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AG drops appeal against DPM Zahid’s foreign visa acquittal

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 12 — The Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) has discontinued its appeal against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s acquittal of 40 corruption charges in the foreign visa system (VLN) contract. Datuk Yusaini Amer Abdul Karim, the deputy

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Sponsor of national shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s kit says sorry for ‘unintended’ upside-down Malaysian flag on jersey at world final

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Online sports store Victor Malaysia has issued an apology for its “oversight” that resulted in an upside-down Jalur Gemilang sewn upside down on the jersey of national badminton player Lee Zii Jia worn at the

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Selangor Sultan grants royal pardon to Kajang Prison inmate who earned PhD in jail

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The first prisoner to earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree while in prison has been granted a royal pardon by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, in conjunction with His Royal Highness’s

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Nationwide road repairs from flood damage set to exceed RM300m, works minister reports

SEBERANG PERAI, Dec 12 — Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi announced that the cost of repairing flood-damaged roads has hit approximately RM312.1 million as of December 11. He said the sum was for repair works on several

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