No more Sabah and Sarawak Minister, Fadillah to oversee East M’sia affairs

PUTRAJAYA: The portfolio of the Sabah and Sarawak Minister has been done away with and matters pertaining to the two states will be handled by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said matters of all states, including Sabah and Sarawak were his responsibility and that of the Cabinet. “Now, DPM...

Cabinet reshuffle: Five new ministers as number of ministers, deputy ministers rises to 60

PUTRAJAYA: There were six portfolio changes and five new ministers appointed in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s first Cabinet reshuffle, announced on Tuesday (Dec 11). Anwar’s original Cabinet, which had 28 ministers, has now been expanded to 31, following the split of two ministerial portfolios and the appointment of a second Finance Minister. Human Resources Minister...

Number of Covid-19 cases in Johor up threefold this week

JOHOR BARU: A total of 109 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the 49th epidemiological week (ME49) for the Dec 3-9 period compared to ME48 (Nov 26 to Dec 2) with 34 cases. Johor health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the Covid-19 situation in Johor remains under control. "In general, 3,430 Covid-19 cases have...

Police believe only one person involved in Zayn Rayyan’s murder

KLANG: Based on leads so far, police believe only one individual was involved in the murder of six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin from the Idaman Apartment in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya, last week. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the one-individual scenario was based on the leads, strangulation marks, and signs of...

Body of accountant found in Cheras, police suspect foul play

KUALA LUMPUR: The body of an accountant has been found on Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru, here and police believe he was murdered. Cheras district police chief ACP Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the nude body of the 28-year-old man was found face down by passers-by at about 6am on Monday (Dec 11). "Preliminary investigations found injuries on...

PM wants civil servants to continue excelling in 2024

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in his meeting with civil servants on Monday (Dec 11) ahead of the new year, wants them to continue with their outstanding services next year by adopting good values in the administration and not become complacent. Speaking at the Prime Minister's Department monthly assembly for December, Anwar, who is...

UK PM Sunak battles to unite divided party in pivotal week

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the most dangerous moment of his premiership this week, when he is due to appear before a COVID-19 inquiry and must win a crunch vote in parliament on his plan to revive a policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Just over a year since he became prime...

Indonesian chains Kenangan Coffee and Fore Coffee brew up a storm in Singapore

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE: On its first day of operations in September, Kenangan Coffee at Raffles City Shopping Centre sold more than 1,500 drinks. This helped the Indonesian chain achieve its highest daily revenue at an outlet, said co-founder and chief executive Edward Tirtanata. Kenangan Coffee was founded in 2017 and operates more than 900 stores, most of them in...

Harimau Malaya’s fine progess makes it a passable year for Malaysian football

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian football has certainly seen a significant improvement this year since the performance of the Harimau Malaya squad at international competitions has been impressive and the results have drawn a new lease of life for the local fans. After suffering a heart-wrenching defeat at the semi-final stage of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup...

Hon Jian-Haikal capture Indian Masters title

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri have captured the World Tour Super 100 Indian Masters title. Hon Jian-Haikal, who were only combined in August, played superbly to beat Taiwan's Lin Bing-wei-Su Ching-heng 21-17, 23-21 in the final in Assam on Sunday (Dec 10). It was world No. 69 Hon Jian-Haikal's second title in...