PETALING JAYA: A former convict who had been imprisoned for 30 years was found dead at his home in Kuala Nerang, Kedah today. Jamil Ahmad, 71, was found by his housemate lying unconscious just outside
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Govt to focus on getting warship project back on track
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will focus on putting the troubled littoral combat ship (LCS) project back on track as decided by the Cabinet, said defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein today. He said negotiations were being carried
Read moreIn Malaysia ‘semua boleh’ – everything is possible
It seems we have a freshly-baked scandal in Malaysia. This time, it is about the littoral combat ship project (LCS), which was ordered for the defence of our nation. News broke a week ago that
Read moreUmno Youth adds to growing calls for RCI on LCS scandal
PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth has urged Putrajaya to set up a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to investigate the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal. The youth wing is the latest to make such a call,
Read more‘Khalwat’ couple extorted of RM1,000 by auxiliary cops, say police
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
Read moreChinese mortgage boycott may hit Malaysia’s GDP, warns economist
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) will likely suffer an indirect hit from the mortgage boycott faced by China’s domestic real estate, says an economist. Geoffrey Williams of the Malaysia University of Science and
Read moreRenovation workers not linked to Zalina’s disappearance, say cops
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
Read moreWe’ll continue working for prosperity, security with US, says PM
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
Read moreNo backing for sexist, chauvinist candidates, says Puteri Umno
Puteri Umno chief Zahida Zarik Khan said male chauvinists should have no place in BN. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Puteri Umno has urged party leaders not to field sexist and racist candidates in the coming
Read moreWeightlifter Aznil bags Malaysia’s second gold in Birmingham
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
Read moreTNB: Power outage caused by national transmission cable trip
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has addressed the power outage that hit several parts of peninsular Malaysia at around noon today. In a statement, it said that the disruption involved a
Read moreSingapore luxury goods fugitives: 100pc checks on outgoing vehicles will severely worsen traffic, disrupt trade flows, says ICA
SINGAPORE — Conducting checks on all outgoing vehicles from Singapore’s land checkpoints will have a significant impact on trade and travel, and could also “severely worsen” the departure traffic situation, said the Immigration and Checkpoints
Read moreInvestors view GST as boost to economy, says analyst
PETALING JAYA: A reintroduction of the goods and services tax would give foreign investors confidence that Malaysia’s economy would be able to bounce back faster post-Covid-19, says an economist. Firdaos Rosli, chief economist of MARC
Read more5G gets under way with Ketereh as first rural pilot project
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (centre) launching a 5G pilot project and digital hub in Ketereh, Kelantan, today. With him is communications and multimedia minister Annuar Musa (left). (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: The new generation
Read moreEx-director charged with embezzling, forging cheques amounting to RM10mil
Former company director Ooi Yee Ling claimed trial to all charges. (Bernama pic) IPOH: A former company director was charged in the magistrates’ court here on 64 counts of embezzlement, forging cheques and using forged
Read moreRM10.46bil lost in unpicked oil palm fruit due to labour shortage
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s oil palm sector has lost an estimated RM10.46 billion worth of unpicked fruit in the first five months of this year because of the ongoing labour shortage. Plantation industries and commodities minister
Read moreMuslim marriage age of 18 approved by Kedah assembly
PETALING JAYA: The age for marriage for Muslim women is to be raised to 18 from 16 with an amendment to state law approved today by the Kedah state assembly. The change was made in
Read moreBusinesswoman loses RM1mil in Macau scam
JOHOR BAHRU: A businesswoman claimed to have lost RM1.022 million in a Macau scam over alleged unpaid taxes owed by her company to the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN). Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat said
Read moreAnalysts see 1MDB stigma as least of PM’s worries for GE15
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
Read moreAsk Takiyuddin what he meant by ‘agreement’, says Hamzah
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
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