KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry is reviewing the existing laws covering ecommerce and will propose a suitable regulatory mechanism to safeguard the welfare of industry players and consumers. Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh (pic) said the laws were the Electronic Commerce Act 2006, the Consumer Protection Act 1999 and the Consumer Protection (Electronic Trade...
KUALA LUMPUR: Steps are being taken to beef up security and prevent data leaks from the electronic medical records (EMR) system, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa. While winding up the 12th Malaysia Plan Mid-Term Review in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday(Sept 19), the Health Minister said that, in line with ICT policies and the Personal Data Protection...
KUALA LUMPUR: An analyst from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) told the High Court here on Tuesday (Sept 19) that a personal account belonging to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak received US$30mil from a shell company, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners, purportedly set up by fugitive businessman, Low Taek Jho or Jho Low. Adam Ariff Mohd Roslan,...
IPOH: A video clip of a motorcyclist running into the motorcycle of a police officer was an old incident which occurred on April 26 and was also unintentional, says Supt Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir. The Mualim OCPD said two personnel from the motorcycle patrol unit (URB) were heading towards the Pos Bersih Orang Asli settlement in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The country's rubber industry is expected to soar in the coming years following the strengthening of cooperation with China in the field of commodities, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's visit to China on Sunday (Sept 17) opened up opportunities for increased cooperation in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will file an application to strike out three charges against him, the Sessions Court heard Tuesday (Sept 19). Lead defence counsel Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said the application for the charges under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will wind up the debate of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) Mid-Term Review (MTR) in the Dewan Rakyat at 4.30pm Tuesday (Sept 19). “Thank you to all the MPs who participated in the debate since last week and insya-Allah, I will answer the questions raised this afternoon,” he...
SHAH ALAM: Former Banting assemblyman Lau Weng San has been appointed Selangor state assembly Speaker. The appointment makes DAP's Lau, 45, the state's 12th Speaker. It was announced at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday (Sept 19). The selection was made through a secret ballot conducted by assembly secretary J. Gayathri Prasena as there were two...
KUALA LUMPUR: A brief commotion broke out in the Dewan Rakyat when Datuk Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (PN-Langkawi) questioned the exclusion of the island as one of the stops in this year's Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL). While the question was raised during Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing’s turn to wrap up...
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim (pic) has hit out at Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman for calling the unity government a "Nato (no action, talk only) government”. In a Facebook post Tuesday (Sept 19), Adam Adli said all three matters raised by the Muar MP, namely...
