Hishammuddin: I don’t have the heart to appeal against six-year suspension from Umno
PETALING JAYA: Former Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has reiterated that he will not appeal his six-year suspension from the party Read full story
Trainee doctor, permanent post issues raised in dialogue with minister
ISSUES of trainee doctors, criteria for appointment of doctors to permanent posts and improvement to hospital facilities are among the grouses raised by some 350 doctors at a dialogue with Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa today. At the dialogue in Putrajaya lasting more than two hours, the doctors to air their problems directly to Zaliha, […]
Germany expels 2 Iran diplomats over dual national’s death penalty
GERMANY said today that it was expelling two diplomats from the Iranian embassy in Berlin in response to the death sentence an Iranian court handed down against an Iranian-German national. After the death penalty verdict yesterday against Jamshid Sharmahd, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in a statement that Berlin was “declaring two Iranian embassy […]
Mountain search and rescue team roped in to bring down two climbers from Mt Kinabalu
KOTA KINABALU: Two Malaysian climbers – one suffering from hypothermia and one from a sprained wrist – were assisted down Mount Kinabalu by the Mountain Search and Rescue (Mosar) team and other rescuers in two separate incidents on Wednesday (Feb 22). Read full story
AirAsia to resume direct flights from KK to two China cities next week, says Liew
KOTA KINABALU: Starting next week, low-cost carrier AirAsia will resume direct flights connecting the state capital here to Guangzhou and Shenzhen in China. Read full story
China’s Baidu says revenue fell 1% in 2022
CHINESE search giant Baidu reported today that revenue fell by 1% in 2022, after a gruelling year that hit tech-sector profits and slowed the world’s second-largest economy. The firm posted revenue of 123.7 billion yuan (RM80 billion) for the latest fiscal year, down from 124.5 billion yuan in 2021.
Ka Siong spices up Dewan Rakyat debate with 3 eggs
AYER Hitam MP Wee Ka Siong hogged the limelight in the Dewan Rakyat today by whipping out three eggs to illustrate his arguments during a debate.
Frozen food company slapped with RM1.5 million fine for using fake halal logo
A COMPANY supplying frozen food was fined RM1.5 million by the Johor Baru Sessions Court after its owner pleaded guilty to seven charges of using, owning and offering the use of fake halal logos after a meat smuggling scandal was exposed in December 2020. Judge Fatimah Zahari imposed the fine on LY Frozen Food Sdn Bhd, which […]
BTS agency becomes biggest shareholder of K-pop industry rival SM
K-POP supergroup BTS’ management agency HYBE said today it had become the biggest shareholder of embattled rival SM Entertainment, whose founder has been mired in an ugly power struggle within his company. SM was founded by Lee Soo-man, who is widely referred to as “the godfather of K-pop” and credited for producing key figures in […]
Health Minister seeks to resolve issues affecting healthcare sector, workers
PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa will try to resolve issues affecting the healthcare sector and its workers based on proposals and feedback received from the town hall session with doctors on Wednesday (Feb 22), says her office. Read full story