PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional will not be contesting the Jepak state by-election in Sarawak on Nov 4, says Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin. "Perikatan will be fully focused on retaining the Kemaman parliamentary seat in Terengganu on Dec 2. "Perikatan component parties are also busy holding their annual general assemblies at division and national levels," said...
KUALA LUMPUR: There is an over-supply of more than 120,00 foreign workers in the service sector, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister added the service sector also recorded the highest incidences of non-compliance with regulations. "Even though the forecast by the supervisor body (Home Ministry) was for 20,000 foreign workers, the actual entry of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional will decide on the necessary action against Kuala Kangsar MP Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid for pledging support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said a meeting will be held soon to discuss the matter and finalise their decision following the Bersatu MP’s announcement. “In one...
IPOH: A Chinese solar cell encapsulant film manufacturer is investing RM2bil to build a factory in Tasek Industrial Park here. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the factory is expected to start operations by the first quarter of 2024. "The factory is capable of producing 85 million sq m solar cell encapsulants to cover about...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says he has no links to MyAirlines and that he was not the prime minister when the airline got its conditional air service approval license. "I found out there are parties trying to associate me with the troubles involving MYAirlines... I don't even have any knowledge about the background of...
TAIPING: Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly damaged a statue at the Sri Mangala Nayagi Amman Temple in Matang near here. Taiping OCPD Asst Comm Razlam Ab Hamid said the 23-year-old suspect was arrested at about 9am on Wednesday (Oct 18). "We also seized two items including a hammer that was believed to have been used...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bumiputra individual investors can now buy up to a maximum RM1mil in the property-related Amanah Hartanah Bumiputera Scheme (AHB), said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister announced the increase in the maximum investment limit for individual bumiputra investors when launching an additional RM1bil AHB units on Tuesday (Oct 17). This is the fifth increase...
JOHOR BARU: A town hall session will be conducted by the police together with shopping mall and hotel management in the city following a fake bomb threat last Saturday (Oct 14). Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said that the session will involve a sharing session with the management and its security team to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya must further explain the definition of high-value items in its new luxury goods tax, said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam). Dr Wee said that when the luxury goods tax was proposed earlier this year, it specifically mentioned that handbags and watches would be taxed. “Now, suddenly, the word handbag is no...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s move to float the price of chicken and eggs in the market is to ensure that only eligible citizens, and not foreigners or super-rich groups, benefit from the subsidies provided, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that since 2022, the government has allocated a total of...
