Fraud will be probed even within my own party, says PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given his assurance that investigations linked to corruption, embezzlement and power abuse will be investigated even if it is within his own party. Read full story
Home Ministry studying NIISe share disposal exercise
SEPANG: The Home Ministry will determine if the disposal of equity interest by the company granted the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe) project has breached the terms and conditions of the agreement signed with the government, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Read full story
Sabah Umno reps switch sides
KOTA KINABALU: Four Sabah Umno renegade assemblymen are joining Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah led by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Read full story
Parti KDM does U-turn to support CM Hajiji again
KOTA KINABALU: After joining Sabah Barisan Nasional and Parti Warisan in calling for Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor’s ouster last month, Parti KDM has now switched back to supporting him to remain as the Chief Minister. Read full story
Van-hailing service takes off
KUALA LUMPUR: Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and a transportation company, Kumpool, are conducting a pilot van-hailing service project between residential homes and public transport stations. Read full story
MACC taking legal action over claims Wan Saiful offered RM10mil to rat on Muhyiddin
SHAH ALAM: Legal action will be taken against an individual who claimed that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) offered RM10mil to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia information chief Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. Read full story
Nato ‘stronger than it’s ever been’, says Biden
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden today said Nato was stronger than ever during a visit to Poland ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “A year later, I would argue that Nato is stronger than it’s ever been,” Biden told his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, a day after making a surprise trip to […]
Body of missing Tuaran woman found after three-day search
KOTA KINABALU: The body of an elderly woman who went missing in Tuaran on Sunday (Feb 19) has been found on the third day of the Search and Rescue (SAR) operation. Read full story
Scottish leader hopeful in trouble over gay marriage
CONTROVERSY deepened today in the race to succeed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as leader of Scotland’s ruling party, as one of the favourites was forced to defend her conservative views on gay marriage. Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, a rising star in the Scottish National Party (SNP), is a devout member of the evangelical Free Church […]
MOH to re-table Control of Tobacco, Smoking Bill soon
THE Health Ministry (MOH) aims to re-table the Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 in the near future so that its enforcement can begin next year. Through an answer published on the Parliament’s website today, the ministry said it had done a review and will go ahead with the tabling of the bill […]