JOHOR BARU: The number of people who have voted in the by-elections as of noon on Saturday (Sept 9) is 24% for Pulai and 33% for Simpang Jeram, says the Election Commission. Pulai has a total of 166,653 voters while there are 40,488 voters in Simpang Jeram.
JOHOR BARU: Police will be calling up Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Sept 12 for questioning, says Bukit Aman. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said police have opened up two investigation papers against the Perikatan Nasional chairman regarding his "political fatwa" and his claim that the Malays would lose their power. “On...
KUALA LUMPUR: Following continued criticism over Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's court decision, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that he does not have the power to interfere in the case. "If I had the power, I would have delayed the decision after all the by-elections were done," said the Prime Minister of the twin...
KOTA KINABALU: Police are on the hunt for a modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" couple who allegedly attacked and robbed two elderly taxi drivers in Sabah's east coast Lahad Datu district. In the latest incident on Friday (Sept 8), the couple, in their 30s, boarded a taxi driven by a 67-year-old man at a hotel in town...
PETALING JAYA: The deafening silence by Perikatan Nasional on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's reported racist narrative implies that the coalition agrees with it, says Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan. The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) special committee chairman said there was a lack of action from the coalition when Dr Mahathir referred to non-Malays as "pendatang" (immigrants). ALSO READ: Dr...
PUTRAJAYA: Seventy-three per cent of deaths in the country are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) closely linked to unhealthy lifestyles, says Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. In his speech when officiating the 2023 national-level "Bulan Malaysia Sihat Sejahtera” (BMSS) celebration here on Friday (Sept 8), he said nearly half of the population is unaware that...
BATU PAHAT: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he will leave it to the Attorney General (AG) to explain the discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) granted to him. "As the person involved (in the case), I do not have the right to comment but I have full confidence in the new AG and...
KOTA KINABALU: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to find a long-term solution to the stateless issue in Sabah between Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) and its Indonesian and Philippine counterparts, has been renewed for another five years. The document inked at a ceremony in Semporna on Thursday (Sept 7) with Indonesian Human Rights National Commission...
KOTA KINABALU: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah presented contributions to 100 individuals from the asnaf (tithe recipients) group and the disabled during their stop at Sipitang on Thursday (Sept 7). The King and Queen were accompanied by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji...
MUAR: There is no need for the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to explain the discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) granted to Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Umno supreme council member said sufficient reasons had been given in court by the AGC and prosecutor involved. "They (the AGC) have......
