TUARAN: The rehabilitation programme through parole and community services has been very effective, with only one out of 800 prisoners who followed the programme returning to prison, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said the 0.125 percentage was considered very low, compared to the 18.6 per cent of those who did not follow...
KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah Convention Bureau will be launched by the end of the year to promote the state as a preferred destination for MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) events, says Datuk Christina Liew. The state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister said the bureau will be placed under her ministry. "We welcome any form of collaborative...
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit calling for the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates to be lowered to 35, shutting down one avenue for President Joko Widodo's son to run on an election ticket next year. The court was on Monday also reading rulings on six other cases...
PETALING JAYA: The one-off Bantuan Awal Persekolahan (BAP) schooling assistance cash aid of RM150 will be disbursed from early January, says the Education Ministry. It said in a statement that it took note of concerns among the people about the absence of any mention of BAP during the Budget 2024 announcement on Friday (Oct 13) and...
JOHOR BARU: Two senior Immigration officers have been acquitted and discharged by the High Court here from a charge of human trafficking. Haris Fadzilah Abu Bakar, 51, and Norhayati Abu Bakar, 53, a deputy director and senior officer respectively, were freed from the charge under Section 26A of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants...
KUALA LUMPUR: MPs will not be allowed to live-stream their speeches in Parliament using their own devices beginning Monday (Oct 16), says Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. Johari said that Standing Order 35(1) requires MPs to direct their speeches to the Speaker chairing the session. “Looking at their devices isn’t abiding by the said Standing Orders. With...
KUALA LUMPUR: The license of low-cost carrier MYAirline Sdn Bhd will be suspended temporarily, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) is expected to announce the matter later on Monday (Oct 16), he said. "The company still exists, it is suspending operations while looking for investors. "It's a commercial issue but from the...
PETALING JAYA: The financial wellbeing of Malaysia's ageing population has been given attention in Budget 2024. Employees Provident Fund (EPF) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the Budget announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (Oct 13) addressed some concerns EPF raised on the long-term financial wellbeing of Malaysians. "The Budget...
PETALING JAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin need to settle RM1.69bil and RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes. READ MORE: Najib, son succeed to stay execution of RM1.7bil tax summary judgment The dismissal of the appeal was made on Monday (Oct 16), with the apex...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 197 people, including 155 foreign women and six foreign transvestites working as guest relations officers (GROs), have been detained in raids on two entertainment outlets in Johor and Selangor. The raids were conducted by Bukit Aman CID's Gambling, Vice and Secret Societies Prevention Division (D7). Bukit Aman CID deputy director (Investigation/Legislation) Deputy...
