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Clerk fined RM5,000 for abusing stepson
KUALA LUMPUR: A clerk was fined RM5,000, in lieu six months imprisonment, after the Sessions Court here found him guilty today of abusing his five-year-old stepson last February. Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah meted out the sentence on the 32-year-old man
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Muslim supremacy supersedes Batek woes
It was the hope of many Malaysians that they have kicked out Malaysia’s virulent religious majoritarianism last general election. A year later, it seems that religious issues are making it to the forefront again, as the first of the big
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High Court sets aside contempt proceedings against Rafizi
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today set aside leave granted to the National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp) and its executive chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail to initiate contempt proceedings against Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Mohd Rafizi
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Dr M: Civil forfeiture suit not meant to bankrupt Umno
PUTRAJAYA: The civil forfeiture suit filed against Umno was not meant to bankrupt the party but is intended to reclaim RM212 million of 1MDB-related funds as it is an effort to recover funds stolen from the state fund. “What happened
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Toxic gas affects eight more Johor schools
JOHOR BAHRU: Students and pupils at eight more schools in Pasir Gudang, here, are believed to have experienced breathing difficulties and vomitings, early this morning. Among the schools which were believed to be affected included Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tanjung
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Dr Mahathir: Need to curb illegal settlers on Bukit Malut
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said a specific study must be carried out before any transfer of foreign nationals occupying illegally the Bukit Malut area, Langkawi could be implemented. The Prime Minister said this was because all costs involved
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Azmin: Malaysia actively pursuing energy market reforms
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is actively pursuing energy market reforms to enhance the country’s attractiveness as the preferred destination for energy investments, said the Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali today. The government according to him, continue to strive
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Proposed Suhakam commissioners list submitted to Prime Minister
PUTRAJAYA: A list of proposed commissioners for the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) was submitted to Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad a week ago, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said today. “The list
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Liew: No need for PMQT
PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister’s Question Time (PMQT) in Parliament is currently not needed, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong. He said the current Minister’s Question Time (MQT), scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday, was sufficient for
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Resigning over sex scandal not our way
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has brushed notions that leaders implicated in sex scandals need not resign as it is not Malaysia’s way of doing things. “There is no necessity (for him to go) simply because people
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