KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd expects federal government spending to hit a record high of RM430.3 billion next year amid growing operating expenditure (OE) and development expenditure (DE). Ahead of the Budget 2026 presentation next week, the investment bank said in a note today that OE is expected to increase modestly by 2.6 per cent year-on-year to RM342.3 billion in...
Online fast-fashion retailer Shein will open its first permanent stores in France in November under an agreement with department store owner Société des Grands Magasins (SGM), a move that sparked criticism from French retailers. The "shop-in-shops" in the BHV department store in central Paris and Galeries Lafayette department stores in five provincial cities, mark a new...
PUTRAJAYA: A Muslim convert today failed in his attempt to obtain leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision dismissing his bid to renounce Islam and return to Christianity. A three-member Federal Court bench led by Court of Appeal President Datuk Abu Bakar Jais, sitting with Federal Court judges Tan Sri Nallini Pathmanathan and Datuk...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department issues a thunderstorm warning for several states and territories, in effect until 5pm on Thursday (Oct 2). In Perlis, residents are advised to remain vigilant as severe weather is expected. In Kedah, Kubang Pasu, Padang Terap, Sik and Baling are forecast to experience thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds. Similarly, Larut, Matang...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR, the third biggest coalition partner in the eight party Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has pulled out of the local coalition over its move to forge an electoral pact with Pakatan Harapan. Sabah STAR president Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan when contacted confirmed that he had informed the GRS presidential council meeting on...
PETALING JAYA: A group of Malaysian politicians and activists have slammed US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Gaza conflict as an insult to international law, calling on the global community to reject the proposal. “Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is nothing short of an insult to international law, to the memory of...
SEPANG: A total of 201 of the 497 Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) participants are believed to have been detained by the Israeli military. This includes 12 Malaysians who were volunteers on GSF ships bound for Gaza. Sumud Nusantara Command Centre director-general Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby said that as of 10.44am Malaysian time on Thursday...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former chief of defence forces General (R) Tun Dr Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali, who passed away Wednesday (Oct 1), will be laid to rest with full military honours. The Malaysian Armed Forces headquarters, in a statement Wendnesday, said Ops Rampai would be mobilised as the Armed Forces' highest mark of respect for the nation's...
IPOH: A police officer has been killed and two others injured in an accident involving two lorries and a car at KM85.3 on the Kuala Kangsar-Pengkalan Hulu Road, near Kampung Tawai in Gerik. Gerik police chief Supt Abdul Samad Othman said the 1.50am incident on Wednesday (Oct 1) involved a lorry hauling logs, a trailer carrying...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has been re-elected as a Council Member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) under Part III for the 2025-2028 term. The Transport Ministry (MOT) said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 1) that the decision was announced following the voting at the 42nd ICAO General Assembly in Montreal, Canada, yesterday. The Malaysian delegation...
