Author - James Lim

Pearly-Thinaah reach Hong Kong Open quarter-finals

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah continued their fine form by reaching the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open. World Championships silver medallists Pearly-Thinaah were composed as they defeated Indonesia’s newly formed pair Febriana Dwipuji and Meilysa Trias 21-18, 21-17 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon on Thursday (Sept 11). Pearly-Thinaah, who...

Aerospace industry targets RM30bil in revenue this year – Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is optimistic that aerospace industry revenue will reach RM30 billion this year, up from RM25.1 billion recorded in 2024. Its Minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the confidence was based on the current prospects and positive developments in existing projects and pipelines. "The aerospace industry is...

Najib fails in bid to recuse judge in royal addendum judicial review

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has failed in his bid to recuse High Court judge Justice Alice Loke Yee Ching from presiding over his judicial review relating to the royal addendum order that he claimed would allow him to go under house arrest. Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah made an oral application for the...

Govt respects right to gather but condemns violence, says PM Anwar

PETALING JAYA: While the government respects the right to peaceful assembly, the violent incident during a court-ordered eviction at Kampung Sungai Baru cannot be condoned, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says. “The government respects the right to gather peacefully and to express one’s stance, and this has consistently been proven through various assemblies before. "However, principles...

AKPS officers among 27 detained in KLIA counter-setting probe

KUALA LUMPUR: Eighteen of the 27 individuals detained by graft busters for alleged involvement in counter setting are Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) officers, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain. The AKPS director-general said the officers detained were stationed at Terminal 1 and 2 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). "We will give...

Govt agrees in principle to fully split Attorney General, Public Prosecutor’s roles

PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed in principle to fully separate the roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor, says the Prime Minister's Department Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) on Tuesday (Sept 10). In a statement, it said that Law and Institutional Reform Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said presented several separation models to the Cabinet. "After...

MB says Port Dickson should keep its name

SEREMBAN: Those calling for Port Dickson's name to be changed to Pantai Dermaga have been urged to reconsider, as the resort town is already globally known as a popular tourism destination. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said that if Port Dickson's name were changed to a local one, then all other towns and places named...

Malaysia condemns Israeli attack on humanitarian flotilla, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has condemned the Israeli airstrikes on Global Sumud Flotilla in Tunisia and called it "cowardly". "This attack is unacceptable and is an attempt to derail the negotiations to end the genocide in Palestine. Malaysia also condemns the attack on the humanitarian mission on Global Sumud Flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip in the...

Not happening, Dr Wee tells Akmal over call to say sorry to Min of Higher Education

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has told Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh not to hold his breath, as no apology will be given to the Higher Education Ministry. The MCA president said he is unclear why the Umno Youth chief trained his guns on him as he was...

Indonesian President Prabowo fired Mulyani after she offered to resign twice

JAKARTA: Over the last weekend in August, after her house was ransacked by looters, Indonesia’s then-Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati travelled to President Prabowo Subianto’s country estate in the Hambalang hills in West Java. She planned to resign. The country had just been rattled by its worst unrest in years. This was at least her second...