MELAKA: A 50-year-old trader has been remanded for three days after being detained on suspicion of molesting his teenage niece. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleimen on Tuesday (Aug 19) to assist investigations under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. According to a source, the incident occurred at...
KUALA LUMPUR: The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project should be extended to the northern border and integrated with the Thai rail network to unlock its full potential, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Loke said the proposal to extend the ECRL to Rantau Panjang would bring long-term benefits to residents and the country. “To ensure this proposal...
MELAKA: The Melaka government has voiced concern over an alleged bullying incident involving more than 20 Form Three female students at a secondary school in Sungai Udang here. State education, higher learning and religious affairs committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said the incident, which took place at the school’s dormitory in the early hours of Aug...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah journalists are appealing to authorities to differentiate between the mainstream media and the social media influencers covering court cases involving Zara Qairina Mahathir. Sabah Journalists Association (SJA) president Mariah Doksil said non-media personnel were blending in with the media, posing serious concerns as some of the women journalists felt harassed by unknown men...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former attorney general Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh had custody or access to the addendum order that would purportedly allow Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison term under house arrest, but chose to suppress it, the High Court heard. Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said...
KUALA LUMPUR: A National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang programme was held at the main lobby of Parliament on Tuesday (Aug 19) in conjunction with the upcoming 68th National Day celebration. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi launched the programme. Ahmad Zahid also presented the Jalur Gemilang to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri...
PETALING JAYA: The hearing of the notice of motion to exhume the body of Reserve Officer Training Unit (Palapes) trainee cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsuddin for a second post-mortem is scheduled for next Monday (Aug 25) at the Shah Alam High Court. Judge Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet set the date after the Inspector-General of Police...
PETALING JAYA: Social media platforms must ensure that the right to privacy is maintained in the Zara Qairina Mahathir case, says the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC). The OCC, which is under the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), noted that five juveniles will be brought to court to face charges linked to the July...
KUALA LUMPUR: The recent arrest of 10 individuals, including five senior Malaysian Armed Forces officers, for suspected involvement in a smuggling syndicate was made possible as graft busters can now investigate without interference, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said there would be no cover-ups or compromise, stressing that any infiltration of security and...
SEPANG: The government can consider another one-off RM100 payment for students to cope with rising costs, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister and Finance Minister said the request will be weighed during preparations for next year’s budget. He was responding to a Multimedia University student who asked for a repeat of the RM100 one-off aid...
