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PM Anwar says going digital is way forward for Malaysia
ABU DHABI, Jan 15 — Malaysia must embark on a digital transformation within its economic and financial sectors, prioritising areas such as blockchain and cryptocurrency to remain at the forefront of the digital age, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
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Teen dies while installing internet line near power pole in Sabah village
MEMBAKUT, Jan 15 — A man was believed to have been electrocuted while installing an internet line in Kampung Sinoko, Jalan Bambangan here yesterday afternoon. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said that the man, 19, was installing
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Cops nab unlicensed teen driver who lost control of car in Kuching after five die
KUCHING, Jan 15 — A 16-year-old boy has been detained for driving without a licence, causing a fatal crash that claimed five lives on Jalan Stutong Baru, here, at 12.50 pm yesterday. Kuching District Police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee
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Minister’s son eloped, wedding cert real
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Police have verified the claimed marriage of a minister’s son in a neighbouring country last year, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. According to Berita Harian, police investigators were able to confirm that
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High court rejects Tommy Thomas’ bid to recuse judge in Shahrir’s defamation suit over malicious prosecution
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The High Court here today dismissed an application by former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to recuse Judge Roz Mawar Rozain from hearing the defamation suit filed by Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad
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PM Anwar set for five-day trip
LONDON, Jan 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake a five-day working visit to the United Kingdom (UK), Malaysia’s third largest trading partner in Europe. Malaysian High Commissioner to the UK and Northern Ireland Datuk Zakri Jaafar
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Najib says RM2.3m cheques issued from own account for PM’s social media, speeches to avoid burdening govt
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak today insisted that his paying of RM2.3 million from his own personal bank account for social media management and speechwriting services in 2013 was not for his personal interest, but to fulfill
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Screening all concert attendees for drugs impractical, says AADK chief
KAJANG, Jan 14 — Conducting widespread urine tests at concert venues is impractical and challenging, according to the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh. Speaking to reporters after the agency’s monthly assembly and his keynote address here today,
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UiTM denies Islamic religious camp mandatory for non-Muslims, says miscommunication
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) has denied allegations that it was requiring non-Muslim students on its Shah Alam campus to attend Islamic religious activities. Responding to the claims, it clarified that Muslim students attended a session
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Hong Kong jury unanimously finds Malaysian ex-professor guilty in lethal yoga ball murders of wife, teen daughter
HONG KONG, Jan 14 — A former Malaysian university professor has been found guilty in a retrial for the deaths of his wife and daughter, killed by carbon monoxide from a yoga ball filled with lethal gas. After less than
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