KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet is collectively responsible for the decision to postpone the tabling the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 in Parliament to be passed, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. "All Ministers have the prerogative as members of the cabinet to present their views on any matter including the paper on...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ramesh Chander, who was Malaysia's first-ever chief statistician, has passed away. The chief statistician's office said that Ramesh passed away at 2.50am on Tuesday (Nov 14), at the age of 88. "The late Ramesh was the first Malaysian to hold the title of chief statistician after independence, serving from Jan 1, 1966, to Dec...
KUALA LUMPUR: Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal says he was just reading a police report and denies claims he slandered Datuk Farhash Wafa Salvador during a press conference on Tuesday (Nov 14). The Bersatu youth chief pointed out the report was lodged by the party's youth wing that included a video attachment that claimed an...
KUALA LUMPUR: The defamation suit filed by Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail against Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin was settled when the former PKR vice-president made a public apology to the Home Minister at the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Nov 14). Zuraida, 65, when reading the apology before Judge Norakhmar Mohd Sani, said she had made a defamatory...
PASIR GUDANG: Priority will be given to Johor in building the next airbase, which is in line with the government's plan to turn the state into a petrochemical hub. The Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin (pic) said that currently, the department only had one airbase for the northern zone in...
KUALA LUMPUR: There is an organised move by the Unity Government leaders to woo Bersatu lawmakers with promises of financial assistance for their constituents to gain the opposition MPs’ support, alleges Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (pic). The Bersatu Youth chief claims that such promises of financial gains were also given to the lawmakers for...
SAN FRANCISCO: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) arrived here Monday (Nov 13) for the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) from Nov 14 to 17. The aircraft carrying Anwar for his inaugural Apec meeting as the head of government landed at San Francisco International Airport, California, at 9.37pm (1.37pm Malaysian...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has recorded the statement of Kepala Batas MP Siti Mastura Muhammad. The MP was seen entering the Bukit Aman compound at 11am on Tuesday (Nov 14). She exited at around 12.30pm. "Around 10 questions were asked. She has been summoned over a speech that was made during the Kemaman election campaign trail and we...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has held a meeting with the King of Jordan King Abdullah II on the sidelines of the 8th Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Riyadh on Saturday (Nov 11). In a Facebook post, the Prime Minister said his meeting with King Abdullah took place in a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail performed the umrah in Makkah on Sunday (Nov 12), after attending the Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh. The Prime Minister, in a post on Facebook, also said he had prayed for Palestine to...
