Ministries to meet on foreign worker freeze that hit three subsectors hard
KUALA LUMPUR: A meeting will be held involving several ministries to resolve issues over the freeze on foreign worker recruitment in three subsectors, says V. Sivakumar. Read full story
Be thrifty with financial aid, Masidi tells Sabah reps, community leaders
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun has advised members of the Sabah legislative assembly as well as the Community Development Leaders Unit to practice financial discipline when spending aid allocations such as Bantuan Orang Susah (BOS). Read full story
Teen injures self, claims teacher forced him to confess ties with female student
BAHAU: A Form Four student injured himself with a broken glass in class after two teachers allegedly forced him to confess to having inappropriate behaviour with a female student. Read full story
Protect both employers, workers, Dr Wee tells HR Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry needs to review the amendments made to the Employment Act 1955 to ensure employers are not burdened while keeping their businesses afloat, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam). Read full story
Fuel prices unchanged
THE retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol as well as diesel will remain unchanged for the week from March 23 to 29. The Finance Ministry (MOF), in a statement today, said RON97 would remain at RM3.35 per litre, RON95 at RM2.05, and diesel at RM2.15.
Police tell nightclub to call off ‘Thai Hot Guy’ event
POLICE have ordered the Privacy Tun Razak nightclub to call off a show featuring Thai men in lingerie for its opening ceremony next week, said Ashari Abu Samah. The Wangsa Maju district police chief said officers met with the club representatives this afternoon, issued its management with a warning and told the management to call […]
Umno appoints Asyraf Wajdi as sec-gen, Azalina made info chief
UMNO has appointed its former youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki as the party’s new secretary-general, replacing Ahmad Maslan. The matter was announced by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi following the party’s first meeting of the new supreme council today.
US Fed mulls more rate hikes amid banking uncertainty
AMERICAN banks will be paying especially close attention to the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision today, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) continues to reverberate through financial markets. The majority of futures traders predict the Fed will increase its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to a range of 4.75-5.00%, CME Group said.
Govt looking into ways to remove kids from detention depots
THE Home Ministry is scrutinising groundwork for plans to remove children detained at temporary immigration depots nationwide, said its minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said the ministry is determining the number of children and where they are detained before giving the information to civil society groups that specialise in children welfare.
Court delays setting hearing date for Bung, Zizie appeal
THE Court of Appeal has yet to fix a hearing date for Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Zizie Izette Abdul Samad’s appeal in their corruption case. The couple is challenging a Sessions Court ruling in September that they must enter a defence on charges of corruption where they are accused of soliciting RM2.8 million […]