Zahid: It was four Sabah Umno dissident reps, not five
KOTA KINABALU: It was four dissidents from Sabah Umno that did not follow the party’s move to withdraw the state Barisan Nasional’s support for the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition government on Jan 6. Read full story
1MDB trials and Rosmah’s appeal will be handled by DPPs, says AG
PETALING JAYA: Ongoing 1MDB-related trials and the appeal by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor on her corruption conviction in the solar hybrid case will be handled by full-time deputy public prosecutors (DPPs), says Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun. Read full story
Health Ministry and Education Ministry to monitor Covid-19 outbreak involving SPM students
GEORGE TOWNThe Education Ministry will collaborate with the Health Ministry to monitor any incidents of Covid-19 outbreak involving students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations, which will begin on Feb 20. Read full story
Maszlee did not need to apologise, says Astro Shaw spokesperson
PETALING JAYA: There wasn’t a need for Dr Maszlee Malik to apologise for using inappropriate words in the drama series Kudeta as he was playing a role, says an Astro Shaw spokesman. Read full story
Only four districts in Johor flooded as of 6pm, down from six
JOHOR BARU: Four districts in Johor are still flooded at 6pm on Monday (Jan 30) compared with six as of 8am on Monday (Jan 30). Read full story
Three agreements involving cyber security, digital and green economy signed in Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Singapore, three agreements were signed between Putrajaya and Singapore covering aspects of cyber security, digital and green economy. Read full story
Continuous rain warning for 4 states until Feb 1
THE Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued orange (severe-level continuous rain warning) and yellow alerts (alert-level continuous heavy rain warning) for several areas in Sarawak, Sabah, Pahang and Johor until February 1. In a statement issued via the National Disaster Management Agency’s (Nadma) National Disaster Command Centre (NDCC) at 1.30pm today, MetMalaysia said that severe-level […]
2 presumed dead after Japan avalanche
TWO men are presumed dead after their bodies were recovered following an avalanche in Japan, police said today, a day after an off-piste accident in the central region of Nagano. Japanese authorities declined to identify the pair, but US ski magazine Mountain Gazette reported that one of the dead was American professional skier Kyle Smaine.
Malaysia, Singapore sign 3 agreements
IN conjunction with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Singapore today, three agreements on cybersecurity and digital and green economy were signed between Putrajaya and Singapore. Anwar led the Malaysian delegation in a meeting with his counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong, at The Istana.
Continuous rain warning for four states until Feb 1
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued orange and yellow alerts for several areas in Sarawak, Sabah, Pahang and Johor until Feb 1. Read full story