REMBAU: Trailers of water were sent to Kelantan during a recent joint military operation with the United States to avoid embarrassment, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. During a ceramah on Thursday (Aug 10) night in Senawang, the Defence Minister said that due to the constant water issues in the state, he had to send water to...
PETALING JAYA: Selangor folk will enjoy a public holiday on Monday (Aug 14) if Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional win in the Aug 12 state polls. Caretaker mentri besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (pic) made the announcement during a televised address on Friday (Aug 11). In his speech, he urged voters to fulfil their civic duty by...
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has lost his appeal on Friday (Aug 11) to disqualify two lawyers from Messrs Tommy Thomas from representing former attorney-general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas in the former prime minister’s RM1.9mil lawsuit. Court of Appeal three-member panel comprising Justices Hanipah Farikullah, Azimah Omar and Azhahari Kamal Ramli unanimously dismissed Najib’s appeal...
KUALA LUMPUR: A video, which showed a team of Federal Reserved Unit (FRU) personnel being deployed at a dilapidated barrack in Klang, was just a misunderstanding, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Inspector-General of Police said he went to the site to inspect the location after the video went viral. "There was a miscommunication between an officer...
KUALA LUMPUR: Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain is expected to be appointed as the new Bukit Aman CID director. The Kuala Lumpur police chief was previously the Penang police chief before helming KL police since May 15. Comm Mohd Shuhaily's impending transfer before Aug 30 comes after less than four months as KL police chief. The...
NIBONG TEBAL: There will be zero tolerance for bullying, sexual misconduct and racial segregation in schools, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. This will not happen on her watch in any school in the country, she added. "While we have already put certain rules and regulations in place to curb bullying and sexual misconduct, there are people who...
KOTA TINGGI: Four people including three young boys were injured when their car got into an accident with an armoured vehicle. Punggai Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Deddy Borhan Umaali said the accident was reported at 8.28pm on Wednesday (Aug 9). "The Armed Forces' armoured vehicle was on its way back to the Teluk Sepang camp...
MARANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has asked the world's largest oil and gas company, Saudi Aramco to invest in Kemaman, Terengganu. He said Aramco chairman Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan had informed him that the company wanted to make Johor the hub for its expansion in the Southeast Asian region. "But I said it's okay and I...
PASIR PUTEH: The Unity Government has given an assurance that it will attract more foreign and domestic investments to Kelantan if the Barisan Nasional-Pakatan Harapan (BN-PH) alliance wins the Aug 12 state election. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) said that was one area BN-PH would focus on, besides the education sector...
KOTA KINABALU: A four-year-old boy came home from a childcare centre here with pain and bruises on his body much to the shock of his parents on Tuesday (Aug 8). He then told the parents that he was apparently physically abused by a caretaker at the centre located in Luyang. Concerned over their son’s claim, they went...
