PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak is proceeding with his attempt to cite former attorney general Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh for contempt over claims that the latter concealed the existence of a royal addendum order that could have allowed him to be placed under house arrest. His lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are appealing for the public's help in locating a woman who was reported missing from her home in Taman Sepakat, Kajang, since last Monday (March 9). Kajang police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said the police received a missing report of Nur Dinie Sani Hasrul Sani, 25, at 12.16pm that day. He said the...
PETALING JAYA: Young men’s doubles pair Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing continued their impressive run in the Swiss Open after upsetting Indonesia’s third seeds Leo Rolly-Bagas Maulana to reach the quarter-finals on Thursday (March 12). The second-round match at St Jakobshalle in Basel saw Aaron-Khai Xing pushed hard before they overcame the Indonesian pair, 21-12, 21-23, 21-16. The...
MELAKA: With the court case now behind him, Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM) vice-chancellor Prof Dr G. Jayakumar says he is moving forward with renewed resolve to strengthen the institution and continue placing students at the heart of its mission. When interviewed after the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh here acquitted him on Monday (March 9)...
KUALA LUMPUR: Royal Professor Tan Sri Dr Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas was laid to rest at Bukit Kiara Muslim cemetery, near here, on Monday (March 9). The hearse carrying the 94-year-old scholar and contemporary Islamic civilisation thinker arrived at the cemetery at noon, and the burial was completed half an hour later. Among those present was Tengku Ampuan Pahang...
KUALA LUMPUR: A feasibility study on proposed amendments to the Federal Capital Act 1960 to allow local government elections (LGOs) in the capital, including the election of the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, is expected to be completed by the end of this month. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said the study,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), along with the law enforcement authorities from 14 countries, successfully carried out coordinated enforcement actions targeting individuals linked to the cybercrime data-leak forum known as LeakBase. The MACC said it participated in the international operation alongside major enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Department of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Six suspected Islamic State (IS) members, including three minors, were nabbed following raids in several states. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the six male suspects aged between 16 and 21 years old, were nabbed by the Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division (E8) in the Klang Valley, Kedah, Terengganu and Johor...
SEREMBAN: A mother who allowed her underage son to drive her car, which later got into an accident claiming three lives, was fined RM1,500 by the Magistrate's Court here. Magistrate Nurul Azuin Mohd Talhah also ordered 40-year-old Nur Farahidayah A Rahman to be jailed for three months in the event she was unable to pay the...
KOTA KINABALU: The 49th witness in the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir’s death insisted that she never intended to shame the victim when sharing the student’s diary content with the school. Teacher Yuslina Badrum admitted in the Coroner’s Court here that she personally would also feel uncomfortable if her private belongings were shared with others. However, she...
