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Amirudin to brief Pakatan presidential council on unilateral conversion bill
PETALING JAYA: Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari is scheduled to present a full briefing on the controversial proposed amendment to the Islamic Religious Administration Enactment that include provisions for unilateral conversion involving minors. He would be presenting it to the
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Machete armed confrontation due to fraud
KUALA LUMPUR: A confrontation which took place in Padawan, Sarawak, involving a group of men which saw one of them removing a machete in a viral video yesterday is not due to a racial issue but a fraud case, says
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Pasir Gudang primary school pupils fall ill due to noxious odour
PASIR GUDANG: A total of 33 primary school pupils from SK Pasir Putih were treated for nausea and vomiting after falling ill due to bad odour within the school’s premises today. In the 7.30am incident, 25 pupils were reported to
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Dr M: Probe KLIA systems malfunction
HANOI: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) must investigate the actual cause of the recent systems malfunction at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. He said the systems failure at the
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Race based politics will continue colouring Malaysian politics
GOMBAK: Race based politics is a reality which will continue to colour Malaysian politics for at least another decade, said forum panelists at a talk entitled “Post-GE14 By-Elections: Implications for GE15.” This can be seen from the resurgence of identity
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Pakatan to lose if GE15 held tomorrow
GOMBAK: Bersatu policy and strategy bureau chief Datuk Rais Hussin admitted that Pakatan Harapan would become the federal opposition if the 15th general election (GE15) is held tomorrow due to the lack of euphoria that was prominent shortly after the
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Training centre resolves dispute with union leaders
SUBANG: The Allied Aeronautics Training Centre Student Union (AATCSU) clarified that the issues they have raised have been resolved with the return of their chairman and secretary who was expelled. “The AATC cancelled the expulsion letter to the chairman and
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Mini buses make a comeback next month
KUALA LUMPUR: After a lapse of almost 21 years, the mini bus will be making a comeback in September via Rapid KL Sdn Bhd’s trial run from the Bukit Indah hub to Ampang Point, via Jalan Rasmi from Sept 1
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Dr M test drives made-in-Vietnam car
HANOI: Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today test drove a model of VinFast, a car manufactured by Vietnam. He drove the sports utility vehicle (SUV) LUX SA (A) 2.0 model for about 10 minutes during a visit
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Abdul Rahman to become Sime Darby chairman in Oct
KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) president and group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Abdul Rahman Ahmad will assume the role of chairman and non-independent non-executive director of Sime Darby Bhd after Tan Sri Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah’s
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