PETALING JAYA: Nazifuddin Najib, the son of former prime minister Najib Razak, has set his eyes on the post of Umno deputy youth chief in the upcoming party elections. In a statement on his Facebook

KUALA TERENGGANU: Policemen were among several people arrested on suspicion of being involved in an illegal organisation in Dungun last Friday. According to a source, the arrests of the suspects were carried out in an

PETALING JAYA: Police are looking for a car driver, believed to be a woman, who had allegedly tried to intimidate the third daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim while driving in the fast lane of

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has unveiled the new “Madani Nation” slogan intended to guide the country forward. Madani is the Malay acronym for Sustainability, Care and Compassion, Respect, Innovation, Prosperity, and Trust. At its

PETALING JAYA: Three Malaysians on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking will have their appeals heard at the republic’s appellate court this Friday. The trio – Datchinamurthy Kataiah, Pannir Selvam Pranthaman and Saminathan Selvaraju

Simon Momoh (left) and his Malaysian wife Low Kar Hui at the Shah Alam court complex June 2, 2022. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa KUALA LUMPUR, — Nigerian man Simon Adavize Momoh has sued

PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases dropped by 14.2% last week to 3,231 from 3,767 recorded the week before, says health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his update for the week ending

KEPALA BATAS: The Bertam Souk & Water Park here has received a licence from the Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) to resume operations as usual. The water theme park was ordered to close on Dec

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The Education Ministry (MOE) will hold a meeting with the parents of two Melaka Under-14 girls’ volleyball team players allegedly slapped by their coach to get more information on the

The National Registration Department (NRD) has so far received 500 applications for the replacement of personal documents from people who were affected by the recent floods in Kelantan and Terengganu. —Picture by Choo Choy May

PUTRAJAYA, — Over 656,000 electricity consumers in Sabah and Labuan will not be affected by tariff increase from January 1 until June 30, 2023 following the Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) implementation. The Energy Commission (ST)

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) will issue a Notice of Confirmation of Licence Cancellation (NPPL) to a restaurant in Pandan Indah where a rat was caught on video eating

PETALING JAYA: Pakistani journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah who has been in exile in Malaysia for over 10 years to escape alleged persecution in his home country has gone missing since August, his wife claims.

PETALING JAYA: Umno cannot afford to make another mistake after the crushing defeat the party and Barisan Nasional (BN) faced in last month’s general election (GE15), says Sembrong MP Hishammuddin Hussein. In a video clip

KUALA LUMPUR : Fifteen more bodies recovered from the landslide location at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya have been identified as at 1pm on Sunday (Dec 18). Of the 24 bodies recovered so

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): Mesiniaga Bhd has been awarded a RM43.62 million contract by the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) for the development of the corporate registry system (CRS).  The information technology service management company

PUTRAJAYA : Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (Dec 13) instructed all government departments to formulate and develop suitable measures to implement targeted subsidies by taking into consideration the interests of consumers and

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he will review approved projects to ensure there are no leakages as the national debt has exceeded RM1 trillion. “I am examining the files, that’s why there are some

Ships of the navy’s eastern fleet taking part in the operational sea training exercise off Sandakan. (RMN pic) SANDAKAN: A fleet commander in the navy has called for priority to be given to building warships

KUALA LUMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim has issued a legal notice demanding Muhyiddin Yassin apologise for a claim that the prime minister received RM15 million for his services as the Selangor state government’s economic adviser. Anwar’s lawyers,

Anwar Ibrahim said the people must respect the fact that Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has not been convicted yet. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has defended Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s appointment as deputy prime

MACC senior director of the special operations division Tan Kang Sai said that housing developers and contractors are known to bribe state officials to approve projects in their respective areas. PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced a small Cabinet of ministers. The deputy ministers will be announced later. PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has unveiled a 28-member Cabinet for his unity government. As promised,

Strong winds during the storm blew off the roof of a shop selling used cars in Kampung Pasir, Jalan Skudai, Johor Bahru, today. (Bernama pic) JOHOR BAHRU: A number of houses, shops and vehicles were

Traffic offences went up 166%, with police issuing 14 million summonses last year compared to 5.3 million in 2020. KUALA LUMPUR: The crime index for 2021 showed a drop of 19.3% from 65,623 cases in

Anwar Ibrahim (left) in discussion with the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, in Kuala Lumpur today. (Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar Facebook pic) JOHOR BAHRU: Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor granted an audience

PETALING JAYA: All 30 Barisan Nasional MPs have been granted an audience with the King at 10.30am tomorrow morning. Istana Negara said this was so that the King can decide who to appoint as the

Polling is scheduled to end at 6pm in the peninsula and 5.30pm in Sabah and Sarawak. PETALING JAYA: About 65% of eligible voters have gone out to cast their ballots as of 3pm, the Election

PETALING JAYA: Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research has predicted that Barisan Nasional will win the general election, though there remains “significant risks” of a hung Parliament. It said the outcome of the Melaka

KOTA DAMANSARA: Barisan Nasional candidate Khairy Jamaluddin has expressed greater confidence as he enters the second half of his election campaign in the Pakatan Harapan stronghold of Sungai Buloh. The former Rembau MP said he

PETALING JAYA: Former Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin said he is ready to lead the country and become prime minister. At a ceramah, the health minister said the time was right to declare his intention of

KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah candidate Kenny Chua is looking to unseat his childhood friend Darell Leiking from Penampang who is hoping to extend his term for the third time. Speaking to FMT, Chua said

GEORGE TOWN: All 13 parliamentary seats in Penang have turned into “hot seats” as there will be multi-cornered contests in all constituencies, with 58 candidates, including six independents, taking part. There are no straight fights

PETALING JAYA: Larry Sng’s constant switching of political parties may cost him the Julau parliamentary seat in Sarawak at the coming general election, say two political analysts. Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir and Universiti

PETALING JAYA: Selangor DAP chairman Gobind Singh Deo has defended the party’s decision to name V Ganabatirau as the candidate for the Klang parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). He said the Kota

It’s been an incredible 15 years, where I have enjoyed your trust and friendship. I am deeply grateful for your support and I hope that I have done good by it. My biggest commitment to

PETALING JAYA: The appointment of deputy prime ministers from East Malaysia is “long overdue”, caretaker Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Maximus Ongkili said. Ongkili said his party, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), will fully endorse any

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on major highways has started to slow down as holidaymakers headed out on the road for the Deepavali festival and long weekend. The Malaysian Highway Authority said traffic was slow on

PETALING JAYA: It is time for Deepavali to be given the same importance as other major festivals, when it comes to public holidays and days off for schools and universities, says Muda president Syed Saddiq

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): After heavy speculation, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, with the consent of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, finally dissolved Parliament on Monday (Oct 10). The

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency has extended the recall of two additional Mie Sedaap products from Indonesia due to the presence of ethylene oxide. The agency said it has directed Arklife Distributors Pte Ltd to

KUALA LUMPUR: Although sex education is being taught in Malaysia, it has had a limited reach, an expert with an NGO working against sexual exploitation of children said. Andrea Varrella, a legal research coordinator with

KUALA LUMPUR: Measures to help victims of overseas job scams are expected to feature in the morning session of the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the order paper, Fasiah Mohd Fakeh (Bersatu-Sabak Bernam) has asked the

PETALING JAYA: Results of a government investigation into the memoirs of former attorney-general Tommy Thomas are to be made public, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.Ads by  “We will reveal it,” he said when

KUALA LUMPUR: Election candidates who are active and popular on social media have a higher chance of winning the hearts of voters, especially young people who will be voting for the first time in the

KUALA LUMPUR: In 2008, high-flying Malaysian Indian education supremo P Chitrakala Vasu was accused of caste politics.Ads by  The accusation, according to Chitrakala, came from then MIC president S Samy Vellu after he failed to

PETALING JAYA: Religious affairs minister Idris Ahmad has hit back at Lim Guan Eng for calling him incompetent, accusing the DAP chairman of “deliberately fanning the flames of racism”. Lim said yesterday Idris “tops the

PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP has given Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob some suggestions on several short- and long-term flood mitigation strategies to prepare the country for the possibility of floods. With Ismail set to

KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor has been left stunned and in tears by the High Court’s decision to order her to enter her defence on three counts of corruption to help a company secure the RM1.25

ALOR SETAR: Non-Muslim PAS supporters have urged PAS-led states not to ban the sale of alcohol outright, but to continue their ban on 4D shops. Speaking at the party’s muktamar (general assembly), R Hareetaran, the

JOHOR BAHRU: A couple and their two children were killed after the motorcycle they were riding on collided with a trailer at Jalan Kampung Semanggar Dalam, near Kota Tinggi, today. Kota Tinggi police chief Hussin

KUALA LUMPUR: The plantation industries and commodities ministry says that hunting by humans is a major contributor to the decline of Bornean orangutans over the last 200 years, long before significant oil palm development began

PETALING JAYA: Fans of Billie Eilish have taken to social media to criticise the organisers of the singer’s “Happier Than Ever, The World Tour” concert here last night over poor seating arrangements at Stadium Bukit

PETALING JAYA: The RM9 billion littoral combat ship controversy could scuttle Barisan Nasional at the next general election, as public anger over the 1MDB scandal did in 2018, unless BN manages the issue properly, says

JOHOR BAHRU: Two auxiliary policemen on duty at a shopping centre here have been arrested for extorting money from a couple. South Johor Bahru district police chief Raub Selamat said the two men, aged 25

SHAH ALAM: Three local men who carried out renovation work at former TV newscaster Zalina Shaharah Azman’s house in Section 3 here, have been cleared of any involvement in her disappearance. Shah Alam district police

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob with US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a luncheon hosted in her honour at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur today. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and the US

The 28-year-old managed to defend his title won at the 2018 Games in Gold Coast, Australia. (Olympic Council of Malaysia Facebook pic) BIRMINGHAM: The national weightlifting squad has managed to bag Malaysia’s second gold medal

PETALING JAYA: The 1MDB scandal has lost much of its power to influence voters since the last general election, according to two analysts. National Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir said Barisan Nasional’s landslide victories

PUTRAJAYA: Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin has asked his PAS counterpart to explain about a “memorandum of agreement” the latter said he drafted for the deputy prime minister’s post. “Ask him what he meant by an

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is facing controversy just a day before its triennial delegates conference, which is set to be attended by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. A general council member,

KUCHING: Cases of the highly infectious Covid-19 Omicron variants, namely the BA.2.12.1 and BA.5, have been detected in Sarawak recently, according to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM). IHCM director David

KOTA KINABALU: A deputy director of a government department was charged today on 46 counts of corruption and abuse of power involving RM55,020 between 2019 and 2021. Mahriyatty Bahrin, 42, who is also a grade

PETALING JAYA: Sarawak will continue pressing for autonomy over health and education as the state now has enough talented people to handle such matters, according to deputy premier Dr Sim Kui Hian. “We know what

As places of worship go, mosques tend to be among the most fascinating architectural wonders out there. From simple structures to magnificent monuments, mosques have often wowed visitors with their aesthetic and their architecture. Besides

BERLIN: The Group of Seven industrialised nations on Thursday condemned the growing restrictions placed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan, accusing the hardline Islamist group of isolating the country. “We call on

SHANGHAI, May 10 ― China’s tough zero-Covid measures remain essential to defeat the pandemic and buy time to improve vaccination rates and develop new treatments, senior health advisers wrote in recently published reports. Shanghai, a

A Calgary doctor who withdrew from practice after he was accused of sexually assaulting a number of young girls will face those charges in January 2023. The Lethbridge Police Service arrested Dr. Ziyaad Noor, who

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Muslims in Malaysia will observe the first day of the Aidilfitri holy month tomorrow. The Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad announced this today. Link

UALA LUMPUR, April 29 — A London man is making £1,600 (RM 8,710) monthly from selling his used socks online. Billy-Joe Gray found out there was a market for used socks when someone messaged his

PETALING JAYA, April 28 — Local rock fans are in for a treat this June with back-to-back Search concerts taking place. That is, two different concerts by two variations of the band. Search, with the

Filmmaker Michael Bay who led the Transformers movie franchise admitted that he has made too many Transformers movies. The 57-year-old directed the first five Transformers films while serving as a producer on the franchise’s spin-off film, Bumblebee. Talking to Unilad during the promo

RockX, a Singapore based crypto staking provider, announced its US$6 million Series A funding which values it at US$ 30 million. Led by Amber Group, a global digital asset platform, the round was joined by

A new study by SAP has found that nine in ten (91%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) say workforce volatility, including the great resignation, has directly impacted their digital

TOKYO — Just a little over a month since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, the world is facing two wars. One is Russia’s cruel aggression against its western neighbor; the other

Statement comes after South Korean defence minister says Seoul can accurately strike any target in North Korea. North Korea has condemned the South Korean defence minister’s remarks about its ability to strike against the North

EIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s biggest pork processor has been embroiled in a food safety scandal after an undercover report revealed instances of workers wearing dirty uniforms and packaging meat that had dropped on the floor.

Five years ago, when Abenomics was still very much a thing and Japan’s investment case could be sold to global funds with a 10-second elevator pitch, the country’s Financial Services Agency looked almost heroic.  Finally,

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 ― From the length of students’ socks to the colour of their underwear, schools in Japan are notorious for their strict ruling on what children can wear to school. One rule

Paris is looking to expand geopolitical relations in Indo-Pacific after Australia scrapped a multibillion-dollar deal. Indonesia has agreed to buy six Rafale fighter jets produced by French manufacturer Dassault Aviation, with the acquisition of 36

Every morning before sunrise, 36-year-old fisherman Naseer Dar takes his boat out to Lake Wular, one of the largest freshwater lakes in Indian-administered Kashmir. Nestled amid the Himalayas, the lake spreads over 130-square-kilometers between the Baramulla and

(CNN)Police in Kathmandu fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters opposed to a US-funded infrastructure program that was presented in parliament for ratification on Sunday, witnesses and officials in Nepal’s capital said.Some protesters

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 ― After two years of muted celebrations Kuala Lumpur was a hive of activity on the first day of Chinese New Year (CNY) yesterday, as throngs of tourists as well as

UALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The US customs agency has banned imports from Malaysian disposable glove maker YTY Industry Holdings Sdn Bhd (YTY Group) over suspected forced labour practices, the seventh such ban on a

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Another 14 people have died from Covid-19 in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of deaths from the deadly disease to 31,882.  There were no

Petronas Chemicals led the blue chips lower with a six sen decline to RM8.89. Petronas Gas however rose 12 sen to RM16.94 on the back of the elevated crude oil prices. Bank stocks were mostly

MANILA : Remittances to the Asia Pacific region from citizens working abroad could grow 6.7per cent this year and 5.9per cent next year, after a 2per cent slump in 2020, underpinned by further easing of

More than 30 people, including women and children, were killed and their bodies burnt in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Kayah state on Friday (Dec 24), according to a local resident, media reports and a local human rights

A crisis at the world’s most indebted company has worsened after news it had missed a crucial repayment deadline. Chinese property giant Evergrande, whose liabilities exceed $300bn (£228bn), failed to meet interest payments to international

Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Nick Hockley hopes Tim Paine returns to country’s test side “as quickly as possible” after the wicketkeeper resigned from the captaincy because of his involvement in a “sexting” scandal. Paine disrupted

TOKYO : Toshiba Corp is grappling with difficult decisions as it seeks to muster shareholder support for its plan to split into three companies, with some investors concerned it might set a preliminary bar for

China has warned countries who have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics that they “will pay the price for their mistaken acts”. The US, UK, Australia and Canada will not send government

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. chairman and president as well as the head of its banking unit will resign next spring following a series of system failures that have hurt public confidence in one of Japan’s

Major investments by Canada and Quebec in electric vehicle battery assembly TDS News – Today Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, announced on Monday an equal investment totalling nearly

In recent weeks, there have been hundreds of unmarked graves discovered at former Residential Schools across Canada. On June 30, the Lower Kootenay Band informed the public that they had found an additional 182 unmarked

Mandatory vaccination for Toronto City Workers The City of Toronto recently reported as of October 5, 26,138 members of the Toronto Public Service are fully vaccinated, which is 89 per cent of City staff who

ome 31,500 Malaysians will stand to benefit from the efforts of 63 social enterprises (SEs) who received funding totalling US$2.39 million (RM10 million) through the Malaysian Government’s PENJANA’s Social Impact Matching (SIM) Grant in the

Several countries are now on track to surpass the United States in fully vaccinating their populations, lifting hopes of a more permanent return to normality. SINGAPORE — As the United States and Europe ramped up their Covid-19 vaccination programs,

In this April 27, 2020, file photo, employees of a private delivery company sort out parcels at a distribution center in Beijing. (AP Photo) Shortages of power, computer chips and other parts, soaring shipping costs

WASHINGTON–President Joe Biden is set to host the first in-person gathering of leaders of an Indo-Pacific alliance known as “the Quad” on Friday, wrapping up a tough week of diplomacy in which he faced no

A new trilateral defence pact between Australia, the UK and the US, known as Aukus, will lead to greater uncertainty for South-east Asia, but analysts say the region could gain from having a counterbalancing force against an

North and South Korea have tested ballistic missiles hours apart from each other, highlighting an arms race on the peninsula as nuclear talks with the North remain stalled. The North fired two ballistic missiles across

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With the terrible coronavirus epidemic, countrywide protests across the United States, and a historic presidential election, the year 2020 was unlike any other. Celebrities from all over the world reacted to the current events as

EARLY morning visitors to Jalan Petaling in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown will probably come across a roadside stall selling newspapers. This is where Te Ming Huei, 58, can be spotted among the stacks of Malay, English

BANGKOK, July 9 (Reuters): Having escaped the worst when the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, South-East Asia is now suffering dramatic rises in deaths and cases, while vaccination shortfalls and highly contagious variants derail containment

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — When Mohamad Nor Abdullah put a white flag outside his window late at night, he didn’t expect the swift outpouring of support. By morning, dozens of strangers knocked on his

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Reuters) – Malaysia will relax coronavirus lockdowns next week in five states that have met the government’s indicators for lifting curbs, the security minister said on Saturday. The Southeast Asian country

Policies Undermine Government’s Calls for Global Vaccine Equity (Bangkok) — The Malaysian government’s raids on irregular migrants are deterring people fearful of arrest and deportation from getting vaccinated for Covid-19, Human Rights Watch said today. These actions

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Covid-19 infectivity rate (R value) has gone up to 1.0, signalling a possible rise in cases in the days ahead. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a post on

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has reached another milestone in the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines as it crossed the 250,000 daily dose mark on Tuesday (June 22). Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said that 250,529

Is it round two for Ecohouse victims? “I know the ambulance chasers are coming” was the reaction from Anthony Armstrong Emery. The alleged fraudster who duped more than 100 million US dollars from an unsuspecting

Below is an article from a daily newspaper published in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte titled “MPF pede extradigao de Anthony Armstrong para o Brasil” (Tribuna do Norte, November 4, 2020). I have translated

FMT Reporters -May 21, 2021 8:26 PM809Shares 483 108 194 23 PETALING JAYA: The government has decided to tighten restrictions for economic and social sectors during the nationwide movement control order (MCO 3.0), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said today.

JOHOR BARU: A frozen food supply company director and manager, implicated in the meat cartel scandal, have been charged with abetting and possessing goods prohibited from being imported amounting to some RM640,000. LY Frozen Food

 LUXURY residential project jointly developed by Novaland Investment, one of Vietnam’s biggest property firms, is in limbo. Novahome Madison sent letters to buyers of its Madison project in Ho Chi Minh City in September, saying

Riza Aziz co-founded the Hollywood company Red Granite Pictures, which produced The Wolf of Wall Street In May, some $57 million forfeited by Red Granite was returned to Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian producer of

Due to lower production, the farm gate price of imported durians has been rising. Traders revealed that a box this year is two to three hundred yuan more expensive, which is equivalent to an increase

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Mara Incorporated (Mara Inc) chairman Mohammad Lan Allani has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of corruption and money laundering in relation to a property scandal in Australia. Lan Allani, 65, was

Growing up, Melinda Lauw had fond memories of eating durians with her family. It left such a lasting taste, and impression, that the first thing she wanted to eat after coming back from living abroad

hina has encouraged Thailand to adopt World Health Organisation (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) guidelines in a push to establish confidence in exported durians and maintain a market worth an estimated Bt50bn (US$1.67bn).