KUALA LUMPUR: The appointment of individuals to senior leadership roles in the Royal Malaysia Police reflects the force's confidence in their credibility and capability, says Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail. The Inspector-General of Police described the responsibility as a trust that must be upheld to strengthen the department's operations and ensure the nation's overall well-being and...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to next week's BRICS summit in Brazil because of an outstanding arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday. The ICC issued the warrant in 2023, just over a year after Russia launched its full-scale...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia does not have enough veterinarians to cope with demand, says Veterinary Services Department (DVS) director-general Dr Akma Ngah Hamid. Based on Veterinary Council of Malaysia registrations, there are 2,553 active veterinarians in the country, she added. “Rapid development in the livestock industry, the increase of veterinary clinics for pets, and research (among other factors) have...
KUCHING: The Sarawak Transport Ministry is closely monitoring the situation following a military aircraft incident at Kuching International Airport (KIA) which occurred on Monday (June 23), resulting in the temporary suspension of all flight operations. Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said military personnel are currently managing the situation and working to clear the runway as...
KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers may soon be paying significantly more for imported fruits following a series of cost increases from July 1, traders say. Kuala Lumpur Fruits Wholesalers Association president Chin Nyuk Moy said importers were bracing to get hit on three fronts: a 5% sales and service tax (SST) on imported fruits, a 30% increase in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Setel Ventures Sdn Bhd (Setel) has formalised a strategic partnership with TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (TNGD) to enable fuelling and payments right at the pump via TNG eWallet, available at over 1,000 PETRONAS stations nationwide. This landmark integration brings Setel’s proprietary pump-and-pay technology to one of Malaysia’s largest digital wallets. The collaboration, formalised through a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid's lawyers say they are disappointed and concerned by the decision of the police and Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to classify her police report on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki as "no further action" or NFA. The report,...
KUALA LUMPUR: MIC vice-president Datuk T. Murugiah was injured in a road accident on the North-South Expressway near the Bangi interchange on Sunday (June 22). In the incident at about 8.30pm, the former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department was on his way home after officiating the Bakri MIC Division annual general meeting in Johor. According...
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) -Global environmental lobby Greenpeace added its voice on Monday to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez. The event, expected to attract some 200 guests including U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as scores of stars...
KOTA KINABALU: A Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) student has defended the recent anti-corruption protest and symbolic act of burning a caricature of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, pointing out that Anwar once led similar demonstrations during his university days. In a Facebook post, final-year student Fadhil Kasim reminded the public that when Anwar was a...
