Prisons are over capacity by almost 7,000 inmates, says Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Prisons in the country are overcrowded by over 6,000 inmates as of February this year, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Read full story
Najib to know outcome of SRC International conviction review application on March 31
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak will know whether he is allowed to review his conviction and sentence in the RM42mil SRC International Sdn Bhd case on Friday (March 31). Read full story
Reason Semporna goldsmith went missing still unknown, says IGP
KOTA KINABALU: The reason why a goldsmith went missing in the Semporna district has eluded the police, with investigators still unable to ascertain what actually happened. Read full story
Sabah to get new Police Commissioner
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will have a new state Police Commissioner soon with the mandatory retirement of Datuk Idris Abdullah starting March 31. Read full story
Sabah govt, Linaco Group sign deal to build RM200mil coconut processing plant
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has signed a deal with Malaysia’s biggest coconut-based manufacturing company Linaco Group to build an RM200mil integrated processing factory. Read full story
New Malacca CM to swear in tomorrow
THE new Malacca chief minister will be sworn in tomorrow, state secretary Zaidi Johari said. Zaidi said the governor Mohd Ali Rustam has received Sulaiman Md Ali’s letter of resignation.
Removing Colombian drug lord’s hippos to cost US$3.5 million
COLOMBIA said yesterday it was making progress on the transfer of 70 hippopotamuses to overseas sanctuaries, but mitigating the havoc caused by this unusual legacy of deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar carries a hefty price tag: US$3.5 million (RM15.5 million). The cocaine baron brought a small number of the African beasts to Colombia in the […]
Ab Rauf Yusoh is BN’s pick as Malacca CM
AB Rauf Yusoh is Barisan Nasional’s (BN) choice for the Malacca chief minister’s post, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. At a press conference in the Dewan Rakyat, the BN chairman said he had submitted the Tanjung Bidara assemblyman’s name to Malacca governor Mohd Ali Rustam.
Muar house fire: Siblings hid in bathroom during tragedy
MUAR: The four children who died in the fire that razed a house in Kampung Sabak Awor, here on Wednesday (MArch 29) night, were believed to have tried to save themselves by hiding in the bathroom in the kitchen. Read full story
Johor Customs seizes RM6mil of illicit ciggies, alcohol and drugs in four raids
ISKANDAR PUTERI: More than RM6mil worth of illegal cigarettes, alcohol and drugs have been seized by the Johor Customs Department in four separate raids around Johor and Selangor. Read full story