KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim questioned the justification for the government to impose additional taxes on the people if existing collected revenue is not managed prudently and continues to experience significant leakages. Astro Awani reported that Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the government's current priority is to ensure the country's...
SHAH ALAM: The first-day proceedings of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's defamation suit against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the High Court here on Tuesday (Oct 21), concerning the Prime Minister's speech during the special Malaysia Madani National Congress: 'Implementation of an Idealism', lasted less than 30 minutes. According to Sinar Harian, after answering three additional questions...
KUALA LUMPUR: Some RM3.85mil worth of drugs were seized following six raids across the Klang Valley. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the drug syndicates used condominiums as storage facilities for drugs. "We conducted the raids from Oct 14 until 17. Three local men and three foreign women aged between 33 and 61 were...
Coca-Cola is considering taking its Indian bottling unit public in a deal that may fetch $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company has met with bankers to discuss listing Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, the report said, adding that it would value the unit at $10 billion. Coca-Cola did not immediately...
PETALING JAYA: A comprehensive policy paper titled "Integrating Safe School 2.0 with the Education Ministry's Safe School Framework" will be submitted to the ministry in early November 2025. The proposal is spearheaded by MCA public policy and people’s livelihood research advisory committee chairman Datuk Dr Monna Ong Siew Siew, who said the policy paper is currently...
IPOH: A family endured a road trip to remember when they were forced off the road and extorted while driving near the Menora Tunnel. A video of the "robbery", which allegedly took place in the wee hours of Wednesday (Oct 15), has gone viral on social media. In the six-minute, 40-second video, a car is seen slowing...
PETALING JAYA: Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general Datuk Noor Azman Rahman has been suspended with immediate effect following an investigation by the International Football Federation (Fifa) into the eligibility status of seven mixed-heritage Harimau Malaya players. Noor Azman’s suspension was announced by FAM deputy president Datuk S. Sivasundaram during a special press conference at Wisma...
BANGKOK: Thai pageant fans across the country erupted in celebration as Chayathanus “Cheraim” Saradatta, first runner-up of Miss Grand Thailand 2025, made history by winning The Miss Globe 2025 in Albania on Wednesday — marking Thailand’s first-ever victory in the competition’s 100-year history. One of the most memorable moments of the evening was her response in...
GEORGE TOWN: A doctor was charged in two Magistrates' Courts on Friday (Oct 17) with four counts of molestation and indecent assault involving two foreign women in February. Dr Goon Hoong Tatt, 43, of Penang Hospital, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before magistrates Nur Fadrina Zulkhairi and Muhammad Amzar Ismail. In the court before magistrate...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a thunderstorm warning for several states and territories until 6pm on Thursday (Oct 16). Residents in Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Melaka are advised to remain alert for severe weather. In Kelantan (Jeli, Tanah Merah, Machang, Kuala Krai and Gua Musang), Terengganu (Besut,...
