Simpang Jeram: Call your family and friends to vote, urges Nga

MUAR: With less than 48 hours until polling day, Simpang Jeram voters have been urged to call their family and friends to cast their votes when the time comes. Speaking to a crowd in a ceramah here, DAP vice-chairman Nga Kor Ming said that the results of the by-election is important as it is a reflection...

Bersih lodges police report against Zahid for allegedly attempting to influence voters

JOHOR BARU: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) has lodged a police report against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over allegedly trying to influence voters at a people’s housing project (PPR). Bersih chairman Thomas Fann said the decision to lodge the report was made from a video clip during the...

Bung, wife freed of graft charges

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed the revision application made by Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad to reverse an order for them to enter their defence in an RM2.8mil corruption case. Judge Azhar Abdul Hamid said that it was a fit and proper case...

Country’s Human Development Index up by 26% from 1990 to 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Human Development Index (HDI) made an impressive leap of 26% from 1990 to 2019, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. "Malaysia has posted an impressive performance from a mere 0.643 on the HDI in 1990 to 0.810 in 2019," he said in his keynote speech at the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) National Conference...

Rosmah files application to strike out money laundering, tax evasion charges

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) has filed an application to strike out all of the 17 money laundering and tax evasion charges she is currently on trial for. In an application filed at the High Court here on Wednesday (Sept 6), she said the the charges against her are baseless, defective and premature. Rosmah added...

Two killed in fire after car-lorry crash in Rawang

PETALING JAYA: Two people were killed when their car caught fire following a collision with a container lorry at Jalan Kuala Garing in Rawang. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the victims were a 26-year-old man and 23-year-old woman. The accident occurred at 3.53am on Thursday (Sept 7). "The victims' car was 70%...

Sabah needs political stability, unity to ensure progress, says King

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah needs political stability and strong unity among the people to ensure the state's progress, says Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. His Majesty said this was important for a large state like Sabah, without which it would be difficult to realise its development. Al-Sultan Abdullah said during the ‘Kembara Kenali Borneo’...

Anwar calls for regional financial system for economic stability

JAKARTA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has repeated the necessity of a regional financial system that addresses economic global uncertainties and financial risks while enhancing regional economic independence and safety nets. Speaking at the 26th Asean Plus Three Summit meeting on Wednesday (Sept 6), he also addressed concerns related to food security and called for...

Royal visit to Sabah should inspire govt leaders to visit, learn, says Karamunting rep

KOTA KINABALU: The King and Queen’s visit to Sabah as well as His Majesty’s willingness to drive around the state, should be emulated by ministers, says Karamunting assemblyman George Hiew Vun Zin. He said Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s willingness to go behind the wheel himself shows a strong urge to want...

High Court fixes Dec 13 to hear Rosmah’s application to strike out 17 charges

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has set Dec 13 to hear Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to strike out all 17 graft charges she is currently on trial for. This comes after the court heard during case management on Thursday (Sept 7) that Rosmah’s counsel Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin submitted the application on Wednesday (Sept...