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Land worth more than RM4b sold by former gov’t
The Finance Ministry has refuted allegations that the Pakatan Harapan government has sold land owned by it since assuming power on May 8, 2018. Its minister, Lim Guan Eng said at the same time, land worth more than RM4 billion
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Wan Azizah: PKR political bureau will decide on Salleh’s application
KUALA LUMPUR: The application by former communications and multimedia minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak to join PKR will be decided by the party’s political bureau, said PKR Advisory Council chairman Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. “We will
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MTEM: Give AP to bumiputra companies after ending Bernas’ monopoly
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s intention of ending Padiberas Nasional Bhd’s (Bernas) monopoly on rice should be done fairly with Approved Permit (AP) import licences given to bumiputera rice mill owners and wholesalers and not just to non-bumiputera major industry players,
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End of the road for Utusan Malaysia
PUCHONG: Malay daily, Utusan Malaysia will cease its publications effective today, after being in operations for 80 years. In a circular issued today, Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad executive chairman Dato Abd Aziz Sheikh Fadzir said that the board of directors
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US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Muslim treatment
WASHINGTON: The US has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the US State Department said yesterday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited
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Ahead of offensive, Turkey says it strikes Syria-Iraq border
ANKARA/ISTANBUL: Turkey’s military struck the Syrian-Iraqi border to prevent Kurdish forces using the route to reinforce northeast Syria, as Ankara prepared to attack following a surprise US troop pullback, Turkish officials told Reuters yesterday. Turkey says it is ready to
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Protests resume in Iraq’s Sadr City
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government issued a second package of proposed social reforms yesterday in an attempt to appease the demands of anti-government protesters who for eight days have demonstrated nationwide, with the loss of 110 lives and 6,000 wounded. Prime Minister
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White House: Impeachment inquiry illegitimate, won’t cooperate
WASHINGTON: The White House said yesterday that it would refuse to cooperate with an “illegitimate, unconstitutional” congressional impeachment inquiry, setting Republican President Donald Trump on a collision course with the Democratic-led US House of Representatives. Hours after the administration abruptly
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Sabah CM: Zero tolerance for elephant killers in the state
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said that stern action would be taken against anyone who kills elephants in the state. In issuing the warning, he also urged the public not to harm elephants entering their
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Isa had RM100 million signing authority on behalf of FICSB
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court yesterday was told that former Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, had signing authority for RM100 million in investments, on behalf of Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd (FICSB), a
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