Genting Highlands accident: Family member clarifies 61-year-old "victim" still alive, claims police got it wrong
KUALA LUMPUR: A family member of Goh Siew Kim has claimed that she is still alive despite a police statement stating that the 61-year-old was one of the victims of the tragic accident. Read full story
Second Smart team arrives in Istanbul to help Turkiye quake SAR
ISTANBUL: The second Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) deployed to Turkiye safely arrived at Istanbul Airport here at 11 this morning (6 am Istanbul time). Read full story
Govt to look for better mechanism to help employers hire foreign workers, says Sivakumar
BATU GAJAH: The government is looking for the best mechanism to allow employers to hire foreign workers without going through agencies, says V. Sivakumar. Read full story
Umno has given all necessary details on no contest motion to ROS, says Zahid
PUTRAJAYA: Umno has provided the Registrar of Societies (ROS) with an explanation and details required by the body on the issue of the no contest motion during the Umno general assembly, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story
Johor MB to embark on three-day official visit to S'pore from Feb 12
JOHOR BARU: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi will be carrying out an official three-day working visit to Singapore starting this Sunday (Feb 12). Read full story
Hockey player suspended over racist remark
NATIONAL hockey player Hanis Nadiah Onn has been suspended from representing the country, including in the upcoming SEA Games in Cambodia, over a racist remark she had made recently. The Youth and Sports Ministry said the player has been indefinitely suspended after posting an offensive comment on social media regarding the A.R. Rahman concert held […]
No more special EPF withdrawals, says Anwar
PUTRAJAYA will not allow for more special Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals as a measure for people to overcome their financial difficulties. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said more withdrawals will affect contributors who are retiring soon.
Markets fall as Fed warns rates to go higher for longer
MARKETS mostly fell today on the prospect of US interest rates going higher, and for longer, as officials try to cool the economy and bring decades-high inflation under control. Months of slowing price rises fuelled hopes the Federal Reserve could soon pause its tightening drive or even cut rates this year, but that optimism was […]
Nazri is Malaysia ambassador to US
FORMER Padang Rengas lawmaker Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has been appointed Malaysia’s ambassador to the United States, Wisma Putra said. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong presented Nazri and nine other new heads of diplomatic missions their letters of credence at a ceremony at Istana Negara today.
Malaysia must climb out of middle-income trap, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must climb out of the middle-income trap after languishing for more than two decades in the upper middle-income bracket as per the World Bank classification, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story