PM responds to calls for sacking over support letter issue, says reprimand sufficient

JOHANNESBURG: While he did not agree with actions by his political secretary to issue a contractor support letter for a hospital project, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said no approval was made for the project based on the letter. The Prime Minister said any action against his political secretary should be based on the gravity of the...

Abang Jo’s ‘involvement’ in UMS water woes a wake-up call for GRS, says Sabah Umno

KOTA KINABALU: The Sarawak Premier getting pulled into the water crisis at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is an embarrassing reflection of the Sabah government’s failure to address basic infrastructure issues, says Sabah Umno. Its strategic communications director Datu Rosman Datu Ahir Zaman said it was a “tamparan besar” (major blow) to the credibility of the Gabungan...

Momentary chaos hits Selangor state assembly over Sultan’s letter to Hadi Awang

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state assembly sitting was hit with momentary chaos over the royal rebuke PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang received from Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. Batu Tiga assemblyman Danial Al-Rashid Haron ignited the chaos during the debate by calling out Selangor PAS commissioner and Paya Jaras assemblyman Datuk Dr Ab...

Tourism Malaysia DG’s contract terminated early by Tiong

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) director-general Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar has been terminated from his services effective next Monday (Feb 26). The Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, signed the termination letter dated Feb 22. According to the letter, the termination of Ammar's services was under Subsection 10 (1)...

Three Malaysian NGO leaders listed on FBI’s Terrorist Screening Centre, barred from Op Ihsan

PETALING JAYA: Three people from separate Islamic non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Malaysia have been listed on the United States' Terrorist Screening Centre (TSC) by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to a leaked letter from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. In the letter, which was leaked on social media, the ministry instructed that the three men...

1MDB trial: Jho Low ordered associate to prepare Arab donation letter justifying monies for Najib, courts told

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho had ordered one of his close associates to prepare an Arab donation letter to justify monies that were funnelled into Datuk Seri Najib Razak's bank account. Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) general counsel Jasmine Loo testified that she had seen a draft of...