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Gobind committed to free speech: New law for online portals
PUTRAJAYA: Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo’s announcement yesterday that a new law is being mulled which would hold online portals accountable for inflammatory remarks by their readers triggered an uproar among free-speech advocates. In response to the flak,
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Wan Azizah: Condolences to Haziq’s family
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail expressed her condolences to the family of Muhammad Haziq Mohd Tarmizi who was confirmed among the 50 people killed in a mass shooting tragedy in Christchurch last Friday. Wan
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Wan Azizah: Malaysia will continue to obligate Unesco programmes
PARIS: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail ended her working-visit to France Wednesday during which she expressed Malaysia’s commitment to continue to support programmes by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). It was
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Proton to build assembly plant in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: National carmaker Proton will collaborate with Pakistani partner Alhaj Automotive to establish a manufacturing assembly plant in Pakistan, its first in South Asia region. This is based on an agreement signed last year said Malaysia High Commissioner to Pakistan
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Amending Road Transport Act: PDRM’s views needed for decision
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry will obtain the views of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) on amending the Road Transport Act 1987 to increase the penalty for causing road fatalities, especially involving drink driving. Its minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook
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Najib’s one successful and three failed appeals
PUTRAJAYA: Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak today won his bid to compel the prosecution to produce the appointment letter of private lawyer Datuk Sulaiman Abdullah as the lead prosecutor in his trial over RM42 million of SRC International Sdn
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New Zealand bans sale of assault, semi-automatic rifles
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban on the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatics Thursday in a muscular response to the Christchurch terror attack that killed 50 people. “Today I am announcing that New Zealand will
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Businesses affected by political patronage: Before & after the great expectations of reform
In a press statement dated 2 July, 2018 reported by the Malay Mail, DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang cautioned Pakatan Harapan (PH) against being perceived to be embarking on a witch hunt. He said PH must not be seen to
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UK styled government will make Sabah, Sarawak equal partners
KUCHING: An analyst from Universiti Malaya’s Malay Studies Academy has suggested that the Pakatan Harapan federal government to emulate the United Kingdom’s devolution of powers in a bid to make Sabah and Sarawak equal partners within the Malaysian federation. Awang
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China’s alleged chemical waste dumped in Bukit Teh
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Chemical waste said to be from China were illegally dumped at a former sand mine in Bukit Teh here, Machang Bubok assemblyman Lee Khai Loon claimed yesterday. He claimed that this has been happening for the past three
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