KOTA KINABALU: Priscella Peter, the 27-year-old daughter of jailed Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) president Datuk Peter Anthony, has been appointed as the party’s acting president. The party's supreme council made the decision on Friday (March 7) after Anthony was sentenced to three years in prison and fined RM50,000 for forging a 2014 maintenance contract for...
KUALA LUMPUR: Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok is (pic) willing to cooperate with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), which detained two of her former staff members on Thursday (March 7). The DAP vice-chairman posted on Facebook today that she is committed to ensuring justice is upheld and believes that the MACC investigation is related to...
SUBANG: Batik Air has rolled out its Hari Raya fixed fares for flights to Sabah and Sarawak to ease festive travel. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the initiative, launched in collaboration with the government, will see fares capped at RM319 for flights to Sarawak and RM379 for Sabah. He said the move reflects the airline’s understanding of...
AFTER enduring eight months without pay, footballer Mohammad Gopi Rizqi, 36, has taken to selling drinks outside his home during the month of fasting. He and his wife, Nor Hidayah Roslan, 38, decided to start a small business after his salary was delayed for several months, according to Utusan Malaysia. “We made the move to sell drinks,...
IPOH: The proposed suspension of Era FM radio station will affect the livelihood of the entire staff, says Datuk Seri M. Saravanan (pic). The MIC deputy president said the suggestion by the Malaysian Multimedia and Communications Commission (MCMC) appears harsh as everyone else who works there would suffer because of the mistake committed by a few. Saravanan,...
DESPITE a one-year delay, no additional costs are incurred in the construction of the RM850mil Package Two bypass which connects Air Itam to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (LCE). Penang infrastructure, transport and digital committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said this was because the project had been granted an Extension of Time due to...
PETALING JAYA: Legal provisions that allow house arrest have always been in the country’s legal framework, says Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee. A lawyer in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s legal team, Muhammad Farhan welcomed the announcement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said on the...
BANGKOK: Thailand’s criminal court has denied former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s (pic) request to leave the country to attend the Asean meeting in Indonesia on March 7, following an invitation from the Indonesian president. Thaksin, who is facing charges under Article 112 of the Criminal Code (lese-majeste law), submitted his request at the criminal court on...
KUALA LUMPUR: The weakness on the domestic stock market persisted on Friday following a plunge on Wall Street overnight amid the uncertainty over US tariffs. At the opening bell, the benchmark FBM KLCI dropped 3.16 points to 1,555.75. Bank stocks remained mixed on Friday following the decline in the previous session. CIMB rose five sen to RM7.55 while...
KOTA KINABALU: With the Malayan sun bear named the official mascot for Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VMY2026), conservationist Dr Wong Siew Te sees the decision as a long-awaited recognition for the species he has spent decades fighting to protect. As the founder of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) — the only facility of its...
