IPOH: A 57-year-old project manager has been cheated of almost RM382,000 in a phone scam in Taiping. Perak police chief Datuk Seri Comm Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the woman realised that funds had been transferred out of her bank account to 11 other different accounts. "The transactions were made without her knowledge as it was under...
IPOH: Stern action will be taken against the organisers of a planned rally over Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) on graft charges if they do not follow the law, says Comm Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police said any party that wished to...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will summon Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor within the next few days over the alleged theft of rare earth elements (REE), says Tan Sri Azam Baki. The MACC chief commissioner said the Kedah Mentri Besar would be called in either this or next week. "We are at the tail end...
KUALA LUMPUR: Reviving the goods and services tax (GST) still remains an option, says Rafizi Ramli. Although the current plan is to introduce capital gains tax next year, the Economy Minister said that other forms of taxes would also be considered. "One of the strategies to widen our revenue base is to develop and roll out capital...
JOHOR BARU: Muda's sole representative in the Johor state assembly, Puteri Wangsa assemblyman Amira Aisya Abd Aziz, will no longer be within the Pakatan Harapan bloc, says state chief balancing force Andrew Chen Kah Eng. The Stulang assemblyman, who is also the state DAP secretary, added that this was due to Muda deciding to withdraw its...
PETALING JAYA: An engineer in China resorted to posing as a police officer conducting vice raids to swindle money from sex workers. Guang Ming Daily reported the man, surnamed Han, owed money to illegal moneylenders after making a huge loss in an investment scheme. After a failed attempt to get a loan in Hangzhou in April, he...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has tabled the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) Mid-Term Review in the Dewan Rakyat here on Monday (Sept 11). While tabling the motion, Anwar said 31% of the 175 targets of the 12MP, tabled on Oct 21, 2021, had been achieved while 59% are on schedule. ALSO READ: 12MP review: At...
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional MPs are unsure why Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul is allowing Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's court case outcome to be raised in Parliament despite rejecting a motion for a special sitting on the matter. Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said it appeared contradictory. "My motion was rejected by...
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a heated start to the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Sept 11), with two back-to-back shouting matches on the first day. First, the Opposition bloc wanted to know if the emergency motion to debate Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s case had been accepted. This came after Wan Ahmad Fayshal...
SIBU: The 1,100-odd traders at the Central Market here are excited to meet Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The Royal entourage, including Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah will visit the market at about 8.30am on Tuesday (Sept 12). To be accompanied by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg,...
