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Boy loses five fingers while playing with firecrackers
BESUT: A 13-year-old boy lost all five fingers on his right hand while playing with firecrackers in Kampung Kubang Ikan here today. Besut district police chief Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi said Syafiq Haikal Shaharrudin was playing with the firecrackers at
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Some graft charges against Razak Baginda dropped
PARIS: France has dropped some of the charges against an associate of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, Abdul Razak Baginda, over alleged kickbacks paid on a major submarine deal, judicial sources said Monday. Najib himself is currently embroiled in
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Motorcyclist dies, six-car accident along Jalan Istana
KUALA LUMPUR: A motorcyclist died in a road accident involving six cars at Jalan Istana heading towards Sungai Besi, here tonight. In a statement issued tonight, Kuala Lumpur Fire Brigade Operations Centre said the department received a report of the
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NFCorp chairman: New owner will settle debt in three months
PUCHONG: National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) chairman Datuk Sri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail said that the debts owed by the company to the government will settled by the new owners if the government gave a green light for a company restructure.
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Raised matriculation intake won’t affect STPM applicants
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry today said the additional 15,000 seats for the matriculation programme recently announced by the Cabinet will not affect the intake of Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) holders in public universities. In a statement, it said it
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Amidst issues in Malaysia, Lynas Corp ventures into US
CANBERRA: Rare earths producer Lynas Corp confirmed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Texas-based Blue Line Corp to set up a rare earth separation facility in the United States. Lynas’ move into the United States follows ongoing
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‘Felda settlers won’t lose their land rights’
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) today denied the news report in Berita Harian, among others, claiming its settlers were at risk of losing their land rights, alleging the contents in the article were inaccurate. Head of the Legacy
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RM17 million armoured military vehicle project: Datuk Seri remanded
PUTRAJAYA: Another suspect with the title ´Datuk Seri´ has been remanded for four days from today over a probe into suspected corruption involving a project worth RM17 million to supply equipment for armoured military vehicles. The remand order on the
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‘NFC still owes the gov’t over RM250mil’
PUCHONG: The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) still owes the government over RM250 million, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. “Based on the complete statement of federal government loans as of April 30, 2019 from the Accountant-General’s Department, the outstanding loan
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‘Not appropriate to teach other religions than Islam in primary schools’
PUCHONG: Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) rejected Malaysian Youth Council’s (MBM) proposal to teach primary school students other religions than Islam. Its president, Nik Omar Nik Aziz said that such proposal should be scrutinised and studied from all angles if
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