Man gets six years jail for committing unnatural sex on step-sister
KUALA LUMPUR: A man was sentenced to six years in jail by the Sessions Court for committing unnatural sex with his then eight-year-old step-sister. Read full story
Apex court denies JJ's children leave to appeal over RM1bil in shares
PUTRAJAYA: The children of former minister Tan Sri Jamaluddin Mohd Jarjis, who was killed in a helicopter crash in 2015, failed to get leave from the Federal Court to proceed with their appeal in connection with the inclusion of Rantai Wawasan Sdn Bhd shares worth RM1.044bil in the list of their father’s estate. Read full […]
Call for more Malaysians to apply for Fulbright scholarships
PUTRAJAYA: More Malaysians should apply for Fulbright scholarships and benefit from the top-notch academic and research programmes offered by US universities, says United States Ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters. Read full story
Selangor polls could go either way, say analysts
KLANG: The outcome of the upcoming Selangor state election is still up in the air, with no one able to predict which coalition will garner the most votes. Read full story
A mechanism to address cost of living for all groups to be proposed under Budget 2023, says Fuziah
JOHOR BARU: A mechanism to deal with the cost of living for all segments of society is among the key components proposed by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry for Budget 2023, says Fuziah Salleh. Read full story
KPIs for senior govt officials based on Malaysia Madani values, says Zuki
KEY performance indicators (KPIs) for ministry secretaries-general and department directors-general must be based on the Malaysia Madani concept’s strategic cores and values, said Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali. Zuki, while delivering the mandate to civil servants, which was carried out in a hybrid manner today, said the move is in line with […]
Malaysia’s unemployment rate at 3.6% in December 2022
MALAYSIA’S unemployment rate remained at 3.6% in December 2022, with the number of unemployed persons declining to 599,600 persons from 600,900 persons in November 2022, according to the Statistics of Labour Force, Malaysia, Fourth Quarter and December 2022 released today. Chief Statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the number of people in the labour force in December increased […]
Defamation suit resolved, Perak PAS chief apologises to Anwar
THE defamation suit filed by Anwar Ibrahim against Perak PAS commissioner Razman Zakaria was resolved amicably today with the latter making a public apology to the prime minister in the Taiping High Court. Anwar had filed the suit against Razman over a speech that allegedly linked the prime minister, who is also Pakatan Harapan chairman, […]
Bank Negara international reserves rise to US$115.2 billion
BANK Negara Malaysia’s international reserves rose to US$115.2 billion as at January 31 from US$114.9 billion recorded on January 13. In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves’ position is sufficient to finance 5.3 months of imports of goods and services and is one time of the total short-term external debt.
Ebit Lew trial to resume in May
THE trial for preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, which was scheduled to resume today, was postponed to May 11 and 12, June 20 to 23, and July 11 to 14. Magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani fixed the new dates following an objection by Ebit’s counsel Ram Singh against documents contained in a pendrive, which were findings […]