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Party veterans Tan Kok Wai, Fong Kui Lun to step aside from DAP leadership, cite confidence in next generation
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — DAP veterans Tan Kok Wai and Fong Kui Lun have announced they will not contest the Central Executive Committee (CEC) election at the party’s 18th National Congress on March 16. The two long-serving members of
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Civil servants’ pension liabilities projected to hit RM46.36b by 2030
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Federal Territories Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said liabilities for the civil servants pension scheme are expected to climb to RM46.36 billion by 2030. In a written parliamentary reply today, Dr Zaliha said the financial implications
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Bintulu fisherman feared killed by crocodile after body found with bite marks
BINTULU, Feb 19 — A man who went fishing on the banks of the Sungai Nyigu late yesterday evening and failed to return home was found drowned today. He is suspected of being attacked by a crocodile. A spokesman for
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PDRM probes alleged RM12,000 extortion by narcotics officers during raid in Petaling Jaya
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Police are investigating claims that officers from the Petaling Jaya police headquarters’s narcotics department conducted a raid without following standard operating procedures (SOP) and allegedly engaged in extortion. Petaling Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner
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PM Anwar’s first official visit to aluminium-producer Bahrain to include economic talks and intra-Islam dialogue
MANAMA (Bahrain), Feb 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here early this morning for an official visit to Bahrain under the invitation of Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman Hamad Al Khalifa. The aircraft carrying the
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Grilled corn vendor in Sepang arrested over racial slur on stall sign, Indonesian wife held for visa overstay
SEPANG, Feb 18 — A married couple, who operate a grilled corn stall in Kota Warisan, Sepang, were arrested on yesterday following the display of a racially charged sign that sparked public outcry. Sinar Harian reported Sepang Deputy OCPD Supt G
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Istana Negara: King’s treatment abroad successful, to return on Feb 21
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 – His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, has successfully undergone conservative treatment for musculoskeletal pain abroad, Istana Negara said today. The palace attributed the King’s condition to intensive military training and his active lifestyle,
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Ahead of execution, family of Malaysian on Singapore death row urges its Law Society to act on complaint against former lawyer
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 – The family of Malaysian death row inmate Pannir Selvam Pranthaman has today submitted an appeal to the Law Society of Singapore to address his legal complaint before his scheduled execution this week. According to Singapore-based
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Gunned-down Setia Alam shooting suspect ‘Ah Boy’ committed five more crimes before fleeing to Pulau Ketam
KLANG, Feb 18 — The suspect in the shooting at a shopping mall in Setia Alam, Shah Alam last week who was shot dead on Pulau Ketam this morning managed to commit five crimes before fleeing to the island two
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Discussions on return of Tabung Haji assets held by UJSB to be finalised in Q1 2025, says Mohd Na’im
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Discussions on the 2025 sukuk redemption and the return of the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) assets currently held by Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJSB) are expected to be finalised in the first quarter of 2025,
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