KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry is studying the creation of an Amanah Saham Rahmah initiative aimed at assisting hardcore poor families. Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh (pic) said the initiative is expected to help alleviate the cost of living burden and ensure a steady source of income for the group. She explained that the initiative...
JOHOR BARU: A 27-year-old woman and her housemate have been charged at the Sessions Court here for abusing and neglecting a seven-year-old boy. The boy’s biological mother Nurul Asyiqin Mohamad Zahir and Singaporean Awiin Chua, 30, were brought to court on Wednesday (Aug 16) morning where the charges were brought against them. Nurul Asyiqin was accused of...
GEORGE TOWN: Ten Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional assemblymen were sworn in as Penang executive council members before Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak on Wednesday (Aug 16). The ceremony started with Batu Maung assemblyman Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid, 49, who had been made the Islamic development, education and national unity committee...
KUALA LUMPUR: At least 10 cars were crushed when a building beam collapsed at Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park here. Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Amihizam Abdul Shukor said they were alerted about the incident at around 10.40pm on Tuesday. ALSO READ: Part of roof beam at Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park collapses "Fire and Rescue Department, police and Civil Defence Force personnel responded...
KUCHING: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof heads a list of 77 recipients of medals awarded in conjunction with Sarawak's 60th independence anniversary celebration. Fadillah was one of 43 recipients of the Pingat Peringatan Cemerlang Jubli Intan (Gold) at the investiture ceremony graced by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg here on Wednesday...
ALOR SETAR: Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor will have an audience with the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah at Istana Anak Bukit here on Thursday (Aug 17) to present his proposed list of state executive councillors. He said the list had been obtained from the Perikatan Nasional parties' leadership...
PETALING JAYA: The High Court's decision to free Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of all four power abuse charges shows that the former prime minister’s prosecution was politically motivated and a form of organised political predation, claims PAS. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said PAS strongly opposes the abuse of enforcement agencies as a tool to...
CANBERRA: A 45-year-old man was charged Tuesday (Aug 15) with threatening to blow up a plane during a flight from Australia to Malaysia that returned to Sydney. Police arrested Canberra resident Muhammad Arif and took him from the Airbus A330 on Monday (Aug 14), almost three hours after Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 returned to Sydney Airport. Police...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former KL City Hall (DBKL) senior deputy director Sabudin Mohd Salleh was sentenced to four years in prison and fined RM1 million by the High Court here on two charges of obtaining bribes amounting to RM200,000 for issuing work permits to a subcontractor. Judge K. Muniandy meted out the sentence on Tuesday (Aug 15)...
KOTA KINABALU: It is absurd for Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee to propose that peninsula-based parties should sit out the next state polls, says Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin “Malaysia is a democratic country and allows for all registered parties to contest in any state,” said the Sabah Umno chairman in...
