PUTRAJAYA, Jun 15 – The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to obtained an order from the Court of Appeal here today. He said it is to temporarily stay the hearing of his defamation suit against Harakah Daily over 1Malaysia Development Berhad. Following the court’s granting of the stay, the High Court in
DUNGUN, Jun 15 – A Form Five student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jerangau here was killed after falling off his motorcycle when it went out of control and skidded at Jalan Kampung Wa-Jerangau yesterday. Abdul Alif Ikram Abdul Wahab, 17, from Kampung Tanjung Jerangau, sustained serious head injury in the crash which occurred
KUALA LUMPUR, JUN 15 – The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2017 (Lima’17) will be held from March 21 to 25 next year. Announcing this in Paris, Chief of Army General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor said the aerospace exhibition would be held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15 – Members of the public are advised to stop spreading false news about the halal status of food products from McDonald’s which has resurfaced on social media recently. A spokesman for the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) said they had previously issued a statement on the halal
KUALA KETIL, Jun 15 – The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) in Kedah seized 496 tanks of liquefied petroleum gas worth RM238,050 that were being sold without a licence or permit, in two raids. Its state enforcement chief Shahrudin Hamzah said Putrajaya KPDNKK with Bukit Aman police and a National
JOHOR BARU, Jun 15 – There is no such thing as an “iron-clad” mode of smuggling drugs into Australia, as a local syndicate found to its utter dismay. On Monday, Johor police rubbished that notion when they seized 27.5kg of high-grade heroin concealed in three iron rods which were bound Down
KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 15 – The police have opened an investigation paper on Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) secretary-general Rafizi Ramli over an allegedly threatening statement against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. Perak police chief Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the investigation paper had been opened under Section 506 of
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 15 – Penang State Government Official Portal announced July 8, 2016 as a holiday. It in the statement said based on the island of Penang State Government Gazette Public Holidays 2016 for Penang, when a holiday falls on a Sunday or Public Holiday, the day is replaced by the
KUALA KANGSAR, Jun 15 – More than RM1 million have been allocated to upgrade roads and improve basic facilities at the Orang Asli settlements in Kampung Ulu Bekor and Kampung Bukit Cermin near here. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said part of the allocation was used for
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jun 15 – Police have detained a man who impersonated a police personnel at Seberang Perai Tengah. Penang Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Razaruddin Husain@ Abdul Rasid said the 36-year-old suspect was nabbed at 11.30am in the compound of a house which an Indonesian woman was renting, at Taman Perwira,
BANGKOK, Jun 15 – Thai tourist arrivals to Malaysia in the first quarter of this year recorded a 31.7% increase compared to the same period last year. Tourism Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar director Sulaiman Suip said during the period, some 409,000 Thai tourists visited Malaysia compared to 311,000 in the first quarter
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 15 – The newly constituted board of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) will hold its inaugural meeting this Thursday. Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah chairs the three-member board. The others are the Senior Private Secretary of the Chief Secretary to the Government, Datuk Norazman Ayob and Chief Operating
KUCHING, Jun 15 – The four component parties of Sarawak Barisan Nasional should sit down together to discuss the fate of its nine still partyless assemblymen. State BN secretary-general Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi said this was to resolve once and for all which party they should join. He said this will be
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 – One year ago, a mysterious disease afflicted goods delivery worker Dona Marita Amir Nain, debilitating him. Unable to move, he had to leave his job and could no longer support his family. He said in the beginning it was stiffness in my feet; the condition gradually deteriorated and
SUNGAI BESAR, Jun 14 – Early voting in the Sungai Besar parliamentary by-election begins at 8 am today involving a total of 286 policemen and their spouses. They will cast their votes at two polling centres at the Sabak Bernam Police District headquarters here – each for early voters in Sungai Panjang
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 – The police have completed recording statements of witnesses over the death of the deputy prime minister’s son-in-law, Datuk Syed Alman Zain Syed Alwi while he was undergoing dental treatment at a private clinic in Bangsar here last month. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak hailed the inter-religious tolerance and understanding among the majority of Malaysians. Writing in his blog, www.najibrazak.com, he related the incident where a non-Muslim customer handed a bottle of water to a Muslim counter clerk who continued working without breaking fast at
KUCHING, Jun 14 – A stolen Nissan Almera which was used by four men in two robberies last Friday, was found abandoned in a parking area near a private hospital here. Sarawak CID chief SAC Dev Kumar M. M. Sree Shanmugam said the car was spotted on Saturday, a day after the
GEORGE TOWN, Jun 14 – Prices of several raw foods such as vegetables, chillies and chicken at markets in the state have increased drastically since the last fortnight. A Bernama survey at the Batu Lancang day market here today, found the price of chicken was RM8.70 a kilogramme while red and green
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 14 – The Rural and Regional Development Ministry will give priority in providing clean water supply to rural areas in Kedah, said its minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said this was decided after state executive council members briefed him that clean water supply was an urgent matter in
