Penang State Assembly adjourns sine die
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state legislative assembly sitting which began on Monday (March 6) has been adjourned sine die. Read full story
Haphazardly parked car was driven by cop's family member, say Ipoh police
IPOH: The car that was parked haphazardly on Persiaran Brash here belongs to a junior police officer, says Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan. Read full story
Ahmad Bashah denies going for division chief's post to become state polls candidate
ALOR SETAR: Former Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said on Tuesday (March 7) that his decision to contest the Alor Setar UMNO division chief post had nothing to do with the possibility of being a candidate in the upcoming state election. Read full story
Shouting match erupts in Parliament over Hadi's 'topple govt' statement
KUALA LUMPUR: PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s statement that the Opposition had every right to try and topple the unity government struck a nerve among several MPs. Read full story
WWII forced labour victims lash out at South Korea’s ‘dirty money’ plan
SOUTH Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese companies during World War II today denounced Seoul’s new plan to compensate them and end a historic dispute with Tokyo as “dirty money”. Seoul announced plans yesterday to pay the victims with money taken from South Korean companies that benefitted from a 1965 reparations deal, in […]
Hadi’s statement on toppling unity govt irresponsible, says Anthony Loke
DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has described PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s statement on Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) plan to topple the unity government as irresponsible. Loke, who is also transport minister, said the move clearly shows that PN does not respect the formation of the government, which was proposed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, based on […]
6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Philippines
A 6.0-MAGNITUDE earthquake jolted the southern Philippines today, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of aftershocks and possible damage. The shallow quake struck at about 2pm (0600 GMT), a few km from Maragusan municipality in the mountainous gold-mining province of Davao de Oro on Mindanao island.
Move on from debate over Umno's no-contest decision, says Ahmad Maslan
PETALING JAYA: The motion not to contest Umno’s president and deputy president posts made at the party’s general assembly does not violate the party’s constitution, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. Read full story
French bailiffs attempt to seize three Paris properties owned by Malaysia in Sulu sultanate legal dispute
KUALA LUMPUR: French bailiffs have attempted to enforce a seizure order on three Paris properties owned by the Malaysian Government there following a bid by descendants of a former sultanate to enforce a US$15bil (RM66bil) award they had won against Malaysia. Read full story
Woman and three kids brutally abused for years, claims Sg Pinang rep
TASEK GELUGOR: A woman and her three children suffered in silence for years from abuse from a father who would beat them up for no apparent reason. Read full story