Floods: Situation worsens in Batu Pahat
JOHOR BARU: The flood situation in Batu Pahat is worsening with the number of evacuees recording a slight spike despite other districts seeing improvement. Read full story
Takiyuddin questions if Home Minister vetoed ROS decision
KUALA LUMPUR: A PAS Member of Parliament has questioned if the Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail vetoed the Registrar of Societies’ (ROS) decision on Umno’s no-contest motion over the top two party posts. Read full story
Sabah International Expo back after six-year hiatus
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah International Expo (SIE) – the state’s premier business and trade fair – is set to make a comeback this year after a six-year hiatus. Read full story
Melaka CM orders probe into cattle deaths
MELAKA: The Chief Minister has ordered a probe into the poisoning of 60 cattle belonging to dozens of farmers in Machap Umboo here. Read full story
More than 70% of 1MDB’s assets, funds recovered, Azam Baki says
MALAYSIAN Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Azam Baki said more than 70% of 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) assets and funds, equivalent to about RM28.93 billion, have been successfully recovered so far. “As for the 30% balance, we want to recover as much as possible of this. Asset-tracing is still ongoing including in several places abroad,” he […]
US wants hike in global crude output, including from Opec, official says
THE United States wants to see a hike in oil production, including from Opec countries, said a senior State Department official yesterday. “As world economies recover, we’ll see more consumption. And therefore we’d like to see supply meet demand,” said Jose Fernandez, the US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, Energy and the Environment, on […]
Ministerial discretion can be questioned if administrative law principles breached
HOME Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has confirmed that Umno was granted an exemption under the Societies Act 1966 (Revised 2021) for the resolution barring contests for its top two posts in the upcoming party elections.
Bank Negara’s international reserves at US$114.3 billion
BANK Negara Malaysia’s international reserves amounted to US$114.3 billion as at February 28. The reserves position is sufficient to finance five months of imports of goods and services and is one time of the total short-term external debt.
Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly Indonesia landslide
RESCUERS on a remote Indonesian island were searching today for dozens still missing after a landslide that killed 15 people, a disaster official said. Poor weather and downed communication lines have complicated rescue efforts on the far-flung island of Serasan, in the Natuna region between Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, home to about 8,000 people.
KL cops arrest eight, seize RM10.8mil worth of drugs in raids
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 300kg of syabu and 2kg of ecstasy pills worth RM10.8mil were seized following several raids in the Klang Valley and Negri Sembilan. Read full story