PUTRAJAYA: PKR will take a supporting role in the upcoming Ayer Kuning by-election, according to Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail."The seat's incumbent is Barisan Nasional via Umno. Our decision is to play the role of support."Based on that, Pakatan Harapan will start preliminary works. We will activate our machinery and determine logistics needs," the former...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump's administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world. Handing a setback to Trump, the court in a 5-4...
SINGAPORE: A woman and her boyfriend created fictitious female online personas to target men, whom they later extorted money from by threatening to report their interactions with purported minors to the police. On Wednesday (March 5), the 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty to a cheating charge and two counts of extortion. Seven other charges will be taken into...
PUTRAJAYA: A notice of intent to suspend ERA FM’s licence has also been issued to the station’s licence holder, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). "The licence holder has been given 30 days to submit a response before any decision is made," it said. The investigation papers (IPs) regarding a video allegedly mocking the Hindu religion,...
HANOI: Vietnam's consumer price index increased by 3.27% in the first two months of 2025 from the same period in 2024, and industrial production climbed by 7%, the government said on Wednesday (March 5), a day ahead of the scheduled release of the data. Figures published on the government's website showed the trade surplus for the...
SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan government has defended the Seremban City Council's (MBS) decision to remove doors from hardcore poor housing programme (PPRT) units where tenants have failed to pay rent for years. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun stated that although the move was considered drastic by some, MBS had no other option as tenants continued...
KUALA LUMPUR: The announcement made by Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) about the electricity tariff does not reflect the full decision of the government, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. "What was announced by TNB does not reflect the full decision of the government because, at that time, the new tariff schedule had not been finalised, even though...
SEREMBAN: The number of scams reported in Negri Sembilan in the first two months of this year has seen a marked increase, with 526 cases reported involving losses totaling some RM21.2mil. State police chief Dep Comm Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof noted that 331 cases involving losses amounting to RM15.5mil were reported in the same period...
KOTA TINGGI: A fatal collision involving two vehicles along KM9.8 of Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang claimed the life of a woman and left three others injured. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received a report on the accident at 8.45am on Wednesday (March 5). “The incident involved two cars, driven by a 26-year-old local woman and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is taking a firm stance against scam call centres by pushing for property owners, joint management bodies (JMBs), and security companies to be held liable if such activities are found on their premises. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said these entities could no...
