KOTA BHARU: A government department director has been remanded for two days from Thursday (June 6) to assist in investigations into allegations of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to hundreds of thousands of ringgit. The remand order on the 58-year-old man was issued by Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid. Earlier, the man, wearing an orange lock-up shirt and...
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...
HANOI: Nguyen Bich Ngoc, a 27-year-old Vietnamese student who went missing in France earlier this year, was pronounced dead by her family on Tuesday (June 4) after more than five months of extensive searching. "There was no miracle," said Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. "According to a family statement, Ngoc has...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: Asset maintenance and replacement work at the Sungai Selangor Phase 1 Water Treatment Plant (SSP1 WTP) are expected to be completed at 7pm on Wednesday (June 5) and users in seven affected areas in the Klang Valley can expect water supply to their areas to be restored in stages starting at 3am on...
KUALA LUMPUR: Cadet Akmal Musyrif Mohd Shariff is the sole Malaysian admitted to train with the United States Air Force Academy this year. The 20-year-old from the National Defence University of Malaysia is among 15 international cadets from 45 countries chosen to head to the academy based in Colorado Springs where he will spend four years...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed an application by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to submit two additional affidavits in his application to commence judicial review over an alleged royal addendum order, which would allow him to serve his remaining prison term under house arrest. Justice Amarjeet Singh also fixed July 3 to deliver his...
KUALA LUMPUR: The disabled ehailing driver who claims he was assaulted by a member of a VIP's security detail has been called up to Bukit Aman to have his statement recorded. Ong Ing Keong, 46, arrived together with Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) representatives Latheefa Koya and N. Surendran at 10.40am on Wednesday (June 5). They were there...
KUALA LUMPUR: The disabled ehailing driver who said he was assaulted by a member of a VIP's security detail is believed to be meeting Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. Checks revealed that Bukit Aman's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) did not call up Ong Ing Keong, 46, on Wednesday (June 5). He was, however, seen entering...
PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the Indonesian Open when they toppled South Korea's world champions Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae in the first round. World No. 20 Wei Chong-Kai Wun showed great fighting spirit to come from behind and record a brilliant 20-22, 21-16, 21-17...
