PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has filed a judicial review seeking an order to disqualify the chairman of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh for alleged bias. In addition, Dr Mahathir's legal team has requested that the RCI proceedings be made accessible to the public. The application, filed online, named...
PUTRAJAYA: The country's fourth chief statistician Datuk Shaari Abdul Rahman passed away on Monday (June 3), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). In a statement on Tuesday (June 4), DOSM said Shaari, who held the position from 1995 to 2004, will be buried at Sungai Buloh Gajah 11 Muslim Cemetery in Selangor. "Chief Statistician Datuk...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has postponed Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Tan Sri Irwan Serigar Abdullah’s RM6.6 bil criminal breach of trust trial by two weeks. The trial was initially scheduled to begin on Tuesday (June 4) but will now begin on June 19. Justice Muhammad Jamil Hussin made the postponement to give time for both...
PETALING JAYA: The lawyer representing the parents of murdered autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin has withdrawn from the case. Sinar Harian reported that he said on Tuesday (June 4) that he has withdrawn his representation due to certain specific factors. This comes after the parents of the six-year-old Zayn Rayyan were remanded for seven days from...
SEPANG: The national sepak takraw team will receive a special incentive amounting to RM170,000 from the National Sports Council (NSC) following their proud success at the 2024 Sepak Takraw World Cup which took place in the federal capital, recently. Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said NSC has approved incentives amounting to RM60,000 each for the...
MEXICO CITY (AFP): Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico's first woman president by a landslide Sunday (June 2), preliminary official results showed, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. Crowds of flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music in Mexico City's main square celebrating the ruling party candidate's victory. The 61-year-old former...
PETALING JAYA: Police have called up three individuals, including the former babysitter of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, who was murdered in Damansara Damai in December 2023. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the three individuals were called up to the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters to help in investigations into the...
JOHOR BARU: Police have detained 129 individuals during raids at three different entertainment outlets in Muar district and Taman Nusa Bestari in Iskandar Puteri. Johor Police chief Comm M. Kumar said the operation on Friday (May 31) involved officers from the Muar Police District and Iskandar Puteri Police District headquarters. "The raids were conducted between 12.15am and...
LABUAN: Malaysia must adopt a rational approach in responding to calls from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to withdraw from a US-led maritime military exercise that includes the participation of the Israeli army. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised the need for thorough consideration of the matter and its potential implications. "Our stance is firm; no country is...
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. The military said in a statement Friday (May 31) that its troops in central Rafah had uncovered Hamas rocket launchers and tunnels and dismantled a weapons storage city of the group. Israel...
