KOTA KINABALU: Ten people, including two bank managers and a teacher, have claimed trial for being members of an organised crime group linked to missing funds totalling RM24.2mil from several bank accounts. They pleaded not guilty before judge Datuk Zaleha Rose Pandin after their cases were transferred from the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court to the High...
KUALA LUMPUR: The unity government’s success in nurturing Islam in Malaysia has disproved the "Islam under threat" narrative created by PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, says the Religious Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali (pic). "It is not surprising that once again he (Abdul Hadi) feels the need to...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians should be more concerned about illegitimately acquired wealth rather than engaging in unnecessary debates on halal certificates, says former minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz (pic). “Muslims in Malaysia, as well as our fellow Malaysians, should be more concerned about ‘non-halal money’ and wealth plundered by those with no integrity, who then distribute that...
JOHOR BARU: The Environment Department (DOE) has taken nine samples from several sites in Johor where residents experienced odour pollution. Its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said the department received complaints of odour pollution from the Bukit Indah, Kempas and Skudai areas in Johor Baru as well as Senai and Kulai on Monday (Sept...
GEORGE TOWN: A lorry carrying cooking gas turned on its side after it was involved in an accident during rush hour traffic at Penang Bridge on Thursday (Sept 12). The incident, which occurred at about 6pm, caused a massive jam on the island-bound side of the bridge, from Perai to the island. The incident led to the...
KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has agreed to double the interim payment of RM300mil to Sabah and Sarawak following discussions with Borneo States leaders. Disclosing this after the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) implementation action council meeting held for the first time in Kota Kinabalu, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said Sabah...
PETALING JAYA: The multi-million ringgit company, Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB), has denied exploiting children as labour. “We deny the accusation and emphasise that we will never compromise on any activities that violate the law, especially those involving child labour,” said its statement on its social media page yesterday. It said that the claims are...
KLUANG: No one has the right to exploit a child's weaknesses or shortcomings, let alone hide behind religion or welfare, says Che' Puan Mahkota Khaleeda Johor. She added that she was informed of the incident involving some charity homes suspected of exploiting, neglecting and torturing 402 victims aged from one to 17 years old. Che' Puan Mahkota...
ALOR SETAR: The mandatory death penalty imposed on a Pakistani man after he was found guilty of murdering a doctor 13 years ago has been commuted to 36 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Federal Court here. A unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Singapore Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, on the final leg of an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Aero Dili flight carrying the pope and his entourage arrived in the city-state for a two-night visit that will include a speech to political authorities and a Mass...
