Stolen aid money will be reimbursed, says Education Minister
PUTRAJAYA: The school aid of more than RM100,000 that was stolen in an incident in Beranang, Selangor will be reimbursed and distributed to students before the school session starts in March, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. Read full story
18 pig farms in Penang now hit by ASF, says MB
NIBONG TEBAL: African Swine Fever (ASF) has now spread more widely in Penang, with seven more pig farms being hit, bringing the total number of farms affected by the outbreak until today to 18, in three districts. Read full story
France gears up for ‘hellish’ day of pension protests
A DAY of strikes and protests kicked off in France today, set to disrupt transport and schooling across the country in a trial for the government as workers oppose a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul. The changes presented by President Emmanuel Macron’s government last week would raise the retirement age for most people to 64 from […]
Guan Eng blames previous govt for economic woes, high interest rates
THE failure of the previous government to keep tabs on inflation and the rapid slide in the value of the ringgit has resulted in Malaysians having to pay higher interests, Lim Guan Eng said. The DAP chairman said the current unity government is handling the situation better, citing Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain […]
2 security guards held over murder of man
POLICE arrested two security guards for allegedly beating a local man to death during a fight near a grocery shop around Olak Lempit, near Banting, last week. Kuala Langat district police chief Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said investigations found that the brawl, which occurred on January 11, broke out when the victim, who […]
Iran slams EU parliament for urging sanctions on Guards
IRAN condemned as “inappropriate and incorrect” today a call by the European parliament to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror group. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian “strongly criticised the emotional approach of the European parliament and labelled the move inappropriate and incorrect” in a telephone call with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, […]
Man gets 4 years’ jail for posing as cop to rob foreigner
THE Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today sentenced a jobless man to four years’ jail for robbing a Bangladeshi man while pretending to be a policeman. Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali meted out the sentence on Muhammad Yusof Abdullah, 55 after he pleaded guilty to the robbing charge and one year in jail for impersonating a police […]
Ringgit closes higher against US dollar with OPR maintained at 2.75%
THE ringgit closed higher versus the US dollar today, extending yesterday’s gains, after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) chose to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75%, putting an end to market speculation about the rate hike cycle. At 6pm, the ringgit appreciated to 4.3050/3100 against the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.3130/3185.
Najib’s SRC case review put off to next month
THE Federal Court today allowed Najib Razak’s SRC International corruption case review to be postponed to next month. Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abdul Rahman Sebli, who led the five-man bench, gave the nod in proceedings today.
Russia opens espionage case against US citizen
Russia’s FSB security service said today it opened a criminal case against a US citizen suspected of espionage, as ties between Moscow and Washington disintegrate further over the Kremlin’s nearly year-long Ukraine offensive. “The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation initiated a criminal case against a US citizen on the grounds of a crime […]