SIBU: Senator Robert Lau has welcomed the proposal by former minister Zaid Ibrahim for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to examine how PETRONAS' wealth has been utilised, particularly concerning management, transparency and fairness in resource distribution among states. However, Lau noted that Zaid’s support appeared "conditional," as it was accompanied by a...
KAJANG: Tight security, with police personnel and officers present, was seen at the Kampung Rinching Ulu Muslim Cemetery amid expectations that authorities will exhume the grave of UTM Reserve Officers’ Training Unit (Palapes) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin. The victim's family members were at the scene as early as 7am on Friday (Aug 29). It was learnt that...
KUALA LUMPUR: The public is permitted to keep liquor at home for personal consumption without a licence, provided it is duty-paid, says the Customs department. In a statement on Thursday night (Aug 28), the department said the public was not required to keep records when purchasing duty-paid liquor from licensed outlets for personal consumption. "The requirement to...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended the full rehearsal for the 2025 National Day celebration at Dataran Putrajaya, where he also took time to greet parade officials. Anwar arrived at the venue at 8.38am on Friday (Aug 29) and was welcomed by Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the Chairman of the...
PETALING JAYA: A 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected in Segamat, Johor at 4.24 am on Friday (Aug 29). It was the fifth earthquake to hit the state in five days. According to the Malaysia Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the quake originated 22km to the northeast of Segamat and 10km underground. “The tremors were felt in Johor. The department will continue...
KUALA LUMPUR: In a startling revelation during the ongoing trial in the Penang undersea tunnel corruption trial, businessman Datuk Seri G. Gnanaraja admitted to being declared bankrupt after failing to pay his legal fees in a separate case at the Shah Alam Court. During cross-examination with counsel Ram Karpal Singh, Gnanaraja admitted to being declared bankrupt...
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court sentenced a former Lahad Datu Vocational College student, aged 19, to life imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane after being found guilty of murdering Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan, 17, in March last year. The other 12 students, all juveniles, who were also convicted, were sentenced to be jailed...
KLANG: Five men were charged in the Sessions Court here on Thursday (Aug 28) for allegedly smuggling 19 Myanmar nationals at an apartment in Hulu Langat earlier this month. Muhammad Azalmie Ahmad Razali, 25; Muhammad Irwan Syapawi Che Hamid, 34; Mazlan Derahman, 39; Hazif Yusof, 46; and Mohamad Yusof Zulkipli, 29, nodded in acknowledgement as the...
PUTRAJAYA: Sixteen sub-strategies under the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2024-2028 have been successfully implemented by 11 ministries and agencies, including the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), as of August, says MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki (pic). Of these, five were completed last year, while 11 were achieved this year. Azam said the measures include the introduction...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed suggestions that economic development is uneven or that states such as Penang and Johor are prioritised for mega projects over others. He said certain projects are prioritised in line with the Madani Economy Framework, New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030), and the National Semiconductor Strategy,...
