PETALING JAYA: The police have obtained a six-day remand extension on the parents of autistic child, Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, who was believed to have been murdered. The extension was granted by Magistrate Ainaa Muhamad Kamal following a seven-day remand that ends on Friday (June 7). The couple's lawyer, Fahmi Abd Moin, confirmed the matter when met...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has allowed Toh Puan Na'imah Khalid, the wife of Tun Daim Zainuddin, the temporary release of her passport for travel to Singapore and Switzerland. Judge Azura Alwi allowed the application made by Na'imah's lawyer M Puravalen for the release of her travel documents after Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin...
PETALING JAYA: The number of new organ donor pledges has plummeted since last year while the waiting list for lifesaving transplants continues to grow. The introduction of a digital organ donation registration feature in the MySejahtera application in September 2022 led to an initial boost in sign-ups, according to figures from the government’s data.gov.my and KKMNOW...
KUALA LUMPUR: The board of directors at SRC International Sdn Bhd was appointed to execute the wishes of the company's shareholder, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the High Court was told. SRC International's former director Tan Sri Ismee Ismail, 59, testified that it was typical for a newly established company's board of directors (BOD) to be given...
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government will support plans by the families of three Sabah ministers killed in the "Double Six" air crash 48 years ago to pursue legal action for compensation. Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan agreed that it was their right to do so. “We sympathise with them. They have the state...
KUALA LUMPUR: The three-month Progressive Wage Policy (PWP) pilot project may be extended till June next year, said Steven Sim. "The PWP just opened for registration on 1 June. So far, about 500 companies have registered their interest. "We are targeting about 1,000 companies to participate in the PWP, which will run between June and August," the...
SINGAPORE: It has been likened to a french bulldog, American actor Steve Buscemi, a grumpy old man and the character Gollum from the Lord Of The Rings. A video of a long-nosed stargazer fish has gone viral on Instagram, garnering nearly 1.3 million views since it was posted on May 18. Posted by The Untamed Paths, a...
JOHOR BARU: A man from Kota Tinggi, who has been missing for almost three weeks, has been found dead inside his car at Taman Sentosa here. The victim has been identified as 33-year-old Muhammad Hamizan Ramli who went missing since May 18. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said police received a distress call from...
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...
