PETALING JAYA: The National Council of Professors has accused former attorney-general Tommy Thomas of making a racist statement by suggesting that the opposition tell the public a “Malay government” had failed. The council’s president Raduan
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Thai police launch search for Malaysian woman kidnapped in Tumpat
KOTA BHARU: Thai police have distributed photographs of a Malaysian woman who was kidnapped from her home in Tumpat last week to all 19 police stations in Narathiwat province to help locate the woman. Narathiwat
Read moreCops probe hacking of ministers’, MPs’ payroll info
PETALING JAYA: The police have launched a probe into a claim by a group of hackers’ who said they possessed personal data and payroll details of several ministers, MPs and civil servants. The group had
Read moreMITI: Malaysia secures RM9.3 bil investment from Japan
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has secured investments worth RM9.3 billion via the latest Trade and Investment Mission (TIM) to Japan led by Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. In a statement, the
Read moreOur loss if Khairy is dropped, says Umno man
PETALING JAYA: Umno and Barisan Nasional will regret it if they drop Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin for the coming general election, says a member of the party leadership. Reezal Merican Naina Merican, who is on
Read moreFrom plate of noodles as prize, rusty bike, to cycling greatness
PETALING JAYA: Cycling icons Ng Joo Ngan and Daud Ibrahim were two hapless kids before they helped pioneer the pedalling revolution in Malaysia. As a 10-year-old, Joo Ngan raced his older brother on the streets
Read moreOnly one cluster – the Umno cluster, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno members were urged to pull together in party unity in the wake of former president Najib Razak being jailed on corruption charges. Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in an address to party
Read moreNon-Muslims the root of corruption? Is this ‘Keluarga’ Malaysia?
How many police reports would have been made nationwide, by all the ultra-patriotic Bumiputera groups, if a non-Muslim minister, politician or observer made a public statement that ‘Malay-Muslim-Bumiputeras’ are at the root of all corruption
Read moreEx-convict who spent 3 decades in jail dies of heart attack
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
Read moreGovt 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 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 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 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 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
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