KUALA SELANGOR: Selangor, arguably the country’s economic powerhouse that contributed 25.5% of last year’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), stands to lose out if it does not remain under the unity government’s administration after state elections take place on Aug 12. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamid said Selangor has developed into the state...
KUALA LUMPUR: All OCPDs in Kuala Lumpur must go to the ground and be more hands on, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain. The KL police chief said he wants all OCPDs in the Federal Territory to be on the ground with their officers and personnel. "I want all my OCPDs to be hands on,...
GEORGE TOWN:Penang's newest ferry service began on Monday (Aug 6) with the arrival of Teluk Kampi at the Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal on the island carrying its first batch of pedestrians and two-wheelers. On board the ferry were Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) chief executive officer Datuk Sasedharan Vasudevan and...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim put off travel to Terengganu on Sunday (Aug 6) because intelligence reports say Selangor is no longer a Pakatan Harapan stronghold, says Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. “I was informed by journalists this morning that his schedule was actually in Terengganu. The latest reports show that Selangor is no...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has hit back at those claiming he was "asleep" for the past seven months since the unity government began. “I was not asleep for the (past) seven months, we were working”, said Anwar this in response to detractors who criticised his administration. He said that the government is working...
AMPANG: A 38-year-old woman was detained for allegedly assaulting her ex-husband at a house in Bukit Indah here over an unpaid debt. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the 28-year-old victim, who was in the midst of moving out, was cleaning a rented house at about 6.55pm on Sunday (Aug 6). "The suspect arrived...
PETALING JAYA: Billionaire Elon Musk contacted and wanted to meet him, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim “(Musk) contacted me and he said he wanted to speak to Prime Minister Anwar and I said yes. He then said I followed your life history and journey," said Anwar. “Alhamdulilah someone followed (my life story). When he called...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's parliament on Monday reinstated opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi as a member after the Supreme Court suspended his conviction for defamation, the government said in a notice. Gandhi, whose father, grandmother and great-grandfather were prime minister, was convicted in March in a case brought by a lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya...
IPOH: The police have denied allegations that a motorcyclist was hit during an anti-illegal racing operation at Jelapang here. Responding to a one-minute 21-second video that had gone viral on X (formerly Twitter) which showed a group of people crowding near a police car, Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said that there is no truth...
SEREMBAN: Senior citizens aged 70 years and above will receive a RM200 annual payment for the next five years from the Negri Sembilan government if Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional succeed in forming the state administration. Those getting married for the first time would also be given RM500 cash assistance while single mothers earning less than...
