SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state assembly sitting was hit with momentary chaos over the royal rebuke PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang received from Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. Batu Tiga assemblyman Danial Al-Rashid Haron ignited the chaos during the debate by calling out Selangor PAS commissioner and Paya Jaras assemblyman Datuk Dr Ab...
KUANTAN: A teenage boy died after being buried in a cave-in while panning for gold at Pos Pantos, Kuala Lipis on Wednesday (Feb 28). Lipis OCPD Supt Azli Mohd Noor said investigations found that the victim, Budiman Johan, 18, along with four other friends, had gone to an oil palm plantation in Pos Pantos to pan...
PUTRAJAYA: Job vacancies advertised online recorded an increase of 29.5 per cent with 338,305 vacancies in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 compared to 261,231 vacancies recorded in the second quarter (Q2) last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). In the Big Data Analytics Job Market Insights and My Job Profile: Job Vacancies...
BATU GAJAH: A company that was supposed to invest in MYAirline Sdn Bhd has pulled out from the deal, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the ministry received a letter from the company on Wednesday (Feb 28) stating that they would not be continuing with their intention of investing in the airline and that they...
PETALING JAYA: Former Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) CEO passed away on Thursday (Feb 29) morning. She was CEO of MDEC from January 2019 to August 2021. Surina had also served as an independent non-executive director of Capital A (formerly known as AirAsia Group) and CIMB Investment Bank Bhd. She leaves behind husband Jasmin Ong Rashid and three...
KUALA LUMPUR: They used to be good friends, even going for holidays abroad together, but things turned ugly for Jasmine Loo as she claimed to have been threatened by Low Taek Jho during her isolation in Bangkok, the High Court has heard. The former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) general counsel also told the High Court that...
PETALING JAYA: The Elews Mart convenience store owned by preacher, Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or popularly known as Ebit Lew has been closing in stages since Jan 15. Elews Mart Sdn Bhd in a statement announced of its move on Wednesday (Feb 28). "Please be informed that Elews Mart Sdn Bhd has been closing all Elews Mart...
KUALA LUMPUR: An MP was ordered to apologise to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, for wrongfully addressing His Majesty during debates on the motion of thanks on the Royal Address. Datuk Azman Nasrudin (PN-Padang Serai) was ordered to stand and apologise to His Majesty by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. “I apologise for...
KUALA LUMPUR: A shouting match broke out in the Dewan Rakyat when an Opposition MP claimed he had been repeatedly induced to pledge support for the Prime Minister. While debating the motion of thanks on the Royal Address on Wednesday (Feb 28), Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PN-Tasek Gelugor) alleged that if he had thrown support...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has reinstated the criminal case against former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin after his four charges of power abuse involving RM232.5mil were previously struck down by the High Court. A panel of three judges chaired by Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail said in its unanimous decision that the High Court had...
