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SAR for Nora Anne continued for 24 hours
NILAI: The Search and Rescue (SAR) operation for 15-year-old girl Nora Anne Quoirin, an Irish national, is continued for 24 hours with the night search being carried out on land. Nilai District Police Chief, Supt Mohd Nor Marzukee Besar said
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DAP’s common stand on khat to be conveyed to Cabinet
SUBANG JAYA: The DAP said today it has reached a common stand on the intention of the Education Ministry to introduce the khat (a form of Malay-Arabic calligraphy) art form in the school syllabus next year. DAP organising secretary Anthony
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IPCMC Bill still subject to change
PUTRAJAYA: The Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill, which is set to be tabled for its second reading in the next Parliament sitting in October, is still open to changes, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong
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Najib, Jho Low’s Optimus Prime
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was also referred to as Optimus Prime by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, in his Blackberry Messenger chats to her, testified ex Ambank client relationship manager,
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KLCI rebounds from bloodshed
KUALA LUMPUR: KLCI made a near-complete recovery from a sharp early-morning sell-off as investors regained some composure following news that Beijing’s central bank set a stronger yuan fixing than expected. Beijing set the yuan midpoint fixing at 6.9683 per dollar,
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AP import abuse led to vegetable price hike
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) revealed that the Approved Permit (AP) granted for importing round cabbage into Malaysia has been abused to the extent that it raised competition issues and caused vegetable prices to rise. MyCC chief executive
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Khat for Dr M to garner support? No way
SUBANG JAYA: Transport Minister Anthony Loke has dismissed claims that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is using the khat issue to garner Malay support for Pakatan Harapan (PH). Loke said this in response to an audio clip in Chinese
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Nothing suspicious about Najib’s Ambank accounts
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Ambank relationship manager Joanne Yu Ging Ping testified that there was nothing suspicious about the transactions involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s two bank accounts. This is despite the large amount of funds being credited
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50% NCDs patients unaware about it
PUTRAJAYA: About 50% of those having non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country are not aware they have such diseases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that was one of the factors that prompted the government to
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KLCI plummets below 1,600 amid US- China trade war
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI fell below the critical support level of 1,600 in early trade, tracking the bloodshed on Wall Street overnight. Global equities have been routed as the trade war between the US and China intensified, with Washington
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