PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has called for a review of federal and state relations to bring about greater decentralisation and autonomy from Putrajaya. Following recent debates over the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63),
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Sabah cathedral vandalised, statue and cross damaged
PETALING JAYA: The St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Keningau, Sabah, was vandalised today. “An unfortunate and unexpected incident occurred this morning at the St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Keningau at around 7.30am when an unknown
Read moreMACC raids migrant worker recruitment firms owned by ‘Datuk Seri’
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has raided several firms owned by a businessman with a “Datuk Seri” title who is involved in the recruitment of Bangladeshi migrant workers. A source told FMT the
Read moreTok Mat suggests a New Malaysia Agreement on Sabah’s rights
PENAMPANG: Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy chairman Mohamad Hasan has suggested a New Malaysia Agreement as a more concrete way forward to realise the state’s rights and demands instead of the 1963 agreement that led to
Read moreStorm brewing in MTUC over claims conference is ‘illegal’
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,
Read moreAustralia, Asean future interlinked, says Penny Wong
PUTRAJAYA: Southeast Asia will remain an important region to Australia, says the country’s foreign minister Penny Wong, who also emphasised the new Australian government’s commitment to Asean centrality. Wong, who is currently on a three-day
Read moreCutting our pay won’t solve rising costs, says minister
KUALA NERANG: A suggestion that ministers take a cut in pay and allowances will not solve the problem of the rising cost of living, said rural development minister Mahdzir Khalid today. Instead, he said the
Read moreCases of highly infectious Omicron variants detected in Sarawak
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
Read moreDeputy head of govt dept faces 46 corruption charges
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
Read moreSarawak has people to handle health and education now, says Sim
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
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