Perikatan Nasional’s Pulai parliamentary candidate Zulkifli Jaafar (centre) during his walkabout at the Taman Kemas food court in Johor Baru August 28, 2023. — Picture by Ben Tan Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) Pulai parliamentary candidate Zulkifli
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I gave MACC my full cooperation, says ‘Dato Malik
PETALING JAYA: Abdul Malik Dasthigeer, better known as “Dato Malik”, said he gave his full cooperation to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission when being questioned. Sources had told FMT on Tuesday the businessman had been arrested
Read moreJohor police seize RM4.3m worth of narcotics, four arrested
JOHOR BARU, — The Johor police crippled a drug trafficking syndicate that has been active in the state’s central zone since April, following the seizure of drugs worth RM4.3 million and the arrest of four
Read moreNajib mocks ‘Mr ISA’ for calling Anwar a dictator
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak has called out the irony in Dr Mahathir Mohamad, described as “Mr ISA”, accusing Anwar Ibrahim of being a dictator. “Mr ISA calling others a dictator,” said a
Read moreKaren Cheah returns unopposed as Bar chief
PETALING JAYA: Karen Cheah has been returned unopposed as president of the Bar Council for a second consecutive term. Cheah, who was elected to the post last year, had offered to serve for another term.
Read moreRafizi says implementing GST is all about timing
KUALA LUMPUR: Economy minister Rafizi Ramli has acknowledged that the government may implement the goods and services tax (GST) in the future, when the time is right. Rafizi told a forum organised by a public
Read moreGiant operator Dairy Farm to exit Malaysian grocery business after 24 years
KUALA LUMPUR : Hong Kong’s Dairy Farm International Ltd (DFI), which operates a chain of hypermarkets and supermarkets under the Giant, Mercato and Giant Mini brands, is exiting its grocery business in Malaysia, which has become
Read moreLynas rues being ‘singled out’, says many will lose jobs
Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd decries being singled out by the government despite complying with regulations. It said hundreds of jobs will be lost as a direct result if it is forced to close its cracking
Read moreKarl Liew, son of ex-Changi Airport Group chairman, to plead guilty for lying in Parti Liyani’s case
SINGAPORE — Karl Liew Kai Lung, the son of former Changi Airport Group chairman Liew Mun Leong, is set to plead guilty for lying in the case of Ms Parti Liyani, a migrant domestic worker who
Read moreBursa ends lower on lack of fresh catalysts
KUALA LUMPUR : The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended lower for a third consecutive day on the lack of fresh catalysts as investors remain cautious amid the jittery performance of regional and global
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