PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has filed a judicial review seeking an order to disqualify the chairman of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh for alleged bias. In addition, Dr Mahathir's legal team has requested that the RCI proceedings be made accessible to the public. The application, filed online, named...
KUALA LUMPUR: Asset maintenance and replacement work at the Sungai Selangor Phase 1 Water Treatment Plant (SSP1 WTP) are expected to be completed at 7pm on Wednesday (June 5) and users in seven affected areas in the Klang Valley can expect water supply to their areas to be restored in stages starting at 3am on...
KUALA LUMPUR: Cadet Akmal Musyrif Mohd Shariff is the sole Malaysian admitted to train with the United States Air Force Academy this year. The 20-year-old from the National Defence University of Malaysia is among 15 international cadets from 45 countries chosen to head to the academy based in Colorado Springs where he will spend four years...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed an application by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to submit two additional affidavits in his application to commence judicial review over an alleged royal addendum order, which would allow him to serve his remaining prison term under house arrest. Justice Amarjeet Singh also fixed July 3 to deliver his...
KUALA LUMPUR: The disabled ehailing driver who claims he was assaulted by a member of a VIP's security detail has been called up to Bukit Aman to have his statement recorded. Ong Ing Keong, 46, arrived together with Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) representatives Latheefa Koya and N. Surendran at 10.40am on Wednesday (June 5). They were there...
KUALA LUMPUR: The disabled ehailing driver who said he was assaulted by a member of a VIP's security detail is believed to be meeting Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. Checks revealed that Bukit Aman's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) did not call up Ong Ing Keong, 46, on Wednesday (June 5). He was, however, seen entering...
KUALA LUMPUR: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil was granted an audience by the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah on Tuesday (June 4), to present the instrument of royal invitation to the Coronation of the 17th King of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim. Fahmi, the chairman of the Special Committee for the King's Coronation...
KOTA KINABALU: A villager in Kiulu district's Kampung Ranap kept a cool head and managed to get his family out of the house just before a landslide hit it on Monday (June 3) evening. Half the house was damaged in the incident, Abel George said when interviewed on Tuesday (June 4). “It had been raining non-stop since...
KUALA LUMPUR: It is time for Malaysia to embrace serious reforms in its pension and retirement framework to ensure financial security and equity for all Malaysians, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said a recent survey found that 26.1% of respondents above the age of 60 will continue to work until their health fails...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (June 4) received a courtesy visit from Hidetoshi Ilzawa, the Chief Executive Officer and President of Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation (Fujifilm), along with his delegation. In a Facebook post, Anwar shared that the meeting focused on potential investments and support Fujifilm could offer Malaysia's healthcare sector,...
