PETALING JAYA: Malaysia-born comedian Ronny Chieng is getting glowing responses following his appearance as a guest host in the popular satirical news American programme The Daily Show. Fellow Malaysians like @benzboleh were thrilled. “Ronny rocked it! Awesome!” benzboleh posted on YouTube with a Malaysian flag. Chieng, who is based in New York, joined The Daily Show team 2015...
He urges ex-cop to disclose details about the mastermind behind Altantuya murder PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has urged former corporal Sirul Azhar Umar to “reveal everything” about the purported mastermind behind the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu. This comes after an Al Jazeera interview aired on Friday, where Sirul, a former police commando,...
PONTIAN: All 26 ministries have about one month and a week left to spend every penny of the allocation channelled to them from Budget 2023, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. He added as of Thursday (Nov 23), the 26 ministries have already spent up to 82% for development expenditure and 92% for operating...
SHAH ALAM: Under Tan Sri Muhyiddin's leadership, Bersatu has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing Umno in parliamentary representation, says the party's Federal Territories information chief. Mahathir Mohd Rais said this achievement was a testament to Muhyiddin's effective leadership and the party's growing influence in Malaysian politics. “Muhyiddin remains a central figure in Malaysia's political arena as the...
MELAKA: The Melaka State Education Department has received an allocation of RM15.7 million from the Education Ministry to upgrade and carry out minor maintenance works for the toilets at 225 primary and secondary schools in the state. Its director, Mohd Ghazali Ahmad, the department has completed upgrading toilets at 215 schools within eight weeks, from Aug...
RAMALLAH (Bernama-Anadolu): The first batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners was released from the Israeli Ofer prison in the west of Ramallah, as part of the Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange deal. Anadolu Agency (AA) reported that Israel and Hamas on Friday (Nov 24) conducted the first prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict on Oct 7. Under the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government takes note of the Merdeka Centre’s survey on the one-year administration of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and views it from a positive angle, with efforts to address issues, including economic concerns, being taken, says the Communications and Digital Minister. Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said the government acknowledges the survey's findings, which he described...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal to attend the proceedings of the US$681mil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) lawsuit that was filed against him and several other individuals. A three-man bench comprising Justices P. Ravinthran, Mariana Yahya and Lim Chong Fong held that the proceedings the former prime minister wanted to...
PETALING JAYA: While continuing to insist that he did not kill Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu, ex-police commando Sirul Azhar Umar admitted to taking money for his silence. “I didn’t do murder (sic). But yes, I am involved,” he said in an interview with Al Jazeera’s 101 East programme, while admitting that he had taken Altantuya from...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry will review the eligibility of travel agencies involved in organising umrah travels. Its Minister, Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic), said this is due to complaints lodged by umrah pilgrims who have been duped by travel agencies despite the strict action taken against these errant companies. He says that his...
