Wisma Putra: Two nabbed by MACC were immigration officers
PETALING JAYA: The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the two enforcement officers nabbed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) were Immigration Department enforcement officers. Read full story
Syed Saddiq demands Raya airfare subsidy for East Malaysians
MUAR MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has urged the government to subsidise airfares for people returning to Sabah and Sarawak for the festive season. With Putrajaya spending RM93 million on a four-day free toll initiative, valid for 33 highways, the Muda president said East Malaysians returning home should also enjoy some form of airfare […]
Malaysians to celebrate Hari Raya on Saturday
MUSLIMS will celebrate Hari Raya on Saturday, the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal announced today. Earlier in the week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also announced that the government has agreed to declare an additional public holiday tomorrow to help people make preparations for the festival.
Nadal pulls out of Madrid in worrying French Open blow
RAFAEL Nadal said today he will miss the Madrid Masters tournament later this month as he continues his recovery from a hip injury, a significant blow to his French Open preparations. “For the moment I’ve missed Monte Carlo and Barcelona. And unfortunately I won’t be able to be in Madrid either,” Nadal said on Instagram.
MACC seizes 2 Bersatu accounts frozen in January
THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized two bank accounts belonging to Bersatu that it had frozen in January. MACC in a statement today said the accounts were seized on April 11 after it issued an order under section 50 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 to the bank concerned.
Sungai Lereh, Melaka affected by pollution, says assemblyman
MELAKA: Sungai Lereh has turned inky again and an improper release of the discharge from the Sungai Udang landfill is believed to be the cause, says the Klebang assemblyman Read full story
Hari Raya falls on Saturday (April 22)
KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri falls on Saturday (April 22), says the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad. Read full story
Japan PM says security balance ‘difficult’ after attack
STRIKING the right balance on security for politicians is “very difficult”, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an interview today, days after he escaped an attack unharmed while campaigning. Security around officials was tightened after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe last year, but a man was still able to throw an […]
Ringgit ends marginally higher against dollar
THE ringgit finished trading marginally higher against the US dollar after a stronger performance in the morning that tapered off later in the day. At 6pm, the local note was traded at 4.4350/4395 versus the greenback from 4.4385/4435 at yesterday’s close.
French court jails 4 Afghans for smuggling people across Channel
A FRENCH court has jailed four Afghans and handed lesser sentences to five others for smuggling migrants across the Channel to Britain on dinghies in 2021. London and Paris are clamping down on illicit boat crossings into the United Kingdom on the perilous route, which has been used by growing numbers of people since 2018.