'Datuk Seri' claims trial to soliciting, accepting RM15mil in bribes
KUALA LUMPUR: A company director with a Datuk Seri title pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Wednesday (May 10) to charges of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM15mil to secure projects from the Home Ministry in 2021. Read full story
Asian markets drift lower as US inflation data loom
STOCKS extended losses in Asia today as traders awaited the release of US inflation data, with sentiment clouded by a range of issues including the debt ceiling standoff in Washington and banking sector uncertainty. After last week’s Federal Reserve interest rate hike and a forecast-beating jobs report, focus is lasered on the consumer price index […]
LHDN on track to reach Budget 2023's RM176bil tax collection target
CYBERJAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) is on track to reach the RM176bil tax collection target this year and may even surpass it, says its CEO Datuk Dr Mohd Nizom Sairi. Read full story
Immigration detected nine illegal immigrant settlements so far this year, says KL chief
KUALA LUMPUR: Illegal immigrant settlements continue to be detected here even after raids have been carried out to stamp them out. Read full story
Legitimate bird's nest traders in Sarawak affected by SFC crackdown, claims trader
SIBU: An ongoing crackdown by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) on illegal bird’s nest houses is also affecting licensed traders in the state, say industry players. Read full story
Lodge reports about Hadi’s extremism, Guan Eng tells Malaysians
LIM Guan Eng has appealed to Malaysians to lodge police reports against PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to put a stop to what Lim said are “divisive, extremist and racist politics” that threaten national unity and integration. In a statement, the DAP chairman and Bagan MP said Hadi’s constant targeting of non-Muslims and non-Malays is […]
US opens embassy in Tonga, expanding Pacific reach
THE United States said it has opened an embassy in Tonga as it jostles with China’s growing clout in the South Pacific. Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago of about 100,000 people, is the latest in a string of Pacific island states targeted in a renewed US diplomatic push into the region.
Businessman claims trial in graft case linked to Hamzah
A BUSINESSMAN today claimed trial to corruption charges that mentioned former home minister Hamzah Zainudin. Sixty-three-year-old Sim Choo Thiam pleaded not guilty before the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to one count of soliciting and three counts of receiving bribes amounting to RM15 million two years ago.
Man stabbed to death over lewd remarks
A MANAGER of a private company was stabbed to death for allegedly making inappropriate comments in an incident at a food stall in Jalan Kenanga, Malacca yesterday. Melaka Tengah district police chief Christopher Patit said in the incident at about 4am, the 35-year-old man was found unconscious at the scene. He was taken to the Malacca Hospital […]
K-wave exhibition in KL
The Hallyu-Korean Wave Exhibition is a showcase of various forms of Korean culture that started becoming popular in the 1990s. The exhibition in Kuala Lumpur is a collaborative effort between the South Korean Embassy and the National Art Gallery to commemorate the Look East Policy’s 40th anniversary, which has strengthened the country’s diplomatic ties with […]