KOTA KINABALU: A total of 1,340 consumers have been hauled up to court for offences involving tampering with electricity meters and illegal power connections so far this year. Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) chief transformation officer Ahmad Nassaruddin Kamaruzaman said those charged comprise 1,191 domestic consumers, 148 commercial users and one industrial consumer in the state...
IPOH: The Ipoh City Council hopes payment of assessments using the digital application would be fully utilised by 2027, says Datuk Rumaizi Baharin. The mayor said this was part of the council’s Strategic Plan 2021-2030. He said as a start, the council has stopped sending out physical bills to taxpayers for the July-Dec term. "The council has developed...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet is collectively responsible for the decision to postpone the tabling the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 in Parliament to be passed, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. "All Ministers have the prerogative as members of the cabinet to present their views on any matter including the paper on...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ramesh Chander, who was Malaysia's first-ever chief statistician, has passed away. The chief statistician's office said that Ramesh passed away at 2.50am on Tuesday (Nov 14), at the age of 88. "The late Ramesh was the first Malaysian to hold the title of chief statistician after independence, serving from Jan 1, 1966, to Dec...
KUALA LUMPUR: Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal says he was just reading a police report and denies claims he slandered Datuk Farhash Wafa Salvador during a press conference on Tuesday (Nov 14). The Bersatu youth chief pointed out the report was lodged by the party's youth wing that included a video attachment that claimed an...
PETALING JAYA: From an Olympian to a cool barista, former national No. 1 badminton singles player Soniia Cheah is making the most out of her life. The 30-year-old Soniia, who decided to retire from competitive badminton due to a persistent Achilles tendon injury after competing at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, has been juggling with many...
KUALA LUMPUR: The defamation suit filed by Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail against Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin was settled when the former PKR vice-president made a public apology to the Home Minister at the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Nov 14). Zuraida, 65, when reading the apology before Judge Norakhmar Mohd Sani, said she had made a defamatory...
PASIR GUDANG: Priority will be given to Johor in building the next airbase, which is in line with the government's plan to turn the state into a petrochemical hub. The Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin (pic) said that currently, the department only had one airbase for the northern zone in...
KUALA LUMPUR: There is an organised move by the Unity Government leaders to woo Bersatu lawmakers with promises of financial assistance for their constituents to gain the opposition MPs’ support, alleges Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (pic). The Bersatu Youth chief claims that such promises of financial gains were also given to the lawmakers for...
