Ex-aide to MP charged with sexually assaulting student in Batu Pahat pool

PETALING JAYA: A former aide to an MP has been charged at the Muar Sessions Court with physical sexual assault of a female student at a Batu Pahat swimming pool last month. The accused, Zainoor Juma'at, 45, who is also the chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association of a school in Rengit, pleaded not guilty after the...

Woman claims former MP sexually harassed her

PETALING JAYA: A woman, in her 20s, has lodged a police report alleging that a former MP sexually harassed her. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said police detected on Sunday (Aug 18) an 18-second TikTok video that went viral, which claimed that a woman was sexually harassed by a man she knew. "We confirm that...

Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful faces six-month suspension

KUALA LUMPUR: Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan is likely to be suspended for six months from Dewan Rakyat for allegedly making unfounded claims of corruption against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim last week. Action against the Bersatu MP will be done through a motion tabled by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr...

MP ordered to apologise to the King in Dewan Rakyat

KUALA LUMPUR: An MP was ordered to apologise to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, for wrongfully addressing His Majesty during debates on the motion of thanks on the Royal Address. Datuk Azman Nasrudin (PN-Padang Serai) was ordered to stand and apologise to His Majesty by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. “I apologise for...

Bersatu’s Labuan MP declares support for Anwar

KOTA KINABALU: Another Perikatan Nasional Member of Parliament has voiced his open support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Bersatu's Labuan MP Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman is the second MP from the party to declare support for the unity government. In a statement issued Monday (Oct 30), Suhaili said his decision to throw his support behind...

Pasir Gudang MP calls for solidarity with Palestinians

JOHOR BARU: Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim (pic) is calling for solidarity with the Palestinian people following violence that has erupted there. He said that over a month ago, a cultural association delegation from Palestine came to Parliament to meet with government bloc MPs. ALSO READ: Asean urges de-escalation of Hamas-Israel conflict “At that time, not many MPs attended, except...

Tanah Merah MP to take legal action over vaping claim

PETALING JAYA: Tanah Merah MP Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz is considering taking legal action against the Prime Minister's photographer who claimed he was smoking an electronic cigarette while in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Sept 19). The Perikatan Nasional lawmaker said a police report would be made by his officers at the Dang Wangi...

Former Jasin MP Mohd Said Yusof passes away at 70

MELAKA: Former Jasin MP Datuk Mohd Said Yusof has passed away at the age of 70. According to his daughter Nur Adawiah, Mohd Said breathed his last at 8.10pm Monday (Aug 28) at the Melaka Hospital. "He was suffering from diseases like heart problems and diabetes and had been frequently admitted to hospital since last December,” she...