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“Why no action against Umno?”
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad questioned the lack of action against his former party, Umno, despite being saddled with allegations of financial impropriety. “It looks like it has become rich again. If they made a lot of
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Rais to face music over Pakatan to lose GE15 remark
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu policy and strategy bureau chief Datuk Dr Rais Hussin would be facing the music over his remark that “Pakatan Harapan would lose if GE15 is held tomorrow”. This was confirmed by Bersatu chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
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Tok Pa: Prioritise economy, reduce politicking
KUALA LUMPUR: The chairman of the Special Select Committee on the Budget has called for a greater focus on the country’s economy amid external headwinds. “We want the government to give the highest priority to economic matters,” said Datuk Seri
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Communist ambush still a vivid memory for retired soldier
PONTIAN: The memory of how five of his brothers in arms lost their lives in a communist terrorist ambush 48 years ago in Sarawak, still evokes feelings of emotion in 72-year-old retired Staff Sergeant Ahmad Ibrahim. In the incident, which
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New housing scheme only fattens developers, not helping buyers
PUCHONG: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today slammed Bank Negara for not addressing the fundamental issue revolving around the lack of home ownership among Malaysians. In a statement today, PSM secretary general A Sivarajan said that the main reason why many
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Expedite document handover and witness statements, prosecution told
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution for alleged tampering of the 1MDB final audit report case involving Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and 1MDB former chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy has been asked to expedite giving documents and witness statements to
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Rukun Negara in word and deed
KUALA LUMPUR: Come Aug 31, Rukun Negara, the precept which serves to bind Malaysians together, will be 49 years old. Launched on Aug 31, 1970, following the racial riots of May 13, 1969, it serves to instill harmony and unity
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Police to question four over KLIA systems disruption
KUALA LUMPUR: The police will be questioning four people, suspected to have caused the massive network failure that disrupted check-ins, baggage claims and even flight departures at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last week. The four were named in a
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Payments via third party for image among Chinese community, social media
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Kota Melaka MP Wong Nai Chee who was also ex- premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s former political secretary testified that payments to two agencies that were involved in maintaining Najib’s image in the Chinese community and
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Utusan’s voice in gaining the nation’s Independence
KUALA LUMPUR: The struggle for Malaya’s independence from the British colonial rule (1826-1957), which was punctuated with the Japanese occupation (1941-1942), has been narrated by various quarters, but hardly told from a journalist’s perspective. The crucial role played by journalists
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