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Lawyer to take on Singapore AGC, save Pannir’s life
PETALING JAYA: Why is the Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) refusing to give P Pannir Selvam a certificate of substantive assistance when the latter had assisted the government in tackling drug trafficking activities, asked Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today. Speaking at
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Polis solve 15 robbery cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested five local ‘Ah Hau’ gang members suspected of being involved in a robbery in several raids in Cheras and Kajang on June 20. Kajang police chief ACP Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said with the arrest
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First two groups of Malaysian haj pilgrims arrive in Madinah
KUALA LUMPUR: The first two groups of Malaysian haj pilgrims, each with 483 people, arrived on flights KT01 and KT02 at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, Saudi Arabia yesterday. In a statement, Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH)
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Gov’t mulling bringing in new electricity suppliers to Malaysia
PUCHONG: The government is studying the possibility to allow new energy suppliers to enter the Malaysian market. If the plan receives green light from the government, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) would no longer be the sole energy supplier in Peninsula
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Haziq’s sacking is appropriate and fair
KOTA BHARU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Information Chief Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin has described the party’s decision to sack Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz as appropriate and fair. He said the decision was clear when
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Riza Aziz charged for laundering 1MDB funds
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s stepson, Riza Aziz today claimed trial to five counts of money laundering charges of funds allegedly belonging to 1MDB. The charges, all under the Section 4 (1) (a) of the Anti-Money
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Police to Skuad Badar: You’re not an enforcement body
PUCHONG: The police warned Muslim vigilante group, Skuad Badar from doing anything that goes against the law of the land. In a statement, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Mazlan Mansor reminded Skuad Badar that the group was neither a legitimate
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Kelantan: No need for inquest to investigate the deaths of Orang Asli
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan state government shot down a request by a Barisan Nasional MP to hold an inquest to investigate the deaths of 15 people from the Batek community in Kuala Koh. Kelantan deputy menteri besar Datuk Mohd Amar
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Deadly manganese poisoning among Batek in Kg Kuala Koh
PETALING JAYA: Dr Steven KW Chow revealed that the manganese poisoning level of the water that they collected from Kampung Kuala Koh was deadly. “The manganese poisoning level is 2,500% more than the threshold. It is toxic water. Drink it
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MACC nabs Riza Aziz, to be charged tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s stepson, Riza Aziz this afternoon. He will be charged in court tomorrow under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
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