KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim (pic) has hit out at Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman for calling the unity government a "Nato (no action, talk only) government”. In a Facebook post Tuesday (Sept 19), Adam Adli said all three matters raised by the Muar MP, namely...
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Perikatan Nasional has unanimously selected Hulu Kelang assemblyman Datuk Seri Azmin Ali as the state's Opposition chief. Speaker Lau Weng San, who announced the appointment, said Perikatan had sent a letter to the House on Sept 15 informing it of the decision. With the appointment, Azmin, a former Selangor mentri besar, will lead the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bachok MP Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz is set to take his oath as Senator on Tuesday (Sept 19). The swearing-in ceremony is slated to take place in the Dewan Negara at 10am. He was nominated by the Kelantan state assembly. Nik Abduh will replace Mohamad Affandi Mohamad, whose term as senator ended on...
IPOH: A 58-year-old company director has lost over RM300,000 to scammers in an investment scheme he found on social media. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the man from Taman Pinji Seni here had been coerced into investing using a "OSL" account. He said a police report by the victim was lodged...
KUALA LUMPUR: The nation's sugar industry will "crash" if its current price structure is not reviewed, says Fuziah Salleh. The Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister said a review is necessary to avoid a looming crisis, adding that the review was in its final stages. She explained that the country's two largest sugar producers –...
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is questioning why Pakatan Harapan ministers did not protest when Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was charged if they believe he had abused his powers when he was prime minister. The former premier slammed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over his interview with Bloomberg over the discharge not...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's development agenda is for its wealth to be shared for the benefit of all communities regardless of race and religion, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said. "We are trying hard to advance Sabah in terms of development and sharing its wealth to all Sabahans regardless of race and religion," he said at...
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Three years ago an inquisitive American tourist wandered into a waterfront slum in Mumbai and met a tiny, smiley girl. Maleesha Kharwa is now 15, still tiny, and with the same winning smile, and her family still has hutment on a shoreline strewn with garbage, but they now also rent a one room...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A spring heat wave across large parts of Australia's southeast, including Sydney, will intensify on Monday, the weather bureau said, with temperatures expected to peak up to 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit) above the September average. Australia is baking through a rising heat wave which has been building in the country's outback interior...
KOTA BARU: The man who was shot dead on Jalan Hutan Kuin in Machang, near here, on Sunday (Sept 17), was found to have a criminal record, including for drug-related offences. Kelantan police chief comm Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the 38-year-old businessman was in a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle in front of an auto parts...
