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Khazanah – Mudabala potential collaboration
ABU DHABI: Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali said discussions on potential collaboration between Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Mubadala Investment Company took place during his audience with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “Productive discussions
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Major Zahir’s death due to negligence
KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations into the death of Major Mohd Zahir Armaya who was killed in a demonstration at Lok Kawi Camp on Wednesday indicated negligence. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah said the case was being investigated under Section 304A
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Police probing death threat against journalist
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are investigating a report lodged by a Malay daily journalist who received death threat via email recently. Brickfields district acting police chief Supt Arifai Tarawe when contacted confirmed that he had received a report from the journalist
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Indonesia: Haze not from Sumatera
PUCHONG: Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) denied that the haze in Malaysia originated from Sumatra, Indonesia, based on satellite data over the past few days. “It is not like the news reports by foreign mass media,” BMKG deputy
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‘Mavcom, the cause for Malaysian aviation sector failure’
PUCHONG: AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes blamed the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) for causing the failure of Malaysia’s aviation sector. He backed his accusations with seven reasons, including bureaucratic red tapes. “Some of the requirements imposed by Mavcom include airlines notifying
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Talks on PSR only with impacted stakeholders
GEORGETOWN: The Penang government will only deal with stakeholders who are impacted by the Penang sea reclamation project (PSR), said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. As for other quarters, he said, they could give their opinion, and the government will
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Earliest cloud seeding for Sarawak this Thursday
KUCHING: The earliest possible date for cloud seeding to be done in Sarawak is this Thursday, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the cloud-seeding operations aimed at reducing the effects of the haze particularly in
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‘We will free Malaysia from corruption and power abuse’
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government is committed to rehabilitating the country and liberating it from corruption and abuse of power. He said this was being done by strengthening the country’s administration based on the
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Agong: Don’t play up sensitive issues
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today reminded all Malaysians not to play up sensitive issues in the interests of any party. His Majesty said that every citizen has been promised rights and freedoms in
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Pakatan Harapan in Johor weakened
PUCHONG: The ruling coalition in Johor has weakened, claimed Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim via social media. “Johor Pakatan Harapan no longer is in tact in terms of its cooperation. Meetings are not held. There are no conventions ever
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