KEPALA BATAS, Jan 27 – The MP for Kepala Batas Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican has proposed that the Penang government’s undersea tunnel and paired highways project be publicly audited by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Reezal Merican, who is also the Deputy Foreign Minister, said this would enable the
BAGAN DATUK, Jan 27 – The public have been advised not to fall for the #SpoiltVote campaign slogan bandied about by certain quarters on social media which aims at ruining democracy in the country. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the move taken by the quarters trying
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 – All actions taken by the Election Commission (EC) including the redelineation of electoral boundaries have been in accordance with the law. Former EC deputy chairman, Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Wan Omar stressed that the EC is an independent body, and not a puppet to serve any party’s
NEW DELHI, Jan 27 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has described the ‘spoilt vote’ campaign launched by certain quarters as an action that contradicts the democratic system being practised in Malaysia. He said the negative campaigning approach to win the 14th General Election (GE14) should not have been made
BALIK PULAU, Jan 26 – Police busted a car cloning syndicate dubbed ‘Geng Jeff Klon’ following the arrest of eight men and seizure of five cars worth RM150,000 in several raids in Penang and Kedah. Southwest district police chief Supt A.A Anbalagan said following a public tip-off and intelligence work, a
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 26 – A boy aged two years and 11 months was reported beaten and trampled by his step-uncle in their house at Taman Bagan Jaya flats in Butterworth, near here last night. In the 9.15pm incident, the toddler sustained bruises and swelling on the face and body, and suffered
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 – A TV3 broadcast journalist told the High Court here today that he did not add his own comments to the “6,000 Letters” news article he wrote based on a press conference, which was aired on Buletin Utama on Aug 2, 2013. A. Selwam, 35, who worked
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today arrested the chairman of an engineering consultancy firm, with the title Datuk Seri, to assist in the investigation into alleged corruption in the construction of the Penang undersea tunnel project. According to MACC sources, the 62-year-old man was detained at
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 – Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will provide round-the-clock KTM Komuter train services on four routes for three days beginning Jan 30, in conjunction with the Thaipusam festival which falls on Jan 31. KTM Berhad general manager of operations S. Mahendran said it encompasses 783 services with
PETALING JAYA, Jan 24 – The new retail price for petrol RON95, RON97 and diesel will down by 1 sen. The new prices will come into effect on Thursday until Jan 31. The new price after Goods and Services Tax (GST), the retail price of petrol is as follows: RON95
LEGAZPI, Jan 24 – Thousands more have fled an erupting volcano in the Philippines, relief workers said Wednesday, as foreign tourists arrived to watch the flaming lava and giant cauliflower clouds spurting from its crater. More than 56,000 residents are now crammed in schools and other buildings two weeks after Mayon volcano
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 24 – The Magistrate’s Court today issued an order to remand a woman engineering consultant for five days up to Jan 28 to assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in the investigation into the proposed undersea tunnel project in Penang. Magistrate Fatina Amyra Abdul Jalil issued the order to remand
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 24 – Seabed Constructor, the vessel tasked with searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, has arrived at the search area in the southern Indian Ocean. Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) director-general and Head of MH370 Response Team, Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, said the vessel had commenced search
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today told the High Court here that information regarding RM50 million, claimed to have been given to late lawyer Karpal Singh, purportedly for bribing the judiciary and the Attorney-General’s Chambers, were not stated clearly in any of three articles carried by the
TOKYO, Jan 23 – A Japanese soldier was killed on Tuesday after a volcano erupted near a popular Japanese ski resort, sparking an avalanche that left several injured and scores stranded up a mountain, officials said. Footage broadcast on Japanese television showed thick black smoke interspersed with falling rocks rolling down the
LONDON, Jan 23 – Almost 1,500 people were evacuated from a hotel and night club in central London overnight and two train stations were closed following a gas leak, authorities said Tuesday. “A ruptured gas main was discovered using detection equipment and high levels of natural gas were detected in the
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – Property website, iProperty.com Malaysia, today announced a multi-million ringgit commercial agreement with real estate agency, IQI Realty, to drive the adoption of digital and non-digital marketing solutions. REA Group-Asia chief executive officer for Singapore and Malaysia, Haresh Khoobchandani said the collaboration involved equipping agents with access to
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 – Some businesses are skirting around or playing down the portrayal of canines in Chinese New Year decorations this year, wary of offending the Muslims in the Year of the Dog. Dogs are considered “unclean” under Islamic tradition and Muslims are required to carry out a ritual of
COX’S BAZAR, Jan 22 – The repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar will not begin as planned, Bangladesh said Monday, with authorities admitting “a lot of preparation” was still needed. Bangladesh had been due to start the huge process on Jan 23, after agreeing to
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 – The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has recorded an average of 43 deaths of workers per day last year, involving industrial accidents and non-communicable diseases. Socso chief executive officer Datuk Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said among the non-communicable diseases that had caused the death of the workers
