A royal teatime with His Majesty

PETALING JAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim took a break from their busy schedules for pastries and tea in the city. In a post by His Majesty on Facebook, the King granted an audience to Anwar at Istana Negara before going for tea at a mall in...

Malaysia named second friendliest country in Asia

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia ranks second in the list of Asia’s top five most friendliest countries, according to a survey rating by finance website, Insider Monkey. Scoring at 2.20 in the list, Malaysia is voted as the 15th friendliest country in the world. The rating also ranks Malaysia as the 16th most immigrant-friendly country in the world, with...

Jasmine Loo formerly worked for Jho Low, monthly salary RM45,000, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan told the High Court here on Tuesday (Feb 13) that she once worked at UBG Berhad, a company owned by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, with a monthly salary of about RM45,000, including vehicle allowance, fuel allowance, and travel...

1MDB trial: Jho Low ordered associate to prepare Arab donation letter justifying monies for Najib, courts told

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho had ordered one of his close associates to prepare an Arab donation letter to justify monies that were funnelled into Datuk Seri Najib Razak's bank account. Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) general counsel Jasmine Loo testified that she had seen a draft of...

Kapar crash: Bodies of pilot and co-pilot found

KLANG: Police have found the two bodies in the light aircraft crash at Kampung Tok Muda here. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the remains have yet to be removed from the wreckage due to some difficulties. He added that authorities, which involve the police, fire and rescue department and public defence department, are...

Johor Lama rep dropped from Johor exco line-up in reshuffle, four portfolios unchanged

JOHOR BARU: Johor Lama assemblyman Norlizah Nor, who was state education, information and communication committee chairman, has been dropped from the Johor exco line-up. This comes following a reshuffle of the Johor exco line-up, which also saw the swearing-in of Tanjung Surat assemblyman Aznan Tamin as an exco member. In a statement, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn...

Nurul Izzah to lodge police report over slanderous social media post

PETALING JAYA: Former Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar will soon lodge a police report over a slanderous posting made against her. In a statement on Facebook, the daughter of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said that her lawyers would lodge a report sometime next week after the Chinese New Year celebration. "Let's not forget the...

Less than four months left for voluntary disclosure, LHDN reminds taxpayers

PUTRAJAYA: Taxpayers nationwide have been reminded to use the ongoing Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (SVDP) 2.0 to improve their tax compliance status. The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) said they have less than four months to do so as SVDP 2.0 will end on May 31. It said that as of Jan 31, it had received 64,748 voluntary...

Sultan Ibrahim enjoys afternoon tea with Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia on Tuesday spent some time enjoying afternoon tea in the city with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. According to His Majesty’s post on Facebook, the afternoon tea followed an audience granted to Anwar at Istana Negara earlier. His Majesty, personally drove the Prime Minister from Istana Negara...

Tun M admitted to IJN for treatment of infection

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) for treatment of an infection. According to a statement by his spokesperson, the 98-year-old former Langkawi MP was admitted to IJN on Jan 26. "Tun (Dr Mahathir) is currently receiving treatment for infection at IJN, followed by a subsequent...