KUALA LUMPUR: Toxic politics is at an unprecedented scale and has caused the loss of values among Malays, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. "The Malay political landscape has changed tremendously in recent years. "We are now witnessing the emergence of toxic politics on an unprecedented scale. "It manifests itself in all forms of lies, hate and insults," the...
SHAH ALAM: A Myanmar woman has been found dead, allegedly stabbed to death by her eldest son in her house here. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said that the 40-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Seksyen 25 on Tuesday (Aug 20) by her youngest child, who had just returned from...
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has warned that there is no place in the party for personal politics. He said Umno should be the stage for the Malay struggle and the party that will steer the future of the race. “Whoever has personal ambition in politics must put it aside and not use...
TAWAU: Former Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) Chief of Staff (Intelligence) Datuk Mat Zaki Md Zain and three others have filed an RM100mil defamation suit against the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and 10 others for wrongful prosecution and arrest in the case involving the murder of an e-hailing driver. The suit also named former Esscom officers...
IPOH: Fleet card holders may have their privileges revoked if they are found misusing them for diesel smuggling under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS). Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry enforcement deputy director general (Operations) Shamsul Nizam Khalil (pic) said diesel smuggling syndicates are now using fleet cards to exploit subsidies in Selangor and...
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Fraud Portal (NFP) launched today will leverage on artificial intelligence (AI) to detect suspicious transactions through predictive analysis. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said one of the NFP’s main characteristics is its modular design which allows for continuous improvements to be made on the existing basic infrastructure. He...
MERSING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) carried out a medical evacuation (Medevac) for a child from Pulau Aur with breathing difficulties to seek treatment at Mersing Hospital on Tuesday (Aug 20) afternoon. Mersing Maritime zone director Maritime Commander Suhaizan Saadin said the Mersing district health office requested assistance to bring the toddler, Wan Nur Atira...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 21 main roads around Putrajaya will close for six hours each day starting Aug 27 for National Day rehearsals. The roads will be closed from 5am to 11am daily until Aug 29 and include Taman Perdana, Lebuh Wawasan and Lebuh Bestari (towards Jalan Tun Abdul Razak), Jalan P2K, Jalan Pembangunan, Jalan...
KOTA KINABALU: A fisherman literally clung to empty jerrycans to stay afloat for over 24 hours after his boat capsized off Labuan. Ramlee Mahroff, 46, drifted some 68km from Labuan to near Pulau Tiga off Sabah’s southwestern Kuala Penyu district. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) eventually found and rescued him. He went fishing in Tanjung Aru...
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Fraud Portal (NFP), a technology-based platform to detect, verify and track fraudulent activities reported to the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) has been launched. Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said the NFP will be able to boost the country's strategy to combat online fraud by changing the NSRC process which was...
