PETALING JAYA: A 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected in Segamat, Johor at 4.24 am on Friday (Aug 29). It was the fifth earthquake to hit the state in five days. According to the Malaysia Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the quake originated 22km to the northeast of Segamat and 10km underground. “The tremors were felt in Johor. The department will continue...
KOTA KINABALU: A new coroner will preside over the inquest into the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, says Sabah Court director Azreena Aziz. She said that Sessions Court judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan will preside over the case initially presided by her. Azreena said the process of the inquest hearing will continue on the dates fixed...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has ordered Dr Kamarul Zaman Yusoff to pay RM400,000 in damages to Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh, who won a defamation suit against the Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturer in May. The ruling follows Judicial Commissioner Avinder Singh Gill's decision to dismiss Kamarul Zaman's application to stay the damages payment, finding that no...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Health Department has taken action against 12 premises here for various offences related to the sale of cigarettes. State health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said an operation in several parts of Johor Baru was conducted on Wednesday (Aug 27) as part of the department’s efforts to ensure compliance with...
KUALA LUMPUR: In a startling revelation during the ongoing trial in the Penang undersea tunnel corruption trial, businessman Datuk Seri G. Gnanaraja admitted to being declared bankrupt after failing to pay his legal fees in a separate case at the Shah Alam Court. During cross-examination with counsel Ram Karpal Singh, Gnanaraja admitted to being declared bankrupt...
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court sentenced a former Lahad Datu Vocational College student, aged 19, to life imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane after being found guilty of murdering Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan, 17, in March last year. The other 12 students, all juveniles, who were also convicted, were sentenced to be jailed...
KLANG: Five men were charged in the Sessions Court here on Thursday (Aug 28) for allegedly smuggling 19 Myanmar nationals at an apartment in Hulu Langat earlier this month. Muhammad Azalmie Ahmad Razali, 25; Muhammad Irwan Syapawi Che Hamid, 34; Mazlan Derahman, 39; Hazif Yusof, 46; and Mohamad Yusof Zulkipli, 29, nodded in acknowledgement as the...
PUTRAJAYA: Sixteen sub-strategies under the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2024-2028 have been successfully implemented by 11 ministries and agencies, including the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), as of August, says MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki (pic). Of these, five were completed last year, while 11 were achieved this year. Azam said the measures include the introduction...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed suggestions that economic development is uneven or that states such as Penang and Johor are prioritised for mega projects over others. He said certain projects are prioritised in line with the Madani Economy Framework, New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030), and the National Semiconductor Strategy,...
PUTRAJAYA: A former chief executive officer of a banking institution-owned foundation and the chairman of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) have been remanded for five days until Aug 31 for allegedly being involved in false claims amounting to over RM2.1mil. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said that the two male suspects, in their 30s and 50s, were...
