TANAH MERAH: An engineer with a shipping company was charged at the Magistrates Court here today, with the murder of a civil servant in Machang on Sept 3. The accused, Harun Narresat Ibrahim, 46, nodded his head in understanding when the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Nik Habri Muhamad, with no plea recorded. According...
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional's Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan took a jibe at the unity government on the issue of equal allocations for all MPs. Takiyuddin (PN-Kota Baru) said the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional government was “playing tug-of-war” and wavering on the issue of allocations for Perikatan MPs. This attitude greatly differed from what Perikatan did when it was...
KUCHING: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has given credit to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway across Sarawak and Sabah. The King said he was informed that the highway would be fully completed from 2026 to 2030 and pledged to return. "I wish to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call from Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Parliament House here on Thursday (Sept 14). Arroyo and her delegation arrived at 11.50am and were welcomed by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional...
SINGAPORE: The government is confident of drawing more investments into the country, including surpassing the country’s stellar growth achieved during the 1990s, because of the current economic programmes and reforms, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said many investors saw Malaysia at the crossroads on whether to be stuck in the past or move...
The star is a fan of the brand and has been using their mobile phones since 2016. Martial arts legend Jackie Chan, 69, has never shied away from showing his support for China. He has publicly expressed his patriotism on several occasions as well as his love for Chinese brands. A netizen recently saw Jackie shopping for a mobile phone at a Huawei...
MELAKA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) admits that the number of foreigners on Malaysian roads without valid driving licences is a worrying issue. JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan said his enforcement team’s focus currently was to look out for these foreigners during roadblocks. “Foreigners with international driving licences are allowed on our roads but we...
PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Anthony Loke has assured that food packed by MAS is safe for consumption. He said the airline had ensured that the food being distributed from makeshift tents at the KL International Airport was handled safely. “All necessary steps are being taken to ensure food safety,” he said after attending a dialogue held...
JOHOR BARU: The traffic situation here has not changed much, despite multiple reassurances from the state and federal governments that the issue will be addressed. In fact, Johor Baru residents and travellers are seeing a worsening of the congestion, with roads such as Jalan Stulang Laut and Jalan Tebrau also affected by the bottleneck coming from...
MELAKA: Two motorists caused a stir during a Transport Department’s (JPJ) special operation on motorcycles along the Alor Gajah-Melaka Tengah-Jasin Highway at Bertam Malim here on Wednesday night (Sept 13). In the first case, an Indonesian motorcyclist attempted to flee the roadblock mounted by JPJ on both sides of the road but enforcement officers managed to...
