KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has sued former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik over defamatory statements against him. The suit was filed on Oct 27 through law firm Messrs Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak at the Civil High Court registry here. Najib in
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – The Parliament was told on Thursday that 1Malaysia people’s Shops (KR1M) was recorded a total sale of RM829 million since the programme was started in 2011. Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Senator Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said the amount was very much higher than
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – The High Court has set Nov 18 to decide on former UMNO member Anina Saadudin’s attempt to stay the application by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to strike out a suit over a RM2.6 billion donation. Anina filed the suit against Najib and UMNO
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak received a courtesy call from Singapore Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at Parliament building here on Thursday. Meanwhile, Balakrishnan was accompanied by Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia, Vanu Gopala Menon. Balakrishnan was visited to Malaysia after Brunei which Malaysia
KOTA BAHARU, Oct 29 – Kelantan Federal Action Council chairman, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has assured that the construction of the 1,759 new permanent houses (RKB) for flood victims in Kelantan will be completed between March and June next year. He said the focus now is to complete building the houses
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – 1Malaysia Development Berhad President and Group Executive Director Arul Kanda Kandasamy told Bernama TV here on Wednesday said there is no cover up related to the company while if there were attempts to do so, that’s impossible. “That’s because there are five investigative agencies looking at 1MDB
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 – The Court of Appeal here on Wednesday struck out Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s appeal relating to the charges on his alleged involvement in Bersih 3.0 rally in April 2012 as the appeal is unsustainable. A three-member bench chaired by Datuk Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim said Anwar’s appeal could
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – The haze situation in the country is clearing up as more areas in the Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak record healthy Air Pollutant Index (API). According to the Department of Environment portal as at 3pm, 40 areas recorded healthy API while readings in another 11 more areas
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) announced on Tuesday that the six senior police officers are involved in a transfer exercise effective Nov 30. Inspector-General of Police Secretariat Head of Corporate Communications, ACP Datin Asmawati Ahmad in a statement said they include acting DCP Datuk Aishah Mohamad, Bukit
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 – The appointment of former PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa to head the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) shows the Islamist party and Umno are again working towards teaming up to form a unity government, former PAS ally DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng. He congratulating PAS deputy president
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng hold a press conference at his office Komtar here on Wednesday said that they have complete the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Failure of Two Civil Structures in the State of Penang, namely the structure at UMNO
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 – Penang State Government is giving out incentive of RM 12,000 to two of the State Snooker Moh Keen Hoo and Lim Kok Leong at Komtar here on Wednesday afternoon. The sporting excellence by athletes snooker, Moh Keen Hoo and Lim Kok Leong was in international championships. Victory Sports Incentive
SHAH ALAM, Oct 28 – A former project coordinator for a telecommunication company was charged in the Sessions Court here Tuesday on two counts of receiving bribes totalling RM5,000 four years ago.A former employee of Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd Yap Fee Kon, 56, pleaded not guilty after the two charges were read to
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 – State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh hold a press conference on Tuesday said Penang State Government will be came up with the balance of RM40,000 from his constituency funds to top up the cost for the lift installation project at Wisma Lam Hong residents.
SEREMBAN, Oct 28 – A jewellery (goldsmith) shop lost RM50,000 after two robbers escaped with jewellery from the shop in Jalan Tuanku Hassan here on Tuesday. The incident at 12.45 pm which believed that the robbers was arrived on a motorcycle, smashed the showcases in the shop before escaping with the jewellery. There were
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who is also Finance Minister refuted the allegation on Tuesday that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was still owed Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Corporation (IPIC) US$481 million. Najib said according to 1MDB’s financial statement ended March 31, 2014, there was
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 – Chairman of the Local Government Committee YB Chow Kon Yeow hold a press conference Tuesday said that the “Bald Mountain” restoration project will be completed in January next year. He said that the developer General Accomplishment Sdn Bhd commenced repair work was originally expected to be completed earlier (by December), but because
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 28 – Some 40 staff from MBPP enforcement unit carried out a check on two unlicensed budget hotel in Dato Keramat and also Jalan Macalister in George Town this morning. Among the items that were carted away from the hotel premise were mattresses, beds and television sets. According to the
CYBERJAYA, Oct 28 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said there was a system is being developed to effectively implement rebates for mobile prepaid cards, which among others can be used to differentiate between local and foreign prepaid mobile phone users, beginning January next year. Salleh said
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – Work Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof told the Dewan Rakyat here on Tuesday that the government has planned four new projects in Bintulu, Sarawak related to the need to boost main road infrastructure in the area under the 11th Malaysia Plan. He said the projects involved the
