SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in Singapore for a compact one-day working visit. The aircraft carrying the Prime Minister, who is accompanied by his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, landed at the VIP Complex, Changi International Airport, at 10.30am on Wednesday (Sept 13). They were received by Malaysia's High Commissioner...
KUCHING: Kilometre (KM) 0 of the Pan Borneo Highway in Telok Melano, will be the final stop for Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah to conclude their 11-day Kembara Kenali Borneo tour. Located approximately 33km from Sematan town, the Telok Melano-Sematan stretch is the...
IPOH: A 62-year-old woman from Taman Wah Keong here has lost about RM1.4mil after falling victim to a phone scam. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusof Hassan Basri said the retiree had received the call from a scammer who claimed to be from a courier service company on March 27, 2020. "The scammer had informed...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will participate in two special sessions at the Milken Institute 10th Annual Asia Summit in Singapore, involving leaders of global industries and investment companies, on Wednesday (Sept 13). Wisma Putra in a statement said the two sessions are ‘A Conversation with the Prime Minister of Malaysia’ and ‘Malaysia’s...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will face another round of questioning tomorrow over a speech he made during the Johor by-elections that contained elements of race, religion and royalty. Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said investigators are expected to see Muhyiddin again on Sept 14 over an alleged statement...
SIBU: The King and Queen received a rousing welcome when they arrived for a visit at the central market here, with police having a hard time controlling the crowd. As soon as Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah came at 8.47am, the crowd cheered and chanted “Daulat...
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and 1MDB’s former CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy will remain free of charges of tampering with the Auditor-General’s audit report on 1MDB. Yesterday, their acquittal was retained as the prosecution failed to meet deadlines to continue their appeal. The Court of Appeal said the decision to strike out the appeal...
KLANG: Politicians must ensure that national unity and harmony are upheld at all times and they have no business issuing fatwa (religious edicts) as they wish, Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has decreed. The country, said the Sultan, would regress should political leaders harp on propagating racial polarisation and instigating people. The Ruler said politicians must...
KOTA KINABALU: Worry gripped many climbers scaling Mount Kinabalu early yesterday when the fair weather gave way to a heavy downpour. However, as they were led safely down the mountain amid gushes of rainwater that crossed their paths due to the rainfall, the mountain guides’ professionalism helped allay their concerns. Sabah Parks director Maklarin Lakim said prior...
KUCHING: A crowd has been gathering in the vicinity of a hotel here since Tuesday (Sept 12) afternoon, hoping to catch a glimpse of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. Their Majesties are scheduled to arrive here from Sibu later Tuesday evening on the...
