KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023 MCA party election has seen a new leadership line-up for its Wanita and Youth wings in the early hours of Sunday (Sept 24). Party secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon (pic) announced that Wong You Fong has defended her position as Wanita MCA chairman, while Ling Tian Soon emerged as the new MCA Youth chief. Wong...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police made a grisly discovery of three dead men tied up together in a shophouse here after responding to an emergency call. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the police were responding to an MERS 999 call made by a member of the public regarding a fight at the shophouse...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry views foreign tourists’ claim that a hidden camera was installed inside a wall socket at a homestay where they were staying seriously. Its Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic) said the Sabah government, the state Tourism Ministry and related agencies have been asked to take stern action...
PETALING JAYA: The government will not condone excessive action or harassment against those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. However, he added in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour in New York on Saturday (Sept 23) that Malaysia will never recognise LGBT rights. "Muslims and non-Muslims alike, there...
PETALING JAYA: A total of RM500mil in pending funds is in Amanah Raya Bhd (AmanahRaya) as Money Waiting to be Claimed "This is money which belongs to heirs which could not be disbursed for certain reasons and efforts are underway to track them down," said AmanahRaya Group managing director Ahmad Feizal Sulaiman Khan. He said the tracking...
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) said his four-day visit to the United States has successfully highlighted Malaysia's stance on global issues and raised the country's profile on the international stage. He said the visit also provided an opportunity for him to share the country's policies and aspirations related to international relations. "Indeed, the...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's federal anti-terror agency on Saturday said it confiscated the properties of an alleged Khalistani militant whom it accuses of terror activities in India, as tensions with Canada grow over Sikh separatists. The seizure of a house and land owned by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in India's northern state of Punjab "comes as...
PORT DICKSON: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has called on more non-bumiputra citizens to join the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM), especially the Army. He said that despite various efforts to encourage the group’s participation in the ATM, the number of non-bumiputra personnel remains low, at around three per cent. Mohamad stressed that the support and encouragement...
KOTA KINABALU: Delegates of the state's oldest political party - Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) - will discuss the possibility of a merger with fellow native-based Sabah STAR over the weekend. Leaders of PBS, who have remained non-committal over the merger, are leaving their delegates at the 38th party congress to decide on a mechanism that might...
KULAI: Johor should consider forming a unity government secretariat at the state level as seen in the Federal Government, says Teo Nie Ching. The Deputy Communications and Digital Minister, who is also Johor DAP vice-chairman, said that this could further strengthen the relationship between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional. "I believe that the time has come for...
