KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin is campaigning vigorously in Pantai Dalit in Tuaran in a bid to reclaim what was taken from Sabah Barisan Nasional. The Sabah Barisan chairman said its incumbent, Datuk Jasnih Daya, won the seat on its ticket in 2020 but left the coalition when the situation became difficult. "Jasnih and our...
JOHANNESBURG: While he did not agree with actions by his political secretary to issue a contractor support letter for a hospital project, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said no approval was made for the project based on the letter. The Prime Minister said any action against his political secretary should be based on the gravity of the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has called 16 witnesses to help its investigation of a bribery case against enforcement officers suspected of fast-tracking applications for foreign nationals in the Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK). According to a source, MACC is still identifying the company agents involved, with the investigation paper expected to be completed by mid-December. "The...
KUCHING: The Federal Court on Wednesday (Nov 19) upheld the conviction and death sentence on a father found guilty of murdering his two-month-old disabled baby boy by smashing the child's body. A three-member panel chaired by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Azizah Nawawi, together with Federal Court Judge Rhodzariah Bujang and Court of Appeal Judge...
PETALING JAYA: The temporary steel canopy that fell on a moving car at MRR2 in Batu Caves on Tuesday (Nov 18) is believed to have occurred after a collision with a skylift boom. In a statement issued on Wednesday (Nov 19), the Selangor Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) said the incident occurred during a paint...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 17-year-old boy in Setapak was detained for allegedly slashing his own father with a knife. Prior to the incident, the 47-year-old father had scolded the son, who is sitting for his SPM, for skipping school. Wangsa Maju OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Lazim Ismail said the incident occurred at 6.42pm on Monday (Aug 17). "The father...
JAKARTA: Bali is considering a ban on beach privatisation amid growing concerns that commercial development is making it increasingly difficult for locals to access the shoreline, including for important religious ceremonies. On Nov 17, Governor I Wayan Koster submitted a draft provincial regulation on beach and shoreline protection to the Bali Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) to...
TOKYO (Reuters) -A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city on Wednesday, with military and firefighting helicopters scrambling to extinguish the country's largest urban blaze in almost half a century. Aerial footage from broadcasters showed houses reduced to rubble and thick plumes of smoke rising from...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have the right to hold peaceful assemblies but are reminded to comply with the latest regulations, including submitting a notice at least five days before any gathering, the Dewan Rakyat heard on Monday (Nov 17). Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said court decisions relating to peaceful assemblies are clear...
KOTA KINABALU: Former Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick wants DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke to explain to the people of Sabah the eight points the federal government wants to challenge concerning Sabah’s 40% claims. He said, according to the notice of appeal filed by the federal government, there were eight matters that it wanted...
