Day: 30 March 2023

Judge defers decision on senior civil servant’s corruption case

THE Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur has fixed April 19 to deliver its decision on the corruption and money laundering case of former Youth and Sports Ministry finance division secretary, Otman Arsahd. Lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali, representing Otman, 64, said the date was fixed by Judge Kamarudin Kamsun today.

Govt to create database for micro, small, medium enterprises

THE government will create a database containing information about micro, small and medium enterprises registered under 66 agencies and institutions in the country. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the decision made at the 2023 National Entrepreneur Development and PMKS Council meeting today aims to ensure proper data sharing and information coordination.

Rights group calls out religious authorities ‘harassing’ convert

HINDU Agamam Ani Malaysia today lashed out at the Kota Tinggi Islamic Religious Department for “harassing” a woman challenging her unilateral conversion to Islam when she was a child. Chairman of the religious group, Arun Dorasamy, said the department’s officials had scolded the 25-year-old woman and invaded her privacy when they barged into her house […]

Hamilton praises Brazil for fining Piquet over racist comments

LEWIS Hamilton today applauded the hefty fine imposed on three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet for racist remarks about the British driver, saying people “full of hate” should not be tolerated. Piquet was fined US$945,000 (RM4.18 million) last weekend for calling Hamilton “neguinho” (“little black”) in a 2021 interview.