Asyraf well qualified to be Mara chairman, says Zahid
BUTTERWORTH: The appointment of Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki as Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) chairman is based on merit and his qualifications, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story
OK to have political appointees in statutory bodies but not GLCs, says Loke
KLANG: Political appointments in statutory bodies should not be a problem as this has been practised before, says Anthony Loke. Read full story
Armed robbery suspects nabbed in Batu Pahat
BATU PAHAT: Two men have been arrested by the police for allegedly committing armed robberies at a snooker outlet and mobile phone shop here. Read full story
Ukraine says Russia ‘took Belarus as nuclear hostage’
KYIV today said Russia was holding Minsk as a “nuclear hostage” after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to ally Belarus. “The Kremlin took Belarus as a nuclear hostage,” the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov, wrote on Twitter.
Important for Pakatan, unity govt allies to win in Selangor state polls, says Loke
IT IS important for Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its allies in the unity government in Selangor to win in the state elections as this will ensure the country’s political stability, said DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook. “In Selangor, our strength is PH. The people of Selangor have given us the mandate and they support […]
State polls: Barisan-Pakatan seat negotiations still ongoing, says Gobind
KLANG: KLANG: Discussions between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional on seat allocations for the upcoming state polls have not been completed yet, says Gobind Singh Deo. Read full story
It's 'toxic', I'm slippin' under: Five saved from rotting fish fumes in KK
KOTA KINABALU: Firemen came to the rescue of five men who were exposed to “toxic” fumes from rotting fish inside a container at a marine product processing plant in Sepanggar here. Read full story
Unity govt to settle state polls seat talks by mid-April, says Ka Siong
SEAT negotiations for six state elections will be concluded by parties in the unity government by mid-April, MCA president Wee Ka Siong said. He said the matter was discussed at the unity government secretariat’s second meeting last week.
Scholz looks to quell coalition divisions
GERMAN Chancellor Olaf Scholz will battle today to put out the fires threatening his government as the three-way coalition meets for crisis talks on a growing series of disputes. A little more than a year after taking office, the relationship between Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) and his governing partners, the Greens and the pro-business FDP, […]
313 families in Rompin receive Bakul Rahmah, cash, says Fuziah
THE Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living today presented donations in the form of food baskets under the Bakul Rahmah initiative and cash amounting to RM72,000 to 313 families affected by the recent floods in Rompin. The ministry’s deputy minister Fuziah Salleh said the post-flood contribution was aimed at easing the burden of […]