KUALA LUMPUR: The country's rubber industry is expected to soar in the coming years following the strengthening of cooperation with China in the field of commodities, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's visit to China on Sunday (Sept 17) opened up opportunities for increased cooperation in...
The former manager of a cellphone store in Key West was jailed this week after police concluded he sent nude photos from a customers phone to his own. The incident happened Jan 4 when the woman went with her friend, who was shopping for a new phone, to the Verizon store in Key West, police said....
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will file an application to strike out three charges against him, the Sessions Court heard Tuesday (Sept 19). Lead defence counsel Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said the application for the charges under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will wind up the debate of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) Mid-Term Review (MTR) in the Dewan Rakyat at 4.30pm Tuesday (Sept 19). “Thank you to all the MPs who participated in the debate since last week and insya-Allah, I will answer the questions raised this afternoon,” he...
SHAH ALAM: Former Banting assemblyman Lau Weng San has been appointed Selangor state assembly Speaker. The appointment makes DAP's Lau, 45, the state's 12th Speaker. It was announced at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday (Sept 19). The selection was made through a secret ballot conducted by assembly secretary J. Gayathri Prasena as there were two...
KUALA LUMPUR: A brief commotion broke out in the Dewan Rakyat when Datuk Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (PN-Langkawi) questioned the exclusion of the island as one of the stops in this year's Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL). While the question was raised during Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing’s turn to wrap up...
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim (pic) has hit out at Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman for calling the unity government a "Nato (no action, talk only) government”. In a Facebook post Tuesday (Sept 19), Adam Adli said all three matters raised by the Muar MP, namely...
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Perikatan Nasional has unanimously selected Hulu Kelang assemblyman Datuk Seri Azmin Ali as the state's Opposition chief. Speaker Lau Weng San, who announced the appointment, said Perikatan had sent a letter to the House on Sept 15 informing it of the decision. With the appointment, Azmin, a former Selangor mentri besar, will lead the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bachok MP Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz is set to take his oath as Senator on Tuesday (Sept 19). The swearing-in ceremony is slated to take place in the Dewan Negara at 10am. He was nominated by the Kelantan state assembly. Nik Abduh will replace Mohamad Affandi Mohamad, whose term as senator ended on...
IPOH: A 58-year-old company director has lost over RM300,000 to scammers in an investment scheme he found on social media. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the man from Taman Pinji Seni here had been coerced into investing using a "OSL" account. He said a police report by the victim was lodged...
