KUALA LUMPUR: A war of words with foul language led to the arrest of a business owner after a heated argument with another tenant on the same floor. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said that the victim, a 58-year-old saloon owner, filed a police report on the incident on Aug 26 after the...
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The landmark trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro enters its final phase on Tuesday as the Supreme Court begins hearing closing arguments in the case accusing the 70-year-old right-wing firebrand of orchestrating a plot to remain in power after he lost his 2022 reelection bid. The final stretch of the trial, expected to...
PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur residents have voiced concerns that the Urban Renewal Act poses a risk of forced displacement and unfair treatment of property owners, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). This, he said, was based on a memorandum he received from the Kuala Lumpur Residents’ Action for Sustainable Development regarding the...
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry has instructed the chief of School Inspectorate (Jemaah Nazir) to mobilise inspectors nationwide to conduct safety audits in schools. Education director-general Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad said the audit findings must be reported to him on a weekly basis. "I will present the findings to the minister and detail the actions that need to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Two Johor MPs have called on fellow lawmakers to support the passage of the Gig Workers Bill 2025 when it is brought for the second and third readings in the Dewan Rakyat. "We urge all Members of Parliament and stakeholders to support the passage of this Bill. The future of work is changing, and...
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski had his United States visa revoked, voicing solidarity in face of what he called an "irresponsible decision". "These attitudes are unacceptable - not only against Minister Lewandowski, but also against Supreme Court justices or any Brazilian official," Lula said...
PETALING JAYA: A three-year-old boy was killed after he is believed to have fallen from the sixth floor of a condominium here. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said police were notified of the incident on Aug 21. "The police were informed of the incident which happened at a condominium in Kota Damansara. The body was...
KLUANG: Johor has proposed an increase in the number of pick-up and drop-off points for cross-border passenger transport service vehicles, says state executive councillor Mohd Fazli Mohamad Salleh. The Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communication committee chairman said taxis are currently only allowed to use one designated point each in Johor and Singapore. "The current practice is...
KUALA LUMPUR: Roads around Putrajaya Core Island will be closed to private vehicles from 6 pm on Aug 29 until the conclusion of the National Day parade on Aug 31, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said the closure was to facilitate final preparations for the National Day celebration, which would be held at Dataran...
KUALA LUMPUR: Cabinet decisions have never been influenced by external parties and are made collectively by the Cabinet alone, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said that claims of outside influence on the government’s decision-making are unfounded, adding that he has never witnessed such events during his time in the Cabinet. “I attend almost every Cabinet...
