QuickCheck: Did several fighter aircraft seen at a port belong to the RMAF?

THE sight of military hardware in a public place - such as a port - is bound to turn heads due to the rarity of such occurrences, and as such any news and photos of incidents like these tend to go viral rather rapidly. Recently, a 10-second video with images of several fighter jets believed to...

KKB polls: PAS denies boycott of Perikatan candidate, says machinery hard at work on the ground

HULU SELANGOR: PAS has dismissed claims it is boycotting Perikatan Nasional's Kuala Kubu Baharu candidate following the absence of party leaders on nomination day for the by-election. Selangor PAS Youth chief Mohamed Sukri Omar stressed that the party's central and state machinery had been on the ground in the constituency since the candidate was announced on...

Warisan will sue those trying to link it to Sabah drug kingpin, says sec-gen

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan has denied allegations on social media that it is linked to an alleged Sabah drug kingpin arrested by police earlier this week. Its secretary-general Datuk Loretto Padua said the "wild" allegations were being played up by political opponents to defame the party. "Warisan regrets that there are still a few irresponsible parties trying...

Sabah Pakatan leaders deny talk of Musa’s return

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Pakatan Harapan leaders have expressed shock over a report that former chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman will make a comeback via the coalition. In a joint statement issued three hours after the report appeared Friday (Sept 15), Sabah Pakatan leaders issued a blunt denial, saying that Musa was never discussed in any...

There was no U-turn on PJD Link, says Amirudin

BANGI: Caretaker Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (pic) denies that he flip-flopped on the controversial Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) project. "I did not U-turn on anything. We have to follow procedures. "We are an open and democratic government, not a single-minded one. ALSO READ: Reeling over flip-flop on PJD Link "This is not our project. It...

State polls: It’s cooked-up news, Noor Hisham says of candidacy claims

PETALING JAYA: “No news but creating news,” Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says of a viral tweet that claimed a former Health director-general will be entering the fray in the upcoming state elections. He had been asked if there was any truth to the claims by Twitter user @ArwahMakLampir that the former health director-general could...