ISKANDAR PUTERI: Pulai MP Suhaizan Kayat is being treated for an infection at the intensive care unit of a private hospital here. His personal assistant Mohamad Nizam Junait said Suhaizan was admitted at around 11pm on Tuesday (April 29). “He had a fever and experienced a drop in oxygen levels and was admitted to the ICU. “Let us...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 19-year-old man fell to his death from the 39th floor of a residential condominium at Jalan Razak Mansion in Sungai Besi. Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Aidil Bolhassan said the incident occurred at about 10.53pm on Tuesday (April 29). "We believe the victim fell from the 39th floor of the condominium and onto the roof...
PETALING JAYA: The government has agreed to end the price control on chicken eggs and reduce the egg subsidy rate from RM0.10 to RM0.05 per egg, effective May 1, 2025. Subsequently, the egg subsidy will be completely abolished on August 1, 2025. From February 2022 to December 2024, the government spent nearly RM2.5bil on egg subsidies to...
PUTRAJAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) Foreign Taxpayer Branch (CPCA) counters will officially operate at Level 9, Block 10, Government Building Complex, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, Kuala Lumpur, starting Thursday (May 1). In a statement on Wednesday (April 30), the board announced that the operating hours of CPCA for consultation services are from 8am to 5pm...
KUALA LUMPUR: The next proceedings in the case involving the Sulu group's claim are scheduled to be heard at the Paris Court of Appeal on July 7, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She stated that the hearing would involve the French judiciary examining the validity...
MELAKA: Two women have been arrested over suspected involvement in a scam offering non-existent online loans, says Melaka’s top cop. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the suspects, aged 25 and 33 years old, respectively, were apprehended during a raid at a residence in Desa Cheng Perdana here on Monday (April 28). “They are...
PETALING JAYA: The expansion of the Sales and Service Tax (SST), initially slated for May this year as announced in Budget 2025, will be implemented at a later date, says a Finance Ministry spokesman. “The ministry has completed its nationwide engagements with multiple industries to finalise the scope of the expansion and the applicable tax rates. ALSO...
SUNGAI PETANI: Saleswoman Han Chin Tin was enjoying her usual breakfast at a coffee shop in Jalan Taman Bersatu – unfortunately, it turned out to be her last meal. The 55-year-old woman was killed on the spot when a car crashed into the shop at about 9am. The driver of the car suffered a stroke while behind...
PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Anthony Loke has extended his deepest condolences to the family of Jacquita Gonzales Gomez who passed away on Monday (April 28). Jacquita, who was the wife of MH370 in-flight supervisor Patrick Gomez, passed away after losing her battle against breast cancer. "On behalf of the Transport Ministry, I extend my deepest condolences to...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) already has a list of individuals believed to be involved in the land encroachment case in Raub, Pahang, according to its Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki. "Yes, we already have a list. Considering the case dates back around 10 years or more, some of the officials involved have since...
