KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to impose charges on private vehicles entering city areas as it may burden the people, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said such a step was not suitable to be implemented in the near future because the comprehensive public transport infrastructure is still under development. "In some countries, to encourage the use...
KLANG: A 22-year-old student accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend and setting fire to her body in Sungai Besar, Selangor, two years ago maintained his guilty plea at the High Court here on Monday (Sept 29). Sinar Harian reports that defence lawyer Muhammad Nor Tamrin, representing Muhammad Fakrul Aiman Sajali, told the court that his client...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, on the occasion of the ruler's 56th birthday on Monday (Sept 29). In a Facebook post, Anwar prayed that Sultan Muhammad V and the entire royal family will always be blessed with His grace and guidance. "May...
ALOR SETAR: Langkawi residents can now use a free emergency boat service, provided by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), to help transport patients or deceased persons to the mainland. Persatuan Anak Muda Madani Kedah chairman Datuk Zuraidi Rahim said the initiative was launched in response to the urgent needs of the local community, who usually rely on...
KEPALA BATAS: Several roads in the Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) district here will be closed to make way for Stage Two of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTDL) 2025 cycling race on Monday (Sept 29). SPU District Police chief ACP Anuar Abdul Rahman said the flag-off for the race's second stage on Monday (Sept 29) would...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, on Friday (Sept 26) granted an audience to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa and Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan at Istana Bukit Kayangan, Shah Alam. In a social media post, Dr Zaliha said the audience...
SHAH ALAM: The Defence Minister and the Defence Ministry have agreed to refrain from further public comment on the death of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Skudai reserve officer cadet, the late Syamsul Haris Shamsudin, pending the completion of the investigation. This undertaking was communicated to the High Court on Friday (Sept 26), following the applicant's receipt...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has deferred its decision in a lawsuit by SRC International Sdn Bhd against Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former SRC CEO Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil over breach of fiduciary duty. Justice Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin said he would need time to deliberate on the submissions by the parties in the case. "The...
KUALA LUMPUR: A syndicate offering foreign women as guest relation officers (GROs) through WhatsApp was busted following a Selangor Immigration Department raid at a premises in Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya, near here on Thursday (Sept 25) night. The department, in a statement, said a total of 30 foreign women, aged between 18 and 40, from Laos,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Concluding tariff negotiations with the United States (US) ahead of President Donald Trump’s October visit is crucial for Malaysia, both to safeguard billions in export value and to strengthen its position as a reliable, forward-looking trading nation, an economist said. IPPFA Sdn Bhd director and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan warned that delays in reaching a trade...
