PETALING JAYA: People-centric measures that raise welfare aid and incentives to spur on the economy were among the main features in Budget 2026. The national budget, which Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tabled on Friday (Oct 10), totalled to RM470bil. In comparison, it is a 11.6% increase from last year's national budget of RM421bil. Budget 2026, the fourth tabled...
PETALING JAYA: The Cybercrime Bill will not be misused as a political tool, says Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic). The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) assured that it would not impose restrictions on freedom of speech nor would it lead to excessive monitoring of the rakyat. "Its main objective is to handle cyber crimes...
SEREMBAN: A security guard at a primary school here and her boyfriend have been detained by police to help in investigations into the alleged molest of a nine-year-old female pupil. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the 22-year-old woman and her 25-year-old lover were detained following a report lodged by the alleged victim's...
PUTRAJAYA: An unemployed man was sentenced to 12 months in prison and one stroke of the cane by a Magistrate’s Court here on Friday (Oct 10) for cheating a man over a bank loan approval. Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin imposed the sentence on Muhammad Nabilq Saparuddin, 34, after he pleaded guilty. The father of five was charged with...
KUALA LUMPUR: A butcher pleaded not guilty in the Selayang Magistrate's Court to a charge of causing his brother-in-law's death during a hunting trip in a forest reserve last month. Muhamad Zaid Zakaria, 33, was accused of causing the death of Nor Azuar Juyob, 43, through a rash or negligent act at approximately 8pm on Sept...
SEBERANG JAYA: The body found stuffed in a suitcase at the Ampang Jajar Flats on Jalan Permatang Pauh here on Thursday (Oct 9) has been identified. Sinar Harian reported that the victim has been identified as Lee Boon Han, 31, who worked as an insurance agent. He was reported missing on Wednesday (Oct 8) when he could...
IPOH: Behind prison walls, death row inmate Pannir Selvam Pranthaman found a light that changed not only his life but the lives of many around him. Through tears, his sister P. Sangkari, 41, said Pannir – who was executed in Singapore on Wednesday (Oct 8) – spent his years in confinement turning repentance into purpose, guiding...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a court order to block transactions involving US$115.3mil or about RM486.4mil kept in three Swiss bank accounts under the name of Prince Turki Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Saud. In a statement on Friday (Oct 10), MACC said the restraining order was granted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to...
KOTA KINABALU: The 19th witness in the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir has confirmed that the Form One student met with a group of students called 'Circle Nineteen' on the night of July 15. Sinar Harian reported that the witness, who is the 10th child witness, told this to Coroner Amir Shah Amir...
KUALA LUMPUR: UOB Malaysia chief executive officer Ng Wei Wei has been named among the Fortune Most Powerful Women in Asia 2025 list, which recognises 100 influential leaders driving transformation across the region. Ng, ranked 95th, made history in 2022 as the first woman to be appointed CEO of UOB Malaysia. She returned to UOB in...
