PM’s order to ministers to look into AG’s report sends strong message
PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister’s directive to ministers to pay serious attention to the findings in the Auditor-General’s Report sends a strong message, says Auditor-General Datuk Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid. Read full story
PETRONAS units in Luxembourg seized again in RM66bil arbitration dispute
KUALA LUMPUR: Luxembourg court bailiffs issued fresh seizure orders for two units of Malaysian state oil firm PETRONAS this week, following a bid by descendants of a former sultanate to enforce a US$15bil (RM66bil) award they had won against Malaysia, according to the heirs’ lawyer and court documents seen by Reuters. Read full story
Children do not belong in Immigration depots, says Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Children should not be detained at Immigration depots, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution. Read full story
Transport Minister thanks Dr Wee for critical views on Ministry's digital push
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Minister has thanked his predecessor Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong for his critical views on the move to digitise driver’s licences and road tax information, adding that they would work on any weaknesses. Read full story
Car thief leads cops on 30km-long pursuit in JB
JOHOR BARU: A car thief led the police on a 30km chase around the city here in a stolen vehicle before he was arrested. Read full story
61 Rohingya escapees still on the run, says Saifuddin
THE authorities are continuing to track down 61 Rohingya who escaped from an immigration depot in Kedah last April, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.
Asian Monetary Fund – an unrealised dream
THE other day, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revisited the idea of the Asian Monetary Fund (AMF), Japan’s inspiration to combat the 1997 financial crisis in the region. He proposed a strengthening of non-US-centric regional monetary cooperation to buffer against such crises.
Poor project management cost RM158 million loss of public funds, says auditor-general
POOR financial management by federal agencies resulted in a loss of RM158.08 million in public funds, Auditor-General Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid said in his latest report. He said seven performance audits for projects worth RM66.862 billion were carried out in 2021.
Michael Jordan donates US$10 million to nonprofit
BASKETBALL great Michael Jordan will make a record-breaking US$10 million (RM43.8 million) donation to the Make-A-Wish foundation to mark his 60th birthday later this week, a statement said yesterday. Jordan’s donation to Make-A-Wish, which aims to fulfil the wishes of children aged between two and 18 battling critical illness, is the largest in the Arizona-based […]
Possible RM10mil fine,15 years jail for water polluters in June's Parliament session
KUALA LUMPUR: Those who pollute and contaminate water sources could see heavier punishments as new amendments to existing laws will be tabled in Parliament by June. Read full story