DPM: Task force moving to reduce overcrowding in govt hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR: There are limits to the government’s ability to build more hospitals and hire specialists at its healthcare facilities, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Read full story
Govt mulling review of RM800 TVET fee to attract more youth, says DPM
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is considering a review of the initial RM800 fee payment to allow more youth to join Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Read full story
Govt open to review of varsities Act but stakeholders must buy in, says DPM
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is still open to a relook of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Read full story
Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng says Malaysian jail was ‘absolute hell’
NEW YORK: Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker and convicted 1MDB conspirator Roger Ng said in a court filing that he spent six months in a squalid Malaysian prison where he was sometimes chained to as many as 20 other inmates. Read full story
Over 17,000 litres of pilfered diesel seized in Sabah after three-day stakeout
KOTA KINABALU: Enforcement authorities seized more than 17,000 litres of subsidised diesel that were kept illegally at an unnumbered store in Inanam near here on Monday (Feb 27). Read full story
Sound check: Acoustic tools can help track disease spread in rainforest areas, study finds
KOTA KINABALU: Low-cost microphones could be a cost-effective, non-invasive tool to help track infectious disease risks in the rainforest and other rapidly-changing landscapes, research indicates. Read full story
Bersatu leader charged a third time over Jana Wibawa scheme
SEGAMBUT Bersatu division deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad was charged again in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today with soliciting a bribe of RM2 million relating to a Jana Wibawa project. Adam, 42, who is also a businessman, claimed trial after the charge was read before judge Azura Alwi.
Unity govt committed to realising MA63, says Fadillah
THE unity government is committed to realising matters agreed upon in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) to safeguard the well-being of the people of Sabah and Sarawak, Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof said. He said many efforts and matters agreed upon in MA63 had been implemented within one month since the government led by Prime Minister Anwar […]
Amid Mexico protests, US says it backs ‘independent’ election bodies
THE United States said yesterday it supports independent electoral institutions and judiciaries after massive crowds turned out Sunday in Mexico against the ruling party’s move to weaken the National Electoral Institute. “Healthy democracies benefit from strong institutions and a plurality of voices,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.
Asian markets pick up but traders worry over looming rate hikes
ASIAN markets bounced today on bargain-buying after suffering a series of losses over fears the Federal Reserve will push interest rates higher than expected and for longer than feared as it battles stubborn inflation. The gains tracked advances on Wall Street, though investors will be keeping a wary eye on several data releases this week […]