PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Cheam June Wei is not giving up on his career despite not having a coach to follow him to tournaments. The independent player currently trains two or three times a week under former international Ong Ewe Hock but the latter is unable to travel with him and guide him in competitions...
SEPANG: DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has dismissed claims by international correspondent Romen Bose that the party leaders had sought to "rebuild the Chinese population" during the last Pakatan Harapan administration. "Just one response, rubbish," he said briefly when asked to comment on the book, Shattered Hopes, written by Bose, who was also said to be the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The first phase of the empirical study on the separation of roles of the attorney general (AG) and public prosecutor (PP) will conclude after the research by the Special Task Force on Comparative Studies in the United Kingdom (UK) is completed, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department...
PUTRAJAYA: Possible threats against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and the Prime Minister were thwarted after the police arrested eight people for suspected links to extremist ideologies. At a press conference here on Monday (June 24) Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the suspects were arrested in an operation on Saturday and...
KOTA BHARU: A Muay Thai coach was charged in the Sessions Court on Monday (June 24) with three counts of rape and physical sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl, and one count of burglary. Muhammad Haziq Aiman Azhar, 25, pleaded not guilty to all the charges read before Judge Zulkifli Abllah. Muhammad Haziq Aiman was accused of...
JOHOR BARU: A brutal syndicate posing as insurance agents has been uncovered in Kulai, following the murder of a 38-year-old man last month to claim a life insurance payout of RM500,000. Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said that the syndicate had orchestrated the murder to appear as a road accident, enabling them to file an...
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) has launched its first-ever loan restructuring campaign, offering a minimum payment of RM300 to encourage borrowers to settle their arrears. In a statement on Saturday (June 22), PTPTN announced that the two-month campaign, running from June 1 to July 31, is open to all borrowers with arrears,...
IPOH: Following integrated operations conducted by the state health department between January and May this year, 31 eateries across Perak have been ordered to close immediately for violating Section 11 of the Food Act 1983. The State Human Resources, Health, National Integration, and Indian Community Affairs Committee chairman, A. Sivanesan (pic), said that 1,330 notices worth...
NIBONG TEBAL: Whether PAS will join the unity government remains unknown, but discussions are being held between the two factions, said Fahmi Fadzil. He said the Prime Minister and several leaders from the Islamist party had held numerous discussions, indicating negotiations and considerations about PAS joining the unity government. The government spokesman, however, did not deny or...
