KUALA LUMPUR: Parties involved in the procurement of military assets and the construction of military facilities will be rotated every three years to prevent misconduct, including corruption, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Without providing further details, the Defence Minister stated that those involved in military asset procurement will not remain in their positions for long...
MELAKA: Tears flowed among family members of murder victim Istiqomah Ahmad Rozi during her final journey from Melaka Hospital's mortuary to a burial ground at Kampung Kubang Badak, Pasir Mas in Kelantan. The family members including children, all clad in black, wept as the van carrying the remains of the 34-year-old teacher left the mortuary at...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has never been evidence that showed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was at AmIslamic Bank Bhd to commit the crime he is accused of, the High Court here was told. Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah submitted that the prosecution never showed evidence that the former Pekan MP was...
CYBERJAYA: Thousands of Klang Valley businesses will be inspected for tax compliance by officers from the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) and Royal Malaysian Customs Department as part of Ops Metro 2024, says Datuk Dr Abu Tariq Jamaluddin. The LHDN chief executive officer said the newly announced joint operation will see over 1,000 officers from both LHDN...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has warned agencies and bodies handling the bumiputra agenda to carry out their duties responsibly to ensure that it will achieve its intended goals. The Prime Minister cautioned against "damaging" and misusing the agencies for personal gain and accumulation of wealth. Anwar also assured that the other races will not...
PETALING JAYA: A woman, in her 20s, has lodged a police report alleging that a former MP sexually harassed her. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said police detected on Sunday (Aug 18) an 18-second TikTok video that went viral, which claimed that a woman was sexually harassed by a man she knew. "We confirm that...
JOHOR BARU: A woman claims that some of her valuables, including a gold necklace, went missing while receiving treatment at a public hospital here. P. Saroja, 63, said she was sent to the hospital's emergency department in an ambulance for high blood pressure around 3.30pm on July 25. She said she was asked to remove all items...
IPOH: A Nepali has been killed in a fight between two groups of foreign workers in Kuala Kurau, Kerian. Kerian OCPD Superintendent Juna Yusoff said the victim, 28, died after he was stabbed during the fight at 12.35am on Sunday (Aug 18). "Police received a call about a fight involving foreigners at a workers' hostel in Kuala...
JOHOR BARU: A man has testified in the High Court that his son's myokymia was a result of the Sungai Kim Kim toxic waste pollution in March 2019, and was not a pre-existing health condition. Idham Wazir A Wahab, 53, said according to the health report, his son, Irfan Wafiy, 17, was diagnosed with asthma at...
PETALING JAYA: Rozaid Abdul Rahman (pic), the media and strategic communications director for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has passed away. He started working with the Prime Minister on May 23, 2023. Rozaid, 59, was suffering from a heart condition and was recuperating at his house in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya until his death at 7pm on Sunday (Aug...
