KUALA LUMPUR: Toll charges will be free for all highway users today and tomorrow in conjunction with the Deepavali celebration. Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the toll waiver would be given to all vehicles and at all toll plazas except for Johor’s Plaza Tol Bangunan Sultan Iskandar and Plaza Tol Tanjung Kupang. “The ministry...
PETALING JAYA: The Deepavali celebration is a path to developing a Madani Malaysia which is respectful and racially harmonious, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that the cultural diversity in the country must continue to be protected and be shielded away from any efforts to weaken it. “The unity government will ensure the socioeconomic...
SUBANG JAYA: Workers have discovered the skeletal remains of a man near a LRT station here. Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said that the workers were performing maintenance at the Putra Heights LRT electrical substation on Thursday (Nov 9) when they made the gruesome find. The remains were found in some shrubbery below...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah must change the way it appoints members of the board of directors of state government-linked companies (GLCs), says Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. The Sabah Barisan Nasional chief said the current system gave more priority to a quota rather than merit and this was the reason why most state GLCs were not turning...
PETALING JAYA: The biggest highlight of 15-year-old Kong Yong Sin's year is less than a week away. This Sunday (Nov 12), the SMK Tinggi Kluang, Johor student will board a flight to the United Kingdom, where she will meet Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace on Thursday (Nov 16). The much-anticipated trip is her reward for being runner-up...
PUTRAJAYA: An executive with a company providing foreign worker management systems has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly taking RM45,000 in bribes. It is learnt the bribes were an inducement to make changes in the computer system between June and October this year. An MACC spokesman said the woman, in her 20s, was...
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being convicted for corruption on Thursday (Nov 9), Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman still made a point of attend the Parliament sitting later in the evening, The Muda president, clad in a black suit, was seen entering Parliament at 6.49pm. Approached by reporters, Syed Saddiq said he came to Parliament despite a...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that China would help to ensure the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can be resolved quickly so that humanitarian aid could be sent to Gaza without restrictions. According to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, the matter was conveyed by Anwar to China’s Vice-President Han Zheng during...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Russia signed eight memoranda of understanding (MOU) involving higher education institutions of both countries to strengthen and expand cooperation in various fields. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the MOUs include establishing mirror labs; student mobility; satellite labs; double degrees; matching grants; joint academic and research programmes; enhancement of...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has completed two investigation papers involving a roadside restaurant in Tepian Tebrau that allegedly charged RM1,200 for a meal. Its director, Lilis Saslinda Pornomo, said that the restaurant owner was being investigated for not displaying the prices of food being sold and for profiteering. "Following...
