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MACC: No more orange lock-up attire, handcuffs only if necessary
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has stopped the practice of bringing in suspects to court in orange-coloured lock-up attire, said MACC chief commissioner Latheefa Koya today. In a statement, she said it was in line with the presumption of
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In the dark over KWAP’s RM2 billion indirect loan for SRC
KUALA LUMPUR: Retired finance ministry officer Maliami Hamad testified that he was kept in the dark over Retirement Fund Inc’s (KWAP) decision to loan RM2 billion indirectly via 1MDB or the government. This seems to be the case even though
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Teen lovers remanded over student’s brutal murder
TAIPING: The Magistrate Court has ordered for the teenage couple who allegedly murdered a Form Four student in Kamunting to be remanded for six days. The remand order on the 14-year old girl and her 15-year old lover will expire
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DAP: Only the corrupt will oppose asset declaration
PUCHONG: Only the corrupt and those protecting them would fear declaring their assets to the public, said DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng. In a statement today, Lim criticised PAS of seeding the culture of hate in its feeble attempt
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July 25: Case management over Najib’s RM1.69 billion income tax suit
KUALA LUMPUR: The government lawsuit against Datuk Seri Najib Razak seeking him to pay RM1.69 billion in income tax which he still owed the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for the assessment years from 2011 to 2017 has been fixed for
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T’ganu MB: Raise the local contractors to 50% in ECRL
KUALA NERUS: Terengganu Menteri Besar Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has urged the federal government to increase the scope of involvement of local contractors in the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project from 40 per cent to 50 per cent. He
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Negeri Sembilan dengue cases double over same period in 2018
SEREMBAN: A total of 1,268 cases of dengue fever recorded in Negeri Sembilan as of July 6, compared to 681 cases for the same period last year. State health director Datuk Dr Zainudin Mohd Ali said it was an increase
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Uncle of Sultan of Selangor dies
SHAH ALAM: The uncle of Selangor Ruler, Tengku Besar Putra Selangor, Tengku Ismail Shah Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah passed away yesterday at 8pm. In a statement at the Selangor Royal Office Facebook, Tengku Ismail Shah, 84, breathed his last at
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Farmers, fishermen issues to take centre stage at Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: Issues pertaining to the well-being of farmers and fishermen are among matters to be debated in the Dewan Rakyat session today. Based on the Dewan Rakyat order papers, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir (PH-Jerlun) is scheduled to
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Dr M: I was inviting party members, not the political entity
KUALA LUMPUR: My invitation to unite the Malays was directed to members of other parties, not the political entity itself, said Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairperson Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) leadership council meeting
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