KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has taken the statements of two more individuals in connection with the investigation of a human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar. This brings the total number of individuals whose statements have been recorded to 11. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the recording process involved a politician and her...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah has failed in his bid to include six other individuals as third parties in the US$6.59bil (RM28.5bil) lawsuit filed against him by 1MDB. High Court Commissioner Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan granted the application of the six individuals to dismiss the...
PETALING JAYA: World record holder, three-time world champion and now a two-time Paralympics gold medal winner. Powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin oozed class as he smashed his own world record in the men's 72kg category en route to giving Malaysia their second Paralympics gold medal for Malaysia at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris today...
SHAH ALAM: Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat calls on the legal fraternity to adhere to their code of conduct and avoid besmirching the justice system for more favourable goals. "The beauty and challenge of the profession lie in the fact that both facts and law are almost always subject to interpretation,” she said in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has obtained a final landmark victory at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, which ruled in favour of Malaysia and dismissed the appeal filed by the Sulu claimants, says the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said. In her Facebook post on Friday (Sept 6), Azalina...
JOHOR BARU: The Environment Department (DOE) has found several unidentified objects dumped along a stream that connects to Sungai Pandan. Johor health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the objects were found on Wednesday (Sept 4) while DOE was inspecting the area over recent chemical and odour pollution reports. “The Fire and Rescue Department handed...
PETALING JAYA: The Crown Prince of Pahang has called on the police to immediately conduct a fair and transparent probe into allegations that a member of the state's royal family was involved in an attack on a construction worker in Kuantan. In a statement, Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah said he treated such...
SHAH ALAM: The government is set to develop a specific formula for Syariah Courts to use in determining alimony rates for children of divorced parents. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said the new formula would resolve long-standing debates over alimony rates and expedite the provision of alimony to...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is currently tracking down another doctor to help with the investigation into allegations of falsified Social Security Organisation (Socso) disability claims in Penang. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki (pic) confirmed that the doctor is employed at a hospital in Penang. ALSO READ: Socso claim process to be overhauled in wake of recent...
KUALA LUMPUR: All public and private sector construction projects worth RM10mil and above are required to adopt the Building Information Modelling (BIM) system, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Deputy Works Minister said a new working committee will be formed and combined with the existing committee for Industrialised Building System (IBS) to oversee technology-related matters for...
