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Govt maintains freeze on increase in toll rates to help rakyat
PETALING JAYA: In efforts to help the rakyat (people), the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is sticking to its decision to freeze increase in toll rates across the country this year, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the decision
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Kimanis by-election: PSS recommended by RCI under BN govt
KIMANIS: The implementation of the Sabah Temporary Pass (PSS) by the state government is a part of the recommendations from the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants to solve the problem of dumping of foreigners in Sabah. Chief
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Gunasekaren claims trial to charge with supporting LTTE
KUALA LUMPUR: Seremban Jaya P. Gunasekaren pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to a charge with giving support to the LTTE terrorist group at an event in Melaka two years ago. He made the plea before judge
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Motorcyclist injured after VVIP escorts force him off road
PUCHONG: In a recent development, a netizen took to Twitter to share his experience of witnessing an accident on Salak Expressway heading to the Federal Highway, as a motorist got himself injured trying to make way for a VVIP occupied
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Ezam to MACC: Stop your Najib drama and give the evidence to AGC, courts
PUCHONG: Stop all this drama and focus on your enforcement duties, the National Anti-Corruption Movement chairman Datuk Mohamad Ezam Mohd Noor tells the MACC. In a statement yesterday, Ezam lashed out at MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya for exposing audio
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PMO supports CNY decor in schools, whacks self-serving racists with political agenda
PUCHONG: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday criticised politicians who stoke racial and religious tension by playing up the elaborate Chinese New Year celebration decorations in SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1, Selangor. In a statement, the PMO reminded Malaysians that
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Violent ‘Kabali Gang’ crippled, 19 arrested
SEREMBAN: Police have crippled a violent organised criminal group known as ‘Geng Kabali’ after arresting 19 of its members, including its leader in an operation carried out in November and December last year. Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department (JSJ) director Datuk
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India ‘restricts’ M’sian palm oil; Najib ‘congratulates’ govt for its diplomatic gaffe
PUCHONG: The Indian government has announced that it would restrict the imports of Malaysia’s refined palm oil into its country. According to The Edge, the government issued a notice on the matter, adding that refined bleached deodorised palm oil and
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Mat Sabu: Honorary rankings given with Agong’s consent, subject to laws
PUCHONG: The Defence Ministry bestowed honorary military rankings to the public based on existing protocols and military laws. In a statement yesterday, minister Mohamad Sabu said that all those who received honorary military rankings had to undergo scrutiny from the
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Wan Azizah: Don’t make an issue out of traditional practices
PUCHONG: The traditional practices of a festival should not be made into an issue that could disrupt the harmony among the various races in the country, according to Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. The Deputy Prime Minister said
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