Adam Radlan charged with another Jana Wibawa graft case
KUALA LUMPUR: Segambut Bersatu deputy chief, Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad has been charged again in the Session’s Court here Tuesday (Feb 28) on a charge of soliciting a bribe of RM2mil relating to a Jana Wibawa project. Read full story
Dr Wee commends Johari for remarks on 1MDB settlement with Goldman Sachs
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has praised former second finance minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani for urging Putrajaya to scrutinise the former administration’s settlement negotiations over the 1MDB scandal. Read full story
Two nabbed for illegal racing on DASH
SHAH ALAM: Two motorists have been arrested for illegally racing along the Damansara-Shah Alam (DASH) expressway. Read full story
US vows clampdown on ‘alarming’ child labour surge
THE US government yesterday announced plans to clamp down on an “alarming” surge in child labour in the country, where the number of illegally employed minors has jumped by two-thirds since 2018. The uptick in illegal child labour in the United States coincides with a massive influx of unaccompanied children fleeing poverty and violence in […]
Canada bans TikTok on govt phones, other devices
THE Canadian government yesterday banned TikTok from all of its phones and other devices, citing concerns about data protection. TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has faced increasing Western scrutiny in recent months over fears about how much access Beijing has to user data.
Negri Sembilan religious authorities detain 18 over deviant teachings
THE Negri Sembilan Islamic Religious Affairs Department yesterday detained 18 women over their alleged involvement in a deviant religious group known as Kumpulan Zikir Asmaul Husna. Enforcement chief Ahmad Zaki Hamzah said the women, aged between 20 and 60, were listening to a religious talk by the founder of the group when the raid was conducted […]
Sea ice in Antarctic at record low
ANTARCTIC sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said yesterday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder said that Antarctica’s sea ice fell to 1.79 million sq km on February 21.
Dewan Rakyat to discuss youth participation in TVET, reform agenda
YOUTH participation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes, as well as reform of the country’s system and institution, are among issues to be raised at the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Order Paper, Young Syefura Othman (Bentong-PH) and Saifuddin Abdullah (Indera Mahkota-PN) will respectively pose the questions to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
A strategy that backfired
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s eleventh hour move to change his legal team before the final appeal in the SRC International case had frustrated his own appeal, the prosecution says. Read full story
Ex-radio DJ ordered to enter defence on drug charge
KUALA LUMPUR: Former radio presenter Ismahalil Hamzah has been ordered to enter his defence on a drug-trafficking charge at the High Court here. Read full story