Sabah working on long-term plan for hornbill conservation
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government and conservationists are working out on a 10-year action plan for the conservation of hornbills in the state. Read full story
Egg importer refutes Azmin's direct negotiation claims, threatens to sue
PETALING JAYA: J&E Advance Tech Sdn Bhd, the company which was given permission to import eggs from India has said that it did not bag the contract via direct negotiations nor has it sold or offered to sell eggs to the government or government-linked companies. Read full story
Tuan Ibrahim brushes aside talk of PAS pulling out of Perikatan
KUALA LUMPUR: There has been no chatter about PAS pulling out of Perikatan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. Read full story
Ahmad Sabki is new CCM chairman
KUALA LUMPUR: Ahmad Sabki Yusof has been appointed as the new chairman of the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) effective March 1. Read full story
Hajiji urges women's council to focus on empowering Sabah's rural women
KOTA KINABALU: Seven committees created under the Sabah Women’s Advisory Council (MPWS) have been asked to assist the state government in empowering women development, especially in rural areas. Read full story
Tamrin's trial on offensive posting against Johor royalty to be heard at JB Sessions Court
PUTRAJAYA: Former Batu Berendam MP Datuk Mohd Tamrin Abdul Ghafar’s trial on a charge of making an offensive statement against the Johor royalty on his blog will be heard by the Johor Bahru Sessions Court. Read full story
Luxury tax in people’s best interests, says MOF undersecretary
THE luxury tax proposed under the retabled Budget 2023 is being scrutinised, prioritising the people’s best interests, Finance Ministry tax undersecretary Che Nazli Jaapar said. He said the government is studying other countries’ best practices on how the system can take effect in Malaysia.
Actor Hafidz Roshdi charged with hurting wife
ACTOR Hafidz Roshdi claimed trial at the Kuala Kubu Baru magistrate’s court today to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to his wife by punching her on the cheek earlier this month. Hafidz, 29, made the plea after the charge was read out before judge Siti Fatimah Talib.
Mum, Malaysia celebrate Yeoh’s Oscar win
“MALAYSIA boleh!” cried Michelle Yeoh’s mother in a video chat with her daughter minutes after her historic Oscars win was announced. “I’m very happy… I’m proud of my daughter. She is very hardworking,” Janet Yeoh told reporters after her daughter became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress.
Experts pan Paris’ claim of ‘climate-positive’ Olympics
ORGANISERS of the 2024 Paris Olympics say they plan to make the Games the world’s first “climate-positive” sporting event, a boast experts claim is “misleading”. “We want to show that we can do these Games with half the emissions,” Georgina Grenon, Paris 2024’s director of environmental excellence, said with 500 days to go before the […]