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Lam: I never offered to quit
On Monday, a recording of a private meeting emerged where she is heard saying: “If I have a choice, the first thing is to quit.” She said yesterday that she had “never tendered any resignation”, but did not deny the
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Eight convictions in human trafficking in first year
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court that promised justice for victims of human trafficking made eight convictions in its inaugural year despite the launch of hundreds of investigations in recent years, data obtained exclusively by the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed. Malaysia
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HK activists advise Merkel before her China trip
BERLIN: Days before Angela Merkel leaves for a tricky visit to Beijing, prominent Hong Kong activists have written to the German Chancellor calling her to be guided by her memories of life in dictatorial East Germany in her dealings with
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Police report against my brother not me
PUCHONG: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak clarified that it was his brother, not he, who was wanted by the police over a brawl that took place on Saturday in Ampang. He also
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Opponents of ‘no-deal’ Brexit defeat Johnson, snap polls looming
LONDON: British lawmakers defeated Boris Johnson in Parliament yesterday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement, prompting the prime minister to announce that he would immediately push for a snap election.
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Jho Low was Najib’s unofficial special adviser
KUALA LUMPUR: A former special officer to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court here today that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, was the unofficial special advisor to the former.
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Anwar to Azmin: Attend party meetings!
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim issued a stern warning to his deputy, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali; attend party meetings! “I don’t know if he is boycotting party meetings or not. “All I know, he has not
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Democrats to probe Trump on hush-money payments
WASHINGTON: US congressional Democrats are planning to investigate allegations of President Donald Trump’s involvement in hush-money payments to women who say they had affairs with him, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is preparing to
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IGP: Police to recommend whipping for wildlife smugglers
BIDOR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will recommend mandatory whipping for criminals involved in smuggling of wildlife. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador said he would send the recommendation to the Legal Affairs Division for tougher penalties against
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PSC rates: We are not undermining anybody, says Loke
The government has the right to determine the rates of the passenger service charges (PSC) as it owns the airports, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He pointed out that Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is the operator and Malaysian Aviation
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