KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 – The High Court today set June 5 for its decision in the RM100 million defamation suit brought by PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim against Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman. Judicial Commissioner Siti Khadijah S. Hassan Badjenid set the date after Anwar had testified at today’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has wished all Malaysians of Chinese ethnicity and Chinese around the world a happy Chinese New Year with the festivities beginning on Thursday. In his blog posting at NajibRazak.com, today, the premier said that as the Lunar Year was one of the biggest
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 – The results of the 2014 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination will be announced on March 3, the Education Ministry said today. It said in a statement that students can obtain their results at their schools after 10am. Private candidates will get their results by mail, it said, adding
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 – Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim denied having sent a businessman to entice Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman with RM100 million. The Pakatan Rakyat leader told the High Court today that the allegation was politically-motivated as he did not meet businessman Datuk Ishak Ismail after
GEORGETOWN, Feb 17 – There are more than 2.4 million motor vehicles were registered in Penang at the moment, compared with nearly 1.7 million population. Each year, more than 100,000 vehicles were registered in the State of Penang and cars only contribute to approximately 50% of this registration. An annual growth of
KUANTAN, Feb 17 – Pahang State Youth Council suggests that the government abolishes the by-election system in order to save the government’s finances and not to waste the time and energy of all stakeholders. Council president, Khairul Amin Osman hoped the government would study the proposal in line with the times and
GEORGETOWN, Feb 17 –Nurul Nuha Anwar received a standing ovation and cheers when she arrived at her first ceramah in Penang last night. The crowd of more than 500 people stood up and clapped when they saw her walk into the Han Chiang school hall, where a tribute was being held
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 – The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry will launch the price reduction programme nationwide on March 1. Its minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek said this followed his meeting with hypermarket operators, wholesalers, traders, retailers, restaurant operators and food and beverage manufacturers last week. “They have agreed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 – Local actress Nora Danish will lodge a police report over the use of her picture in threatening video uploaded on YouTube yesterday. Speaking to Harian Metro, 33-year-old Nora said she was initially unaware that her photograph was depicted in the one-minute video which featured four masked men, presumably Malaysian,
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 16 – The Election Commission (EC) is to meet on Wednesday to set the dates for nomination and polling for the Chempaka state seat by-election in Kelantan, EC secretary Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said today. The seat fell vacant following the death of PAS spiritual leader and former Kelantan Menteri
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 – The claims made by PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar that her father, Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was allegedly offered the deputy prime minister post is hard to be believed. Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin questioned the timing of the claims that Prime Minister Datuk Seri
SELANGOR, Feb 16 – Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali has cancelled the controversial Kinrara Damansara Expressway (Kidex) project today. In a statement, Mohamed Azmin said the project was cancelled as the project concessionaire had failed to meet the conditions set by the state government. Mohamed Azmin said the state had informed
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 – There will be unscheduled water supply disruption in Petaling, Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat and Sepang, beginning today. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) said in a statement today, that the disruption was due to decreased production of treated water by the Sungai Semenyih Water Treatment Plant since 8 am
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 – A group claiming to be Malaysians have emerged on YouTube and have allegedly vowed to “blow up” courts across Malaysia on Feb 18. Under the YouTube page, Isis malaysia 69, the group in an ISIS type recording, complete with face masks, the Malaysian flag and what looked like Molotov cocktails,
KLUANG, Feb 15 – The police will identify those who acted outside the law at a rally to support jailed opposition leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday, including scribbling obscene words on police vehicles. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said they will examine the photographs
MELAKA, Feb 15 – Companies which refuse to register for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by March 1 will be slapped with a RM15,000 compound and forced to register for the new tax regime. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said the move was to ensure all qualifying companies register
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 15 – Barisan Nasional (BN) will obtain a full report from Penang and Kelantan UMNO respectively before deciding on whether to contest in the Permatang Pauh and Chempaka by-elections. BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said BN needed not follow the tune of the opposition which had
LANGKAWI, Feb 15 – Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said it was still too early for the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) top leadership to announce whether BN would be contesting in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat and Chempaka state seat by-elections. He said although the BN leaders touched on
CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Feb 15 – MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel today confirmed that he will be meeting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on the crisis the party is facing. The Natural Resources and Environment Minister said it would be a closed-door meeting and that his deputy, Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, would also be
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 15 – The UMNO Youth feels that Barisan Nasional (BN) need not necessarily contest in the by-election for the Chempaka state seat(BN), but to focus on flood rehabilitation process in Kelantan, says its leader, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar. He said there was a need for close cooperation between
