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Dr Mahathir confirms Cabinet reshuffle
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad plans to hold a Cabinet reshuffle before organizing the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC) next year. The Prime Minister’s announcement was seen as a reminder to existing Cabinet members to improve their performance
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Sumatran rhino, Iman’s health is deteriorating – Liew
KOTA KINABALU: Deputy chief minister Datuk Christina Liew said she fears the country would be losing the last Sumatran rhinoceros known as Iman following her worsening health condition. Christina, who is also Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister, said Iman’s
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Lee: Private hospital charges will ‘not be too high’ if consultancy fee spikes
KUALA LUMPUR : Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye assured that private hospital charges will not be too high if the government decides to increase consultancy charges. He said the fee structure will be governed by the Private Healthcare
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Anwar to topple Dr M? It’s fake news! says the PKR supremo
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dismissed a viralled message that claimed that he was at the Istana Negara this morning to have an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. He also
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1MDB: Audio recording of meeting played in court
KUALA LUMPUR: An audio recording of a meeting linked to the alleged tampering of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) final audit report, which was chaired by former Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa, was played in
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Kelantan police seize syabu, Yaba pills worth RM3.7 mln
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan police seized 186,000 Yaba pills weighing 20.781 kg and 39.21 kg of syabu, worth an estimated total of RM3.7 million in an operation on Sunday. Kelantan deputy police chief SAC Abdullah Muhammad Piah said the raid
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UMNO MPs brawl: ‘Bodoh, Bangang’ heard at Parliament lobby
The internal conflict within Umno came out in the open with two of its MPs engaging in a shouting match with each other at the Parliament lobby in full view of the media this afternoon. The incident escalated after Kuala
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Health Ministry: Indians prone to oral cancer due to betel leaf intake
The Health Ministry today stated that 49% of the Indian community are prone to suffer from oral cancer, which is the fourth most common cancer affecting Indian women in the country. The second largest community that suffers from oral cancer
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Foreigner claiming to be M’sian nabbed after failing to sing Negaraku
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Tactics employed by a Thai woman to evade detention by the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) in Penang were foiled when she failed to sing the national anthem, Negaraku. During the operation at the Juru Toll Plaza along the North-South
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Syrian man stabbed by motel worker in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: A Syrian man suffered serious injuries after being stabbed by a 69-year-old motel worker in a brawl while they were drunk in the motel at Lorong Prangin here. According to Northeast district police chief ACP Soffian Santong, the police
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