GEORGE TOWN, Feb 26 – The magistrate’s court here today transferred the case involving fourteen boys charged with murdering bully victim, T. Nhaveen, in June last year to the High Court. Magistrate Mohamad Amin Shahul Hamid made the order following an application by the prosecution, conducted by deputy public prosecutor Nurul
ALOR STAR, Feb 26 – PAS, together with the party’s strategic partners in Gagasan Sejahtera, launched the 14th general election (GE14) manifesto for Kedah. It was launched by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang at the Kedah PAS Complex in Kota Sarang Semut here and attended by, among others, Barisan Jemaah
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Feb 26 – Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) do not want to lose the cyber war to the opposition during the 14th General Election. Chairman of Umno’s information technology (IT) bureau Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said as such, the IT and social media personnel appointed at each of the
BEIJING, Feb 25 – Beijing has protested against Washington’s decision to impose sanctions against Chinese companies accused of conducting illicit economic deals with North Korea, the foreign ministry said. US President Donald Trump on Friday announced measures targeting more than 50 North Korea-linked shipping companies, vessels and trade businesses, hailing
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 – The distribution of seats among Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties for the 14th general election (GE14) is still being discussed, said BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. “Still discussing … no decision yet, we leave it to the chairman,” he said when asked on the
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 – Trafficked to Malaysia, forced to sleep outside with a dog before dying from serious injuries – the latest abuse case involving an Indonesian maid highlights a failure to protect domestic helpers despite repeated government pledges, critics say. Adelina Sau died earlier this month in hospital a
PEKAN, Feb 25 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today shared with the people on the background of the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M), following various allegations by the opposition, including that it is intended to buy votes. Speaking before a crowd of about 2,000 BR1M recipients, he said, the aid
LABUAN, Feb 24 – The ‘2016 Laugh Factory’s Funniest Person in the World’ Harith Iskander has sent fans into a frenzy by announcing his 2018 Malaysia tour. The ‘Godfather of Stand-Up Comedy’ in Malaysia is performing across the nation on his Harith Iskander’s #KitaOK Live Comedy Tour 2018 and Labuan will be
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 – Malaysia has remained peaceful since independence as a result of the implementation of policies that take into account the interests of all the people in the country, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said policies were formulated to create continuous
PETALING JAYA, Feb 24 – The phase two of the Penang Bridge scheduled routine and maintenance cable works will commence this Monday until Aug 21. PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) in a statement today said as such, left lane closure and traffic diversion from Km4.2 to Km5.8 (Seberang Perai to island) on
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 – Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said the video on the shootings, which has gone viral on social media today, was not a real incident but only a scene being filmed for a movie. He said there were no shootings, so the public do not
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 – Malaysia and Hungary today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in higher education. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh signed on behalf of the Malaysian government and Hungarian Ambassador to Malaysia Attila Kali signed for the Hungarian government. Idris said through the MoU, the
KUALA BERANG, Feb 23 – Malaysians have been urged not to compare the the Internet speeds in the country to other countries in the region, as the approach used by the respective governments to provide facilities to their people were different. Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Jailani Johari said in this
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23 – Malaysian international passport is in the top six of most powerful passports in the world based on the 2018 Passport Index developed by global financial advisory firm, Arton Capital. The Passport Index is a reference point on all passports’ rankings based on the number of countries that can
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 – The political secretary to the Youth and Sports Minister, Datuk Megat Firdouz Megat Junid, today denied that there were several companies appointed to implement the ministry’s programmes for its minister, Khairy Jamaluddin’s political interests. He also refuted claims that the companies were to utilise allocations disbursed by the
SHAH ALAM, Feb 21 – Former Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and two others today succeeded in dismissing an almost RM14 billion suit filed against them by Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd (Puncak Niaga) over the restructuring of the state’s water industry. This followed a decision by the High Court
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 – A total of 175 playgrounds and recreation parks nationwide have become breeding grounds for the aedes mosquito, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. He said this represented 23% of the 763 sites examined early this year. Dr Subramaniam advised the public to take preventative measures while
PARIT BUNTAR, Feb 20 – The Works Ministry expects to complete demolition works on the Batu Tiga toll plaza in Shah Alam by March 28. Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the ministry was informed by PLUS Malaysia Berhad the transfer process of the assets involving toll equipment and signage, among others,
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 – A non-governmental organisation for the handicapped, Persatuan Damai Orang Kurang Upaya Malaysia (DAMAI), has urged the Election Commission to provide handicapped-friendly facilities during the coming 14th General Election (GE14). Its president, V. Murugeswaran said such facilities would encourage more handicapped individuals to vote during the general election.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 – The High Court today dismissed an appeal by a manufacturer of Ronasutra cosmetics to set aside a lower court decision in ordering it to pay RM265,000 to actress Vanidah Imran as payment for the balance of contract between both parties. Judge Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan
