PETALING JAYA: A man celebrating his 80th birthday with his family at a restaurant received a surprise when Tengku Ampuan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, who was also there, joined in. As family and friends surrounded the man in a wheelchair for the Happy Birthday song, Tunku Azizah was seen singing and clapping along. Tunku Azizah...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday (March 13) morning, says the Health Ministry. The Health Minister is suspected to be suffering from renal colic. "He is currently receiving treatment and is in a stable condition," the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday
PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry's directive for school canteens to remain open during Ramadan is controversial and "excessive", says the PAS ulama council. The Islamist party expressed reservations over the Education Ministry's decision, saying it could ignite public discord. Ulama council chief Datuk Ahmad Yahaya said closing school canteens during Ramadan was a societal norm to respect...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have chided PAS for calling the Education Ministry's directive - to keep school canteens open during Ramadan - 'excessive'. The Star readers expressed their views on Facebook, saying that Malaysians should learn to respect each other. Nakanathan Kandasamy wrote, "Be tolerant to other religious people, they are not fasting." Meanwhile, reader Chew Yew Bin said...
PETALING JAYA: Businessman Abdul Malik Dasthigeer, who is also known as "Datuk Malik", denies he has any ties to Jaffer Sadiq, who was linked to a RM1.13bil drug bust by India's Narcotics Control Bureau. He said statements linking him to Jaffer were defamatory, adding that he had never met the Tamil film producer. "There are some who...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry has never directed or pressured for the more than century-old headquarters of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to be vacated and relocated, as some parties claim, says its minister. Anthony Loke stated that instead, the Railway Assets Corporation (RAC), as the owner of the building, offered KTMB to move to Menara...
KUALA LUMPUR: Some US$120mil of the loan from Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) to SRC International Sdn Bhd landed in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's bank account between 2011 and 2012, the High Court here was told. Offshore asset recovery specialist Angela Barkhouse testified that the money entered Najib's personal AmBank account through three transactions from a company...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have opened an investigation paper on academician Prof Teo Kok Seong over his alleged offensive remark about the Chinese community, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. According to the Home Minister, Teo is being investigated under Section 505 of the Penal Code for public mischief and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia...
PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysia Police is seeking more information from the Indian authorities regarding allegations by a senior investigative journalist that an "Indian drug kingpin" is a Malaysian citizen. According to Sinar Harian, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said so far, police have not received any information on it. He said checks with...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has stopped providing a disability allowance for a recipient who was found to engage in begging activities and owns a Proton X70 Premium. Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad (pic) said besides discontinuing the RM450 allowance starting this month, the ministry has also issued a warning and requested...
