KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an appeal against the High Court ruling that dismissed his bid to serve the remainder of his SRC International prison sentence under house arrest. His lawyer, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, confirmed that the appeal was filed on Dec 24. On Dec 22, the High Court dismissed...
SEREMBAN: The man arrested in connection with an explosion in Desa Palma, Nilai, has been remanded for a week until Jan 3. Negri Sembilan police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the remand order against the 62-year-old man was issued by Senior Assistant Registrar Siti Nur Ain Ariffin at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital here, where the...
IPOH: The Perak state government has increased its allocation for the Perak Pawsitive Initiative from RM150,000 to RM300,000, underscoring its commitment to addressing stray animal issues in a more structured and long-term manner, says Sandrea Ng. The state local government committee chairman said the increased allocation, recently approved, would allow the programme to be expanded beyond...
SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has re-emphasised that the RMRM188,132.26 seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has no connection with a donation it received from the then Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak before 2013. In a statement on Sunday (Dec 28), SUPP said political parties in Malaysia, including SUPP, relied on donations...
ARAU: The Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, has called for all speculation and allegations be put to an end following the appointment of Kuala Perlis assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah from Bersatu as the state’s new Mentri Besar on Sunday (Dec 28). "Various speculations and allegations, accusations and undesirable matters have occurred and been mentioned. “I...
ARAU: Newly appointed Perlis Mentri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah has pledged to maintain unity and rapport among Perikatan Nasional state assemblymen, comprising PAS and Bersatu representatives. Abu Bakar, who is the Kuala Perlis assemblyman, welcomed the decree from the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, urging all Perikatan assemblymen to unite and collaborate for the well-being...
LATAKIA, Syria Dec 28 - Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria's Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralledinto gunfire and other violence, according to the province's media office. Syria has been rocked by several episodes of sectarian bloodshed since longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, who hails from the Muslim Alawite minority, was ousted by a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The appointment of Abu Bakar Hamzah (pic) as the new Mentri Besar, with the consent of the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, demonstrates that the political crisis in the state was addressed lawfully and in an orderly manner. Universiti Malaya sociopolitical analyst Prof Datuk Awang Azman Awang Pawi said that though the appointment ended...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says he issued the name of the party's candidate for the Mentri Besar post upon instructions from Istana Perlis. However, he said he never instructed state representatives to sign any statutory declarations (SDs) to oust the former Mentri Besar. In a statement issued on Saturday (Dec 27), the Perikatan Nasional (PN)...
IPOH: A man was found dead inside a culvert in Kampung Baru Tanah Mas near Tapah. Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting deputy director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said the department received an emergency call at 1.38pm on Saturday (Dec 27) about someone being trapped. He said a team from the Tapah Fire and Rescue Station...
