Ex-JKR engineer charged again with soliciting bribes
KUALA LUMPUR: A former Public Works Department (JKR) engineer has been charged again at the Sessions Court here on Friday (April 7) for soliciting bribes for proposing a consultant company to be appointed as a subcontract consultant of a slope management project. Read full story
Covid infection in education cluster under control
THE recent drastic increase in Covid-19 cases involving the education cluster is still under control due to interventive measures taken by the Ministry of Education (MOE), said its minister Fadhlina Sidek. Fadhlina said the measures implemented by the ministry included isolation, reminding teachers and students of the drastic increase in Covid-19 cases, and urging parents to monitor […]
Italy orders Philips to fast-track recall of sleep apnea devices
AN ITALIAN court has ordered Dutch multinational Philips to replace defective sleep apnea breathing devices by April 30, according to a ruling viewed today by AFP. The court in Milan ordered the embattled company facing a massive worldwide recall to accelerate its replacement of the faulty machines that should have been completed by December 31, […]
CEO among 3 men nabbed in RM600,000 bribery case
THE chief executive officer of a government-linked corporation was among three men arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with a RM600,000 bribery case. According to a MACC source, the trio, aged between 39 and 54, were arrested at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya at about 8pm yesterday when they turned up to give their […]
Immigration busts foreign worker syndicate using forged permits
PUTRAJAYA: A syndicate which supplies illegal immigrants with fake temporary visit permits (PLKS) and is believed to have raked in RM4.5mil to RM5mil a year, has been busted by the Immigration Department in a special operation over two days since Wednesday (April 5). Read full story
Remain calm while waiting for Syawal 1 announcement, Selangor Mufti urges Muslims
SHAH ALAM: The Muslim community is advised to remain calm while waiting for the announcement from the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal on 29 Ramadhan 1444H or April 20, to determine the start of Syawal 1. Read full story
Dr Wee attends Umno buka puasa event
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong was among the invited guests to the Umno buka puasa event here on Friday (April 7). Read full story
Govt extends e-wallet aid to all eligible university students
THE government has extended the RM200 e-wallet aid to all eligible university students in the country, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He said the move is to ensure the aid benefitted the group concerned.
West Virginia trans students allowed to compete in girls’ sports
THE Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a West Virginia ban on transgender girls participating on female sports teams will not go into effect while a suit over the matter makes its way through the US court system. The plaintiff, 12-year-old trans student Becky Pepper-Jackson, will be allowed to keep running with her middle school female […]
S.African pilot lands plane with poisonous cobra on his back
A SOUTH African pilot who made an emergency landing after a venomous snake crawled into his seat was praised by the authorities today for “displaying impeccable bravery”. Rudolf Erasmus was flying a small private aircraft with four passengers from Bloemfontein to Pretoria earlier this week, when he felt a large Cape Cobra snake moving across […]