PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is set to establish Ombudsman Malaysia with a broader mandate to strengthen integrity and transparency across the public sector. The decision was reached at Monday’s meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee on National Governance (JKKTN), chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the proposal would cover maladministration, misconduct,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The list of trainees recruited for the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0 Series 1 for 2026 can be reviewed starting 4pm Monday (Dec 8). The National Service Training Department stated that the review can be made at the ePLKN 3.0 system link at https://plkn.mod.gov.my. According to its statement, all selected trainees, after verifying their...
MELAKA: RM100 cash was randomly handed out to visitors at Klebang Beach by a millionaire last weekend. The generous act, as seen in a viral 20-second video, sparked questions from social media users on the person’s identity. Sinar Harian reported that the individual is identified as businessman Datuk Salim Abdul Rahman. The footage also showed Salim asking visitors...
SHAH ALAM: Padang Serai MP Datuk Azman Nasrudin has claimed that the corruption charge against him is politically motivated. Azman, who was charged in court on Monday (Dec 8) for abetting corruption, said the charge against him was to divert attention away from the recent ongoing graft case against former senior political secretary to the Prime...
Apple’s head of user interface design, Alan Dye, is leaving the Cupertino, California-based company. While losing key executive talent is usually bad news for a company, some industry voices have welcomed the news of Dye’s departure. “Dye’s decadelong stint running Apple’s software design team has been, on the whole, terrible – and rather than getting better, the problems...
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has confirmed one soldier has been killed and reports a second is feared dead in clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border. In addition to the potential two fatalities, eight other Thai soldiers have been wounded in the attacks. The casualties resulted from what the RTA described as prepared Cambodian military operations involving...
KUALA LUMPUR: Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd expects to reduce its dependency on foreign workers with the development of its new automated national distribution centre (MDC) in Elmina, Selangor. Managing director Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin said the new facility, which will operate with 70 per cent automation, requires only 132 employees compared to its current Shah Alam...
IPOH: An airline's launch of direct flights here from Singapore is a significant step towards establishing the city as a hub for short-haul international travel, says a Perak state exco member. Singaporeans now have an additional, affordable weekend destination as well as another medical tourism option following the launch by Batik Air, added Loh Sze Yee. The...
SEREMBAN: The Transport Ministry wants an express train service between Seremban and Kuala Lumpur that will take less than an hour of travel, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said this would be possible once the ministry secures more train sets and the Klang Valley Double Tracking (KVDT) upgrade project is completed. "My commitment is to have...
HULU TERENGGANU: The ex-wife of the man who died when his car plunged into a ravine here says she had no inkling that he was getting re-married. Che Norhashimah Hassan, 50, said she received a call from the Hulu Terengganu district police headquarters at 8.15pm, informing her that her ex-husband, 52-year-old Hassan Shazali, had died when...
