Employment agency owner charged with CBT involving EPK money
IPOH: An employment agency owner pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to 48 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving Work Preparation Allowance (EPK) amounting to RM30,000. Read full story
Australia to remove monarch from banknotes
AUSTRALIA announced today that it will erase the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on its $5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture. The central bank’s decision to leave her successor Charles III off the $5 note means no Britain-based monarch will remain on Australia’s paper currency.
New US restrictions against Taliban for bans on women
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban yesterday in response to bans on employment and education for women in Afghanistan. “I am taking action today to impose additional visa restrictions on certain current or former Taliban members, members of non-state security groups and other individuals believed to be responsible for, […]
MCMC, SDEC take interim measures to install WiFi in Kampung Semawa, Pantu
KUCHING: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) are currently in the process of installing WiFi network equipment in Kampung Semawa, Pantu in Sri Aman district, about 138km from here. Read full story
Fire breaks out on Kedah's Gunung Baling
BALING: The Fire and Rescue Department faced some difficulty trying to put out forest fires seen spreading around the peak of Gunung Baling on Wednesday (Feb 1) evening. Read full story
Nik Nasarudin is new Education Ministry sec-gen
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Nik Nasarudin Mohd Zawawi has been appointed as the new secretary-general of the Education Ministry effective Thursday (Feb 2), says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. Read full story
Bersatu will ask MACC to unfreeze bank accounts, says Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu will be asking the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to unfreeze its bank accounts on Thursday (Feb 2), said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Read full story
AGC rejects representation to drop Rewcastle-Brown's criminal defamation charge
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General’s Chambers have rejected a representation sent by Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown to set aside a criminal defamation charge involving Terengganu Sultanah Nur Zahirah. Read full story
Faizal pleads poverty on behalf of Bersatu
BERSATU is hoping for a swift conclusion to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation into alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 funds, so the party can carry on without any restrictions, deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu said. According to Faizal, the party had been affected by the MACC freezing its accounts.
US reopens Solomons embassy, vying with China for influence
THE United States reopened its embassy in the Solomon Islands today after a 30-year hiatus, part of a bid to counter China’s growing influence in the South Pacific. Re-establishing the diplomatic outpost was a renewal “of our commitment to the people of Solomon Islands and our partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region”, US Secretary of State […]