KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court was informed today that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad signed a cover letter to support Nexuscorp Group Sdn Bhd's bid for a contract to supply maintenance services and spare parts for the RMPNET system infrastructure of the police. Esther Douglas Udam, the former chief assistant secretary, Technical Section, Procurement Division...
PETALING JAYA: Parliament must hold a special session to debate the illegal detention of the 23 Malaysian volunteers on the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) humanitarian mission, says PAS. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (pic) proposed that the session be held when Parliament reconvenes on Oct 6. "Parliament must be proactive and not stay silent on such an...
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are awaiting further instructions from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) over the commotion that broke out during an eviction operation in Kampung Sungai Baru here on Sept 11. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said investigation papers had been completed and submitted to the AGC for further action. "We have completed our...
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 7,013 summonses have been issued in the first two days of the Law Compliance Operation's (Ops PUU) enforcement phase. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the offence that saw the most summonses since the phase began on Wednesday (Oct 1) was obstruction of traffic. "In two days, 4,963 summonses were issued...
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no compromise with individuals who flout the law during rallies in the capital, says city police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus (pic). He said the police respect the right to free speech and peaceful assembly, but participants must comply with instructions from the authorities. "Rallies are not held on private premises but...
ANKARA: The Global Sumud Flotilla issued an urgent appeal to governments and international institutions after Israeli naval forces attacked and boarded its vessel Meteque in international waters on Thursday (Oct 2). Anadolu Ajansi reported that the organisers said in a statement that "live-streams and communications have been cut," stressing that "the status of participants and crew...
KUALA SELANGOR: Four men were charged in the Sessions Court here Friday (Oct 3) with being members of the organised criminal group known as "Gang TR". No plea was recorded from the accused S. Sugumaran, 45, S. Rajah, 27, M. Deva Kumaran, 44, and Mugilan, 35, after the charges were read separately before Judge Nurul Mardhiah...
PETALING JAYA: Concerns highlighted in a memorandum of proposals on the Urban Renewal Bill have been raised in a meeting between the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) on Infrastructure, Transportation and Communications and the Housing and Local Government Ministry, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The Ayer Hitam MP, who is a member...
KUALA LUMPUR: Chants of "Free Palestine" and "Down with America" echoed as a form of protest against the blockade of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) mission as a crowd gathered near the United States embassy on Jalan Tun Razak here, on Friday (Oct 3), Sinar Harian reports. The Malay language daily reported that the crowd, comprising...
PONTIAN: A fire broke out at the Tanjung Bin Power Plant (TBPP) in Kukup involving the facility's chimney and pollutant removal system. The Johor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre received an emergency call on the incident at 8.22pm on Thursday (Oct 2). "Our operations team and assets arrived at the scene, located about 25km away, at...
