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Back to homepagePM Anwar: Malaysia stands firm in speaking truth on global stage
KOTA BHARU, April 18 — Malaysia remains firm in its independent and sovereign position to speak the truth at the international level, even if it is difficult for some countries and major world powers to accept, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Read MoreMan jailed for using fake payslip to buy products on instalment
KOTA KINABALU, April 18 — The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a 37-year-old man, who used a forged payslip as genuine to purchase electrical items on instalment, to nine months in jail. Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali meted out the
Read MoreMan fined RM48,000 for possessing carcasses, live specimen of various protected species
SANDAKAN, April 18 — A 38-year-old was fined RM48,000 after pleading guilty to a charge of possessing animals from protected species at the Sessions Court here on Thursday. Hendry Rayner Endim, a plantation officer, pleaded guilty after the charge was
Read MoreMIC still ‘core’ member of BN, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today asserted that MIC is still a component member of the coalition, amid speculations over its status. He added that while there had been communication on
Read MoreFahmi: Govt to streamline anti-scam efforts with new laws, joint agency session soon
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — A special session to update all relevant stakeholders on current developments related to online scams will be held the soonest, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil had said today. He said this was a decision made
Read MoreKimma renews push for BN inclusion, raises worker shortage woes at AGM
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (Kimma) president Datuk Seri Syed Ibrahim Kader today renewed calls for the party to be formally accepted as a component of Barisan Nasional (BN), questioning the delay despite decades of loyalty
Read MoreReady for orders on ministers’ salary cuts, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Cabinet ministers are ready to accept any orders on salary cuts, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said. He said the matter was discussed, however it depends on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s call. “I’m
Read MoreFuel supply stable through June, Petronas says as tanker with one million barrels of crude oil from Iraq arrives in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The Petronas vessel Ocean Thunder has arrived in Malaysia carrying one million barrels of crude oil from Basrah, Iraq. The shipment forms part of a broader supply network managed by the national oil company to
Read More‘I’m home’: Khairy Jamaluddin returns to Umno
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Three years after his sacking, Khairy Jamaluddin has been readmitted into Umno under the Gagasan Rumah Bangsa initiative, alongside thousands of other former members and leaders. “I’m home,” Khairy wrote on his official Instagram account
Read MoreHaj season begins: First group of Malaysian pilgrims leave for Medina amid Middle East tensions
SEPANG, April 18 — The first group of 284 Malaysian haj pilgrims departed for the Holy Land early this morning from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 at 4.05 am on Malaysia Airlines flight MH8050. They are expected to
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