Ex-deputy court registrar detained in Jana Wibawa probe
A FORMER deputy court registrar has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly soliciting almost RM2 million to help resolve an investigation of a businessman linked to the Jana Wibawa programme. Bernama reported that the 50-year-old man was believed to have solicited bribes in return for MACC to change an accused to […]
S. Korea moves to ‘normalise’ military pact with Japan
SOUTH Korea will fully implement a key military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a defence ministry official told AFP today, as the two countries move to thaw long-frozen relations and renew diplomacy to counter Pyongyang. At a fence-mending summit on Thursday, the neighbours agreed to turn the page on a bitter dispute over Japan’s use of […]
Visits to non-Muslim houses of worship, refer to MAIPk, says MB
LENGGONG: Any programme involving invitations for Muslims to visit non-Muslim houses of worship in Perak should be referred to the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPk) Committee. Read full story
Jana Wibawa probe: Ex-deputy court registrar arrested over RM2mil bribery
PUTRAJAYA: A former deputy court registrar has been arrested for allegedly asking for a RM2mil bribe to help settle graft investigations against a businessman in connection with the Jana Wibawa project. Read full story
'I will not be cowed by threats', says Anwar
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who came out with his guns blazing at his detractors, said the PKR special national congress was his ring to speak out. Read full story
Singapore's president to make state visit to Malaysia next week
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob will make her first official state visit to Malaysia from March 20 to 22. Read full story
Time for PKR to go on the offensive in state polls, says party sec-gen
SHAH ALAM: It is time for PKR to go on the offensive against Perikatan Nasional in the coming six state elections, says party secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Read full story
Floods: RM300 worth of vouchers for victims to buy electrical goods under Payung Rahmah initiative
MELAKA: A total of 1,000 flood victims from the hardcore poor and B40 groups in Johor and parts of Pahang will each receive a voucher worth RM300 under the Payung Rahmah initiative. Read full story
Stop lies about Hannah Yeoh, Guan Eng warns Perikatan leaders
PAS and Bersatu should stop the unethical and irresponsible politics of exploiting lies to incite hatred and fear of Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, DAP national chairman Lim Guan Eng said. Lim said DAP fully supports the warning issued by the Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that there will be no tolerance towards any attempt […]
Women sumo wrestlers ‘breaking prejudice’ in Brazil
IF THE phrase “sumo wrestler” calls to mind a hefty Asian man in a loincloth, Valeria and Diana Dall’Olio, a mother-daughter sumo wrestling team from Brazil, have a message, think again. The Dall’Olios are used to people saying they are too small, too fragile or too female to practice a sport typically associated with hulking […]