PUTRAJAYA: A drastic decrease in diesel sales following the subsidy rationalisation policy points to the fuel subsidy being widely abused, says Fuziah Salleh. The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Deputy Minister said since the introduction of the targeted diesel subsidy on June 10, there has been a substantial shift in diesel consumption patterns in Malaysia. "Diesel...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is seeking to recuse a High Court judge from hearing a US$346mil lawsuit filed against her by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) due to an alleged conflict of interest. The application was filed through Messrs Reza Rahim & Rajivan on Wednesday (June 26). In the application, Rosmah sought Justice Adlin Abdul Majid,...
KLANG: At least 106 containers filled with electronic waste (e-waste) have been found in Malaysia’s ports over the past three months with close to another 200 containers also suspected to contain the same, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister said that the Customs Department had seized 301 containers suspected of...
KUALA LUMPUR: One more suspect has been detained by graft busters for allegedly accepting bribes over works to complete a RM1bil highway project in the Klang Valley. The suspect, in his 40s, was detained at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters at about 7pm on Tuesday (June 25). This brings the total number of suspects to nine...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has approved the Bill to amend the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia Act 2017 (Act 788). The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill 2024, among others, aims to transfer the functions of the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom), which will be dissolved, to the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM). The Bill,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained a former company manager on suspicion of submitting fake employment contracts to apply for foreign worker quotas worth RM77mil. MACC sources said the suspect, a man in his early 40s, was detained at around 6pm on Monday (June 24) while giving his statement at the MACC office in...
SINGAPORE (Bernama--Agencies): It will take three months to complete the oil spill clean-up in the Tanjong and Palawan beaches at Singapore's resort Sentosa, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace Fu has announced. The spill happened on June 14 after a collision between a Netherlands-flagged dredger and a Singapore-flagged bunker vessel. The oil spread to Singapore's...
JOHOR BARU: A ten-year-old boy drowned after falling into a drain while fishing with his friends here. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the boy was found at about 3.40pm on Tuesday (June 25) in a drain at Desa Mutiara here. "The victim was fishing with four others, including his brother, when he slipped...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here was told on Tuesday (June 25) about a transaction of RM78,800 from Wan Saiful & Associates Sdn Bhd to an automobile company two years ago. Banking Services Manager Low Mong Tuan, 44, from Public Bank Berhad, Jalan Sultan Sulaiman confirmed the transaction to Tagami Auto Enterprise Sdn Bhd occurred on...
Hong Kong actor Ng Siu Hin recently visited Malaysia to shoot a movie. However, it seems like his stay had been marred by a series of unfortunate events. In a recent update on the social networking service Threads, the 30-year-old revealed that he had changed his hotel room three times over the past week. His first move...
