PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad denied unilaterally deciding to withdraw the bid to overturn the International Court of Justice’s (IJC) ruling on the Batu Puteh case The former prime minister said that the Cabinet made the decision collectively after much consideration of the views of various experts and briefing sessions. Dr Mahathir claimed this included consultation...
GEORGE TOWN: The rationalisation of RON 95 petrol subsidies will result in greater savings for the government and should be the next move after the targeted diesel subsidy, says the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP). Its president Mohideen Abdul Kader said vulnerable groups affected by fuel rationalisation policies can be given financial aid to cope with...
A man took advantage of the girl’s impoverished situation to issue the dangerous challenge. A 13-year-old Thai girl was hospitalised last weekend after taking on an alcohol dare in exchange for 1000 baht (S$37). The girl, known as A, was attending an ordination ceremony at a temple in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. There, A and her friend, a 13-year-old...
IPOH: The state government will discuss the proposal to move Sekolah Raja Perempuan Taayah from here to Seri Iskandar with the relevant stakeholders, says Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. He said that as of now, the state has yet to make any stand or decision on the matter. "It has not come to my attention...
SEPANG: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong departs for home on Wednesday (June 12) after concluding a successful two-day working visit to Malaysia. This also marks the end of his series of visits to Southeast Asian capitals. Wong, accompanied by his wife Loo Tze Lui, was given a red carpet send-off and a guard of honour by the...
KUALA LUMPUR: A housewife has been fined RM1,200, in default two months' jail, by the Magistrate's Court here after she pleaded guilty to providing false information to a policeman. Magistrate Aina Azahra Tun Ariffin meted out the sentence on Karen Lee Chy Na, 35, after she entered her plea here on Wednesday (June 12). According to the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu will send notices to seven of its members soon regarding the status of their membership as well as the parliamentary and state seats they currently hold. Party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he would then send a notice to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, as well as the Speakers of...
KOTA KINABALU: Customs officers have detected another case of falsely declared goods brought into Sabah by smuggling syndicates to evade tax. Sabah Customs seized six containers with some RM2.7mil worth of beer, including unpaid taxes, that came through Sepanggar port near here on May 10. The seizure was made after it was determined that the consignment had...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun have the potential to become a world class pair but need to be more consistent. This is national coaching director Rexy Mainaky’s assessment after seeing his charges finish as runners-up in the Indonesian Open. World No. 20 Wei Chong-Kai Wun were not expected to go far in...
IPOH: Simon Mohan, the singer of Indian ethnicity who used to sing in Chinese and even released an album in Mandarin in the 1990s, has passed away. Simon, whose real name is Elanjselvan VM Mohan, was 64. His eldest son, Krisna Mohan, 34, said his father passed away at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur...
