Lorry driver charged with harming dog with stick
KUALA SELANGOR: A lorry driver pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court to a charge of cruelty to an animal. Read full story
Anwar: Nurul Izzah’s working towards a transparent administration
KUALA LUMPUR: Expressing his readiness to accept criticisms over his daughter’s appointment, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim explains that Nurul Izzah’s role as his senior economics and finance adviser is to ensure transparency in the administration and to monitor procurements and tenders so that the process are done properly. Read full story
‘PM’s decision should be respected’
KUALA LUMPUR: While a corruption watchdog voiced its concern over Nurul Izzah Anwar’s appointment as senior economics and finance adviser to the Prime Minister, her political aide insists there is no element of nepotism or cronyism in the appointment. Read full story
Time to progress by turning graft’s downward curve around
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia slipped to it’s lowest global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score in a decade and several factors, including the roll out of the Covid-19 pandemic stimulus packages without parliamentary scrutiny and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project cost overruns were possible causes for the lower CPI. Read full story
Warden sent to the gallows for distributing drugs in Sg Buloh prison
A PRISON warden was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court after finding him guilty of distributing canabis and methamphetamine weighing 410.07g in the Sungai Buloh prison complex four years ago. Judge Nurulhuda Nur’aini Md Nor meted out the sentence to Mohd Elmy Arif Hamid, 40, after the defence failed to raise reasonable doubts on the […]
Spotify passes 200 million paying users, posts 2022 loss
MUSIC streaming giant Spotify today reported a total of 205 million paying subscribers at the end of 2022, beating expectations, but its losses deepened. The Swedish company, which last week announced it was cutting almost 6% of its workforce to reduce costs, posted a net loss of €430 million (RM1.98 billion) for the year.
Umno met ROS to explain no-contest motion, says Ahmad Maslan
UMNO today met and provided an explanation to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) regarding the passing of a no-contest motion for the president and deputy president posts during the party’s general assembly recently. Its secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said he and three others met ROS director-general Mohd Nawardi Saad and his deputy at the agency’s headquarters in Putrajaya […]
Hannah Yeoh hopes ministry budget won’t be trimmed
YOUTH and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh hopes the budget allocation for her ministry this year and next year will not be cut. She said this is because the national athletes will be headed to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
Swiss men have longest life expectancy in the world, says economic group
SWITZERLAND has the highest male life expectancy in the world, according to recent figures by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Anadolu Agency reported. A boy born in Switzerland in 2021 has a life expectancy of 81.9 years, the OECD said. Switzerland is followed closely by Iceland, Norway and Japan.
Alex Ferguson shared a valuable lesson on unity with me, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has shared an experience he had with the former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, saying sports bodies, associations and individuals can replicate such words of wisdom for the development of sports in the country. Read full story