KUALA LUMPUR: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has completed his 200km run from Muar, Johor to Parliament here on Monday (July 1). The run was done as a sign of protest over the lack of funding for Opposition parliamentarians. Syed Saddiq arrived at the Parliament gate at 9.30am on Monday having begun his run on...
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) mechanism will be neutral, and not affect the company’s business operations and financial position, according to Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB). In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, TNB said the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation's (PETRA) recent announcement follows the government's decision to continue the ICPT...
PUTRAJAYA: There will be meritocracy in the intake of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) holders continuing their studies at the matriculation level, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "We have chosen a path that we believe is fair and reasonable. If they (the students) are citizens and residents of Malaysia, we must support them, but we...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry is currently obtaining feedback from the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) regarding proposals to cancel the Black Hawk helicopter lease contract, the Dewan Rakyat was told. “The Defence Ministry is getting legal views and advice from the AGC regarding this issue,” said the Defence Ministry briefly in a written reply dated June...
A VIDEO circulating on social media shows what appears to be police personnel by the roadside with a damaged patrol vehicle in the background. It was said that they were hurt when another vehicle crashed into them at a Shah Alam traffic light junction, and it was also claimed that the crash occurred while their mobile...
KOTA KINABALU: Police are on the hunt for two men in connection with a fight in a pub here two weeks ago that led to the death of an Indonesian man. Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Kasim Muda said they had identified the two men as Herman and Yusof and were tracking them down. He said the...
IPOH: The High Court here has fixed Aug 1 for mention, giving both the prosecution and the defence time to file written submissions regarding the bail application of a senior police officer charged with the murder of a secondary school student last year. Justice Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet said that he would set a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is focussing on China to export fresh durians because there is a vast market and interest there for the king of fruits, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. “Imagine if 10% of their (China) citizens are eating durians, no matter how much durian we harvest here, it won’t be...
PUTRAJAYA: Any polemic related to the BlackRock issue that is linked to the Israeli regime could affect Malaysia's interests as a developing country, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Speaking at the July monthly assembly of the Prime Minister's Department here on Monday (July 1), Anwar reminded everyone not to be 'excessive' in discussing polemic...
KUALA LUMPUR: A system called MyCINTA is in the works to curb incidents of children being forgotten in cars, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said the system is being developed by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research “The target for 2024-2025 in relation to the MyCINTA system is to complete the design refinement process to...
