Gazette of PSKL 2040 postponed to May 31, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: The gazetting of the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2040 (PSKL 2040) has been delayed until May 31 to allow further engagement sessions by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) with stakeholders, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Additional RM35mil allocation for PPR community empowerment, says Anwar
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced an additional allocation of RM35mil for a programme to empower communities in public housing projects (PPR) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Read full story
Health Ministry wants to speed up ‘sick’ hospital projects
KOTA KINABALU: Three “sick” hospital development projects in Sabah are among 12 nationwide that are behind schedule between three and nine months, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. Read full story
Woman detained for allegedly abusing 10-month-old son in Petaling Utama
PETALING JAYA: A 26-year-old housewife was detained for allegedly abusing her 10-month-old son here. Read full story
Colombian villagers resist evacuation as volcano rumbles to life
SMOKE billows from the crater of a snow-capped Andean volcano, reminding local inhabitants of the threat of another potential deadly eruption. Yet at the foot of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in the Colombian Andes, thousands of villagers were staying put to tend to their crops and pack animals, despite an urgent call from the […]
Anwar denies conflict of interest in Najib pardon bid
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said there would be no conflict of interest with his involvement in the pardon process for disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak. Anwar said the decision to grant a pardon was at the sole discretion of the king.
Red-eye flights less popular with tourists post-pandemic, says minister
RED-EYE flights are getting less popular among people travelling for pleasure, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing said. He said tourists are now looking to fly at convenient times, chartered flights and other quality-for-money air services.
Judicial interference claims bear looking into
MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Azalina Othman Said was reported to have confirmed that Justice Mohamad Nazlan Ghazali, who convicted former prime minister Najib Razak of multiple corruption charges in the SRC International trial, had violated the judges’ code of ethics and had a conflict of interest when presiding over […]
3 new Star Wars films on the way
THREE new Star Wars movies are in the making, studio executives announced yesterday, including the first film in the cinematic universe to be directed by a woman. Pakistan-born Oscar-winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is leaping from the Marvel universe to the Star Wars galaxy to direct a new film set 15 years after the end of the […]
Come to Parliament more; PM to Muhyiddin for not understanding South China Sea stand
SHAH ALAM: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should attend Parliament more often to understand the government’s stance over the ongoing issue involving China on PETRONAS’ exploration in the South China Sea, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story