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Kula is for refugees right to work
KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran is personally supportive of allowing refugees to work in Malaysia as promised in the Pakatan Harapan manifesto even though there has not been any concrete action to realise that promise yet. “The government
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Court of Appeal maintains Najib’s 1MDB trial date
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal ruled against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal for a later trial date for his 1Malaysia Development Berhad corruption trial. The appellate court ruled that the 1MDB trial will begin in a fortnight,
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Najib and wife to overthrow businessman’s conspiracy suit bid set
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision whether to allow former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and three others to strike out a RM52.6 million lawsuit against them will be heard on 23 October by the
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Foreign funds sold RM601.2 mln in local equities last week
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign funds sold RM601.2 million net in local equities last week, the largest weekly foreign fund net outflow in 11 weeks, said MIDF Research today. In its fund flow report, it said the pace of foreign net selling
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New Zealand to decriminalise abortion, but bill falls short
WELLINGTON: New Zealand plans to decriminalise abortion and treat it is as a health issue, the government said on Monday in the first major reform to abortion laws in more than four decades that some activists said fell short of
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Skill training, certificate, free movement for human trafficking victims
KUALA LUMPUR: Elementary skill training and certificates for trafficked victims in the country will be introduced this year as part of Putrajaya’s effort in improving the lives of the trafficked victims. In addition to that, regulations were gazetted to allow
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First Penan volunteer firefighters
LONG KEVOK: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department has set up a Volunteer Firefighters Association in Long Kevok involving the Penan community. Long Kevok is a four-hour journey from Miri by land. Miri Fire and Rescue chief Law Poh Kiong
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28 arrested, hunting for more in temple altercation
BESTARI JAYA: Police have arrested 28 suspects and are searching for more following an altercation in Sungai Darah last night, which saw part of a man’s hand being chopped off. According to Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Fadzil Ahmat, the
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HSBC CEO’s surprise exit, $1 billion share buyback
LONDON: HSBC announced the surprise departure of Chief Executive Officer John Flint, saying the bank needed a change at the top to address “a challenging global environment”, even as it posted a 16% rise in half-yearly profit. The change comes
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Protesters seek to shut down city with general strike
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is bracing for major disruptions to business on Monday as a general strike threatens to paralyze parts of the Asian financial center, with more than 100 flights already canceled, amid a broader anti-government campaign. The strike
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