Algae fuel to power Sarawak boutique airline, says Abang Jo
LOCALLY produced sustainable aviation fuel will power Sarawak’s proposed boutique airline, Premier Abang Johari Openg said today. The fuel, he said, is derived from microalgae.
Modi’s party bids to retain power in south Indian bastion
INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced a key test today as the only southern state where his Hindu nationalist BJP party holds power went to the polls a year before national elections. The BJP has applied its muscular brand of Hindu politics to Karnataka as it attempts to make further inroads in the south of […]
Malaysian Bar passes no-confidence motion against AG
THE Malaysian Bar passed a motion of no confidence against Attorney-General Idrus Harun at its extraordinary general meeting (EGM) today. Free Malaysia Today reported that the move came after the alleged attacks against Court of Appeal judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, who had sentenced former prime minister Najib Razak to jail for graft in the SRC International Sdn […]
Police looking into MACC reports on officers’ misconduct, says IGP
POLICE are scrutinising reports of misconduct by their officers submitted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said. This came after MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said more than 500 reports on incidences of misconduct were gathering dust because some government agencies were not acting on them.
Toyota net profit beats forecast
TOP-SELLING carmaker Toyota said today that its full-year net profit beat expectations and projected better sales and revenue for the year ahead as supply chain disruptions ease. The Japanese firm reported ¥2.45 trillion (RM80.6 billion) in net profit for the fiscal year, down 14% from a year earlier but still beating its projections of ¥2.36 trillion.
GRS fully behind Anwar’s unity government, says Jeffrey Kitingan
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan has backed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government to continue leading the country amid a possible move for a vote of no confidence against the premier in Parliament. Read full story
Suspect nabbed in case of man found dead from stab wounds in Selayang
GOMBAK: A murder investigation has been initiated into an incident where a man was found stabbed to death in a car here. Read full story
Immigration Dept locates 9 illegal immigrant settlements in KL
THE Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department has identified nine illegal immigrant settlements in the federal capital, its director Syamsul Badrin Mohshin said. He said most of the settlements had previously been raided by the department but are found to be occupied again.
2 immigration officers claim trial to bribery
TWO Immigration Department officers were charged in the Special Corruption Court in Tawau today with accepting bribes to allow nine illegal immigrants who had used identity cards of others for the purpose of leaving Sabah for the peninsula two months ago. Rosmaini Sapar, 40, and Elmin Salleh, 30, pleaded not guilty when the charges were […]
Asean leaders say ‘deeply concerned’ about Myanmar violence
SOUTHEAST Asian nations said today they are “deeply concerned” about the violence ravaging Myanmar, and condemned a recent attack on a convoy of diplomats delivering humanitarian aid in the country. Turmoil in junta-ruled Myanmar has dominated talks at this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Indonesia, as the regional bloc faces criticism […]