MCA will continue standing up for Malaysians, says Dr Wee

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA's priority is to stand up for the people and solve their problems, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said the party would also play a check and balance role while continuing to speak up for the Chinese community. "We hope leaders and members from Chinese guilds and associations will continue...

Sepang cops nab three squatters who made vacant house their home

SEPANG: Three people have been arrested for squatting in an empty house. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police arrested three Bangladeshi men at a vacant house on Monday (Jan 22) night following a report lodged in Terengganu. He said the trio, aged between 21 and 30, confessed that they had been staying...

Dr M: I am being treated like a criminal for speaking my mind

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has complained that he is being treated like a common criminal for voicing his own opinion. The former prime minister said he was a law abiding citizen who merely spoke his mind. "Over the last few years, I have had my statements recorded by police at least ten times. "Once you become a...

Chinese nationals fined for using unapproved communication equipment

SEREMBAN: Two people from China have been fined RM50,000 each, in default 10 months jail, after they pleaded guilty to a charge of using non-certified communication equipment at the Sessions Court here. Huang Xiaomin, 40, and Zhang Cheng, 21, did not contest the charge of using non-approved communication equipment as required under the Communications and Multimedia...

North Korea tears down monument symbolizing union with the South – report

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has demolished a major monument in its capital that symbolized the goal of reconciliation with South Korea on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who last week called the rival a "primary foe" and said unification was no longer possible. Satellite imagery of Pyongyang on Tuesday showed that the monument,...

Rahmah p-hailing package from as low as RM33, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: All p-hailing drivers and riders will enjoy internet services from as low as RM33 with a data plan of at least 40GB under a special package, says Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications Minister said the Rahmah p-hailing package, is part of the government’s effort to alleviate the burden and to show support to p-hailing drivers...

Daim’s wife expected to be charged tomorrow

PUTRAJAYA: Toh Puan Naimah Khalid, the wife of businessman Tun Daim Zainuddin, is expected to be charged on Tuesday (Jan 23). She is expected to be brought to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court in the morning to face several charges. Sources at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission confirmed the matter. A check on the court e-filing system also showed...

Seven in family probed after woman beaten to death in Serdang, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven members of a family were arrested to assist in investigations into the horrific murder of an intellectually-challenged woman, 20, at a house in Jalan Serdang Raya 1, Seri Kembangan, near here Sunday(Jan 21). All the suspects arrested are local citizens comprising four men and three women, aged between 25 and 79, from Klang...

Daim’s wife claims trial over failure to declare assets

KUALA LUMPUR: Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, the wife of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge under the anti-graft law on Tuesday (Jan 23). According to the charge sheet, Na'imah had intentionally given a written statement under oath that did not comply with the terms...

Recycling firm owners remanded for bribing enforcement officer

SEREMBAN: The owners of two recycling companies here have been remanded for seven days over an alleged RM4,000 bribe to an enforcement officer. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission obtained the remand order on the duo on Tuesday (Jan 23) following an application by its prosecuting officer Zainab Yahya before magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli here. The owners, in their...