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Mujahid: Private bodies have no enforcement powers
KUALA LUMPUR: Problems will arise if private entities are allowed to carry out enforcement activities, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa. He was referring to Muslim vigilante group, Skuad Badar’s intention of wanting to
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No govt expenditure to acquire four highways, MCA not buying it
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng told the Dewan Rakyat today that the takeover of four highways — Lebuhraya Damansara-Puching (LDP), Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat (Sprint), Lebuhraya Shah Alam (Kesas) and Smart Tunnel (Smart) – will cost RM6.2
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MACC: No more orange lock-up attire, handcuffs only if necessary
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has stopped the practice of bringing in suspects to court in orange-coloured lock-up attire, said MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya today. In a statement, she said it was in line with the presumption of
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In the dark over KWAP’s RM2 billion indirect loan for SRC
KUALA LUMPUR: Retired finance ministry officer Maliami Hamad testified that he was kept in the dark over Retirement Fund Inc’s (KWAP) decision to loan RM2 billion indirectly via 1MDB or the government. This seems to be the case even though
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Teen lovers remanded over student’s brutal murder
TAIPING: The Magistrate Court has ordered for the teenage couple who allegedly murdered a Form Four student in Kamunting to be remanded for six days. The remand order on the 14-year old girl and her 15-year old lover will expire
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DAP: Only the corrupt will oppose asset declaration
PUCHONG: Only the corrupt and those protecting them would fear declaring their assets to the public, said DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng. In a statement today, Lim criticised PAS of seeding the culture of hate in its feeble attempt
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Hong Kong’s extradition bill is dead
Hong Kong CEO Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the territory’s biggest political crisis in decades was dead, admitting that the government’s work on the bill had been a “total failure”. The bill, which would have
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Oil prices dip due to trade tensions
TOKYO: Crude oil prices fell on Tuesday amid worries over the outlook for demand after the latest signs that international trade disputes have been dragging on the global economy, although tensions in the Middle East offered some support to prices.
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July 25: Case management over Najib’s RM1.69 billion income tax suit
KUALA LUMPUR: The government lawsuit against Datuk Seri Najib Razak seeking him to pay RM1.69 billion in income tax which he still owed the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for the assessment years from 2011 to 2017 has been fixed for
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Deutsche Bank axes 18,000 staff across the world
Deutsche Bank laid off staff from Sydney to New York yesterday as it began to slash 18,000 jobs in a 7.4 billion euro (RM34.38 billion) ‘reinvention’ move that will lead to yet another annual loss, a plan that knocked its
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