KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of gateless toll gantries will be done via business-to-business deals among highway concessionaires without financial implications to the government, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Deputy Works Minister said that a total of 33 tolled highway operators will be discussing with their preferred multi-lane fast flow (MLFF) provider companies within the next...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Government spent over RM10mil each year on the Aidilfitri Madani celebrations held across seven states in 2024 and 2025, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. In a parliamentary written reply dated Aug 5, Fadillah said the 2024 celebrations cost RM10,050,196.66 in total — averaging RM1.43mil per state — while the...
KOTA TINGGI: A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car while crossing the road shortly after getting off a bus at KM42 on Jalan Sungai Rengit here early Wednesday (Aug 6) morning. Kota Tinggi police chief Supt Yusof Othman said the 55-year-old woman sustained severe bodily injuries and died at the scene. "The crash is believed...
KUALA LUMPUR: The nomination of Chinese New Villages as a Unesco World Heritage site is under consideration, but a decision has yet to be reached, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic). The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said that while his ministry is committed to protecting and recognising national heritage under the National Heritage Act...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee is calling for a new provision in Parliament's Standing Orders to enable a vote of no confidence against a prime minister to be properly tabled and debated. Raising the matter in the Dewan Rakyat, the Beluran MP argued that existing Standing Orders, namely Orders 15 and 27, make it...
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden, Norway and Denmark will contribute around $500 million to a NATO-led initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, including Patriot missiles, to ensure it can continue to defend itself against Russia, the three countries said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said last month the United States would supply weapons to Ukraine, paid...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is in the final stages of the nomination process for a seat on the Unesco Executive Board, with the official decision expected to be announced at the Unesco General Conference in Paris in November. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said preparations for the nomination had been ongoing for almost a year, with a thorough...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ceasefire agreement and terms of reference (TOR) were the main agenda of the secretariat-level discussions between Thailand and Cambodia, which entered its second day on Tuesday (Aug 5), says Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar. He said both matters needed to be finalised first to ensure both parties understand...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner presented letters of appointment to six new members of MACC's Anti-Corruption Advisory Board on Tuesday (Aug 5). In a statement, MACC said that His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia had appointed the six for a three-year term beginning July 15, 2025. "The appointments were made on the advice...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has questioned the double standards of critics who remain silent when Opposition-led states raise water tariffs, but attack the Federal Government over similar policies. He said the Federal Government had no objection to the increases, as there were valid reasons behind them. “The state governments wrote to the minister...
