PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) carried out another round of checks on several premises, including the residence of a local online fashion business founding couple in the Klang Valley. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the checks were aimed at obtaining related documents and exhibits as well as assets owned by the couple...
KUALA LUMPUR: The MyKad may be used as a mechanism for the implementation of targeted RON 95 petrol subsidies, says Rafizi Ramli. The Economy Minister said this would entail eligible Malaysians to scan their MyKads at the pump for subsidised petrol. Their eligibility would be determined through data stored on a cloud database, he said. Rafizi said the...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will wait to formally recognize a winner in the U.S. presidential election until vote tallies are finalized, she said on Wednesday, after preliminary vote results overnight gave Donald Trump a victory. Sheinbaum, who took office last month, told reporters at her regular morning press conference that she will...
PUTRAJAYA: FashionValet founders Datin Vivy Yusof and Fadzaruddin Shah Anuar left the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here at 4.23pm on Wednesday (Nov 6) after a second day of questioning. According to Sinar Harian, the married couple exited the MACC compound accompanied by an officer wearing an MACC jacket. The female MACC officer was seen sitting in...
WASHINGTON (AP): Donald Trump scored a decisive victory in a deeply divided United States. In so doing, the Republican president-elect exposed a fundamental weakness within the Democratic base and beat back concerns about his moral failings, becoming the first US president with a felony conviction. The Republican former president won over frustrated voters with bold promises...
KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman is demanding RM1.3mil from the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the Transport Ministry over alleged copyright infringement involving the Madani plate number series. Hasan Azhari Hashim, a programme director at Ilham Madani Sdn Bhd, issued the letter of demand (LOD) through law firm Raj & Sach on Monday. In the letter, sighted by...
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) WASHINGTON (Reuters): In a meeting with one of America's most powerful unions in September at its Washington headquarters, Vice President Kamala Harris said she'd...
KUALA LUMPUR:Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has urged MPs to carry out light exercises as part of efforts to promote healthy lifestyles. “The Parliament clinic has conducted health checks on all MPs in 2023. Through this health checks, we have found that there are several issues that were identified including high blood pressure, high...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia maintained its lead at midday as the US presidential election went underway with most key Asian markets nudging higher. At 12.30pm, the benchmark FBM KLCI gained 5.81 points to 1,626.51 with banks and utilities lifting the market. Overall, there were 591 gaining stocks on the market compared to 349 declining. The share turnover was...
KUALA LUMPUR: All investment schemes offered on social media platforms are scams, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said he is disheartened that there are still victims being duped by scam syndicates despite repeated warnings given. "It is even more unfortunate that the majority of investment scam...
