King attends Miti Hari Raya open house
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah attended the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry’s (Miti) Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house at Menara MITI here on Tuesday (May 16). Read full story
Foreigner pleads not guilty to bribing local council officer
JOHOR BARU: A 37-year-old Bangladeshi national pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here for offering a bribe worth RM500 to avoid being fined by the local council. Read full story
Anwar told to file reply to Pendang MP’s defence statement in defamation suit
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has instructed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to file in his reply to the defence statement by Pendang MP Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim in a defamation suit over the latter’s remarks on the littoral combat ship (LCS) controversy. Read full story
Cops bust online gambling syndicate in Penang, arrest seven
GEORGE TOWN: An online gambling syndicate believed to have made RM3mil within a month of operations was busted with seven arrested so far. Read full story
Prisons Dept staff will not be left out of RM200mil quarters repair allocation, says Home Ministry
KOTA KINABALU: Prisons staff will not be left out from a RM200mil additional allocation approved by the government to repair dilapidated living quarters and facilities, says Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Ruji Ubi. Read full story
More cases of syndicates selling subsidised diesel in Perak
IPOH: There is an increase in cases reported of syndicates selling subsidised diesel in Perak just for the first five months of the year, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry. Read full story
MOT working on new road tax structure for electric vehicles
THE Transport Ministry (MOT) is working on a new road tax structure for electric vehicles (EVs), its minister Anthony Loke said. He said the new structure was expected to be unveiled at the end of this year and would feature prominently in the ministry’s Budget 2024 proposals.
Argentina ramps interest rate to 97% as inflation soars
ARGENTINA’S central bank hiked its base interest rate yesterday by six points to 97% as the government prepares to announce a spate of measures to tackle soaring inflation ahead of October’s general election. It is the second time in less than a month the bank has ramped up interest rates as year-on-year inflation hit almost […]
Tuaran a Covid red zone after infection spike
TUARAN, a district about 40km from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, has been classified as a Covid-19 red zone after recording an increase in infection last week. Deputy Chief Minister II Dr Joachim Gunsalam said the district recorded 26 cases between May 7 and 13, against 18 the week before (April 30 to May 7).
Asian markets wobble as US struggles to reach debt deal
EQUITIES were mixed in Asia today as traders grow increasingly concerned that US lawmakers remain far apart in their bid to raise the country’s borrowing limit to avert a default. While there is a general feeling an agreement will be reached, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy warned yesterday that staff-level meetings were “not productive at […]