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Police assures Jho Low that it is safe to return
PUCHONG: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has given businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, an assurance that he will be safe to return to the country to go through the legal process. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri
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UK set for new PM as Theresa May quits
Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister. In an emotional statement, she said she had done her best to deliver Brexit and
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IGP to his officers: Cut all ties with gambling towkays
PUCHONG: Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador warned police officers to cut all connections with gambling and vice syndicates before stern action were taken against them. He said the police force would not conspire or protect those involved
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Terror accused wins Indian MP seat
NEW DELHI: A Hindu nationalist nun facing terrorism charges over the deadly bombing of a mosque has been elected to the Indian parliament, a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned her for celebrating the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. Sadhvi
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‘Show proof capital punishment deters drug offences’
PUCHONG: Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today hurled brickbats on Singaporean Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam for saying it was untenable for the island republic to make exceptions for Malaysians convicted for death sentence in the country. Earlier today,
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Groups: PKR should probe Kesavan for sexual harassment
PUCHONG: Women’s groups today urged PKR to investigate the party’s Sungai Siput MP S Kesavan for allegedly sexually harassing his former aide. Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) said PKR should take the allegations seriously and form an investigation
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Ashamed, saddened and grieving
This morning I was asked how I feel about the announcement by Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin that a special committee will be formed as a response to Suhakam’s conclusion that “Special Branch, Bukit Aman, abducted and disappeared Amri Che Mat
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‘Japan struggles to protect its vulnerable children’
TOKYO: Miwa Moriya was six years old when social workers told her she was going to a Christmas party, but instead moved her into a group home for about 60 children in a small city in western Japan. The ‘party’
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RPK graduated to a compulsive liar
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK) has graduated to a compulsive liar, said retired police commissioner Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh in reaction to an allegation by the former. “RPK, you have now graduated to be
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Pioneers in education funds make us worthy of GLA
National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) deputy chief executive officer for policy and operation Mastura Mohd Khalid reasoned that her organization deserves the Global Leadership Awards in Education Support because PTPTN are pioneers in providing education loans. The Global Leadership
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