Malaysian-born soldier promoted in US Army

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian-born soldier has been promoted to a Major rank in the US Army, in a post by the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. The news was shared by the embassy in a Facebook post on Tuesday (July 16). “Congratulations to Malaysian-American Major Lim on your promotion in the US Army! “This achievement underscores your professionalism,...

Medical Act amendments should resolve parallel pathway issue, says Health Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: The amendments to the Medical Act will hopefully be the much-needed resolution to the conflict and polemic that has arisen with the parallel pathway programme and the recognition of specialists qualification, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. “Many were waiting for us to resolve the irregularities that had affected four graduates of the Fellowship...

Nur Farah’s post-mortem is still pending lab results for cause of death, say cops

SUNGAI BULOH: A post-mortem to determine the exact cause of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah’s death is still pending lab results, according to police. In a statement on Tuesday (July 16), Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the post-mortem was conducted at Sungai Buloh Hospital and lasted two and a half hours. “The post-mortem was conducted...

Suspect in Nur Farah Kartini’s murder is a cop stationed in Perak, police say

PETALING JAYA: Police have confirmed that the main suspect in the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah is a policeman. This was disclosed by both Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan and new Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris on Tuesday (July 16). Comm Azizi said the 26-year-old individual is a lans koperal...

Malaysian-born soldier promoted in US Army

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian-born soldier has been promoted to a Major rank in the US Army, in a post by the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. The news was shared by the embassy in a Facebook post on Tuesday (July 16). “Congratulations to Malaysian-American Major Lim on your promotion in the US Army! “This achievement underscores your professionalism,...

Kota Kinabalu Bomba removes tree that fell on lorry and car

KOTA KINABALU: Firemen removed a fallen tree that hit a lorry and a car along Jalan Tuaran Bypass here. A call came in at 5.34pm on Monday (July 15) alerting them of the incident, said a Fire and Rescue Department spokesman. He said no one was hurt in the incident. "A team of 10 firemen from Lintas was...

Terengganu MACC arrests couple for procurement abuse

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Terengganu has arrested a married couple suspected of abusing their positions within a state agency to secure procurement contracts valued at over RM200,000. According to a source, the male suspect, aged around 30, was detained at his office around noon on Monday (July 15), while his wife, also...

Man trying to smuggle 160 star tortoises to Malaysia held at Chennai airport

NEW DELHI (Bernama): A man trying to smuggle 160 star tortoises to Malaysia was held at India's Chennai International Airport. Security staff handed over the passenger and tortoises, which were kept in cardboard boxes, to the Customs Department, local media reported on Monday. The man, travelling to Malaysia on a tourist visa, reportedly bought the tortoises for...

MACC nabs civil servant for making fake land acquisition claims

KOTA KINABALU: Graft investigators have arrested a state civil servant for submitting a false claim to help his family members get about RM111,000 for land compensation payment for a road project in 2014. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the suspect in his 50s was arrested when he turned up at the Sabah MACC office at around...

PM’s Dept to propose a syariah judicial appointments commission, says Mohd Na’im

PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) will propose establishing a Syariah judicial appointments commission, said its minister Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar. He was referring to the commitment given by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that the government would expedite the implementation of the Syariah Judges' Remuneration Act to dignify the status of Syariah...