Posts From Theleaders-Online
Back to homepage
Theleaders-Online
1MDB: Govt has paid RM9 bln in interest
KOTA BHARU: The government has paid at least RM9 billion in interest for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) debts, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah. He said the government is committed to repaying 1MDB debts, including the principal amounting RM36
Read More
Haze: More than 1,000 schools closed nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: The haze disrupted classes for over a million school students nationwide today after schools were forced to close due to worsening air quality. The Education Ministry said in a statement that 1,484 schools in Sarawak, Selangor, Putrajaya, Kuala
Read More
Govt proposes additional budget for 2020 Visit Malaysia Year Campaign
KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government is proposing an additional allocation for the 2020 Visit Malaysia Year Campaign, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. Hence, vendors and businesses in the tourism sector across the country, especially in Sabah, are encouraged to
Read More
Anwar: Govt must review national poverty rate
KOTA KINABALU: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government should review the poverty rate in Malaysia, following the United Nations (UN) report claiming that the national poverty rate is at 15% and not at 0.4% as reported in
Read More
Mukhriz welcomes Musa Aman’s son into Bersatu’s fold
Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir has welcomed the move by Sipitang MP Yamani Hafez Musa to join his party. Yamani, who was elected under the Umno-Barisan Nasional banner in May 2018 but left the party to become independent,
Read More
Demi Moore reveals life struggles, rape in memoir
NEW YORK: US actress Demi Moore revealed some of her life’s most difficult moments in her memoir “Inside Out”. The actress gave a glimpse of her upcoming book in an exclusive interview with The New York Times last Thursday, Sept
Read More
Mukhriz: Let me focus on Kedah, not rushing for Cabinet
PUCHONG: Despite speculations that Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir would be rising the political corridors of power under Pakatan Harapan, he wishes to be left out of the speculations as he has his focus on Kedah. “People have
Read More
337 schools in Sarawak closed as haze worsens
KUCHING: A total of 337 schools in nine districts in Sarawak were closed today due to worsening haze situation. The state Education Department in a statement said the closure involved 56 secondary schools and 81 primary schools in Betong, Bau,
Read More
Lebanese jeweller to place RM75,000 as security costs
KUALA LUMPUR: Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL was ordered by the court to place RM75,000 as security for costs in its US$14.79 million (RM60 million) suit against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor over 44 pieces of jewellery that the company
Read More
Activists urge US Congress to pass Hong Kong bill
Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the US Congress yesterday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate US involvement in another country’s affairs. “This is
Read More