SEREMBAN: The Seremban City Council (MBS) has removed the doors at six hardcore poor housing programme (PPRT) flats in Lobak near here after its tenants failed to pay rent for years. The MBS took this step with tenants of the low-cost units owing back rent of between RM17,000 and RM34,000 each. The monthly rental for each unit...
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is a suspect in an ongoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said this at a press conference on the matter at the MACC HQ here on Monday (March 3) ALSO READ: MACC seizes RM170mil in foreign currency,...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong wants Pakatan Youth information chief Ammar Atan, whom he claims made defamatory remarks against him, to withdraw his statement within 24 hours. "This is what I said in front of hundreds of media friends at the recent MCA media night on Feb 26," he said on Facebook on...
KUALA KANGSAR: Products certified halal by three foreign halal certification bodies whose recognition was revoked by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) are prohibited from entering Malaysia from the date of the revocation. Jakim director-general Datuk Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee said the ban would remain in effect until the three bodies rectified their shortcomings and implemented improvements as required...
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims in Malaysia will begin the Ramadan dawn-to-dusk fast on Sunday (March 2), says the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal. Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, donning a purple baju Melayu, said the date was set by the order of His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia after being consented to by the Rulers. The...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) did not incur any losses in its sale and repurchase of Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd (MAHB) shares, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. “I want to take this opportunity to clarify to Kampar MP (Chong Zhemin) that there are no losses recorded by the EPF regarding the MAHB matter. “With...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a memo on Sunday evening, the FBI Agents Association told its 14,000 members that new director Kash Patel had assured them that he would follow tradition and name a career special agent with operational expertise as his deputy director. "Director Patel agreed," said the memo, which Reuters reviewed. An hour after the memo...
KOTA KINABALU: A 50-year-old man is missing after being attacked by a crocodile while fishing in Sungai Batang Baru, near Batu 10, on Thursday (Feb 27) evening. According to witnesses, the victim was scattering fertiliser into the river to prepare for fishing when a crocodile suddenly lunged at him and dragged him underwater. Sandakan Fire and Rescue...
ALOR SETAR: The Muslim world is seen to be experiencing a trust deficit, where values of integrity, sacrifice and contribution are often overshadowed by self-interest and material accumulation, says Datuk Seri Anway Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that certain leaders in the Muslim world talk about struggle, sacrifice and contribution, yet they accumulate wealth beyond their...
KUCHING: The Sarawak Islamic Religious Department (Jais) will intensify enforcement efforts to ensure that only food outlets and hotels with halal certification are allowed to promote buffet offers using the word ‘Ramadan’ during the fasting month. Deputy Utility and Telecommunications Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said that premises still in the process of obtaining halal certification...
