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) again on Dec 18 to provide further details on the company’s affairs. PAC Chairman Datuk Hasan Arifin said there were several matters, pertaining to the company, that
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – The application by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to expunge certain parts of the affidavit filed by Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Tony Pua Kiam Wee, over a defamation suit in connection with 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), will be heard on Jan 18
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad is conducting a feasibility study on having a railway line directly linking Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan, the Dewan Rakyat was told on yesterday. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said the line would shorten travel distance from the federal capital to places
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 – Beginning Jan 1, all 1,642 vacant teacher posts in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) nationwide will be filled by 1,673 graduates, says Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon. He said the additional 31 teachers who are Sarawakians will be posted to the state to serve national schools (SK)
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – The National Security Council (MKN) Bill 2015 which was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat here on Tuesday provides 15 special powers to the Operations Director and the security forces to control and coordinate national security operations. The bill, tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – The Attorney-General Chamber’son Tuesday submitted a preliminary objection against an application for a judicial review by three non-governmental organisations (NGOs)to stop the government from signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The objection was submitted by senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan when the matter came up for
MUAR, Dec 2 – Vape traders in Muar have until January 1 to clear their stock before sale of vape products are banned by the Muar Municipal Council. Its president, Jamaludin A. Hamid said the council will issue a notice on this with a warning that errant traders will be fined and
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – The Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam on Tuesday said the government has not yet decided whether to charge for parking at public hospitals. He said there was a proposal to privatise the management of the current car park in some of the public hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – Bank Negara is still looking for two people who held senior executive positions in 1Malaysia Development Berhad to help in investigations under the Exchange Control Act 1953. A notice on Casey Tang Keng Chee, 50, and Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, 42, has been on the bank’s fraud
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – The Communications and Multimedia Ministry said on Tuesday that the government is maintaining the exclusive of the right for the satellite broadcast for MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd up to Feb 28, 2017. It said in a written reply circulated in the Dewan Rakyat that
KUCHING, Dec 2 – The Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said on Monday that the Sarawak will get 42 new schools next year at a cost of RM1.3 billion. In addition, he said the ministry now had a budget of RM86 million to do immediate repairs to about 300 schools in the state
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 2 – Police are investigating the Facebook account Penangkini owner which spreading the false information in connection with a fights incident happened on the ferry on November 12, 2015, said Northeast district police chief ACP Mior Faridalatrash Wahid in the press conference yesterday. He said the investigation was conducted following
KANGAR, Dec 2 – A total of 165 students from various faculties in the Kolej Antarabangsa Teknologi dan Profesional Malaysia (KATPM) received their diplomas at the eighth convocation ceremony held here on Sunday. The graduates were in the fields of pharmacy; human resource management; hotel and tourism management; mechanical technology (gas); and medical assistance.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 – After 18 days of debates which beginning Oct 26, the Supply Bill 2016 amounting to RM267.2 billion was approved without amendments by the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday night. Deputy Speaker Datuk Ronald Kiandee put the Bill to the House and it was passed by a majority voice
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 – The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mah Siew Keong said on Monday that the government has not made any decision on the proposal to build the first nuclear generation plant in the country. He said a any decision on the matter would be made after
KUCHING, Dec 1 – The Education Ministry has no problem with leaders from any state in the country urging the people to master the English Language. Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the ministry would in fact continue to support any effort and programme towards this direction. “We certaintly want our
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 1 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today said Putrajaya had continuously sidelining Penang for the the national budget in the past few years. Meanwhile, he said several federal projects which promised to the state have also been cancelled. “Not only is the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had a
