Fraudulent and vacuous Malay Proclamation
FRAUDULENT and vacuous! Or in Malay, “bohong dan kosong”. That describes the recent (March 19) Proklamasi Melayu (Malay Proclamation) 2023,” Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s latest cuckoo idea. He is egged on by his dwindling coterie of equally clueless fellow Malay leaders. Is Malay culture incapable of producing enlightened leaders? What have we done to be so cursed?
Poor SEA Games results due to political instability, says Hannah Yeoh
THE rapid changes of government over the last four years was a factor in Malaysia’s poor performance in the SEA Games, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said. The Segambut lawmaker said in that period, Malaysia has had three prime ministers and three youth and sports ministers under different administrations.
MACC officer, ‘Datuk Roy’ claim trial on graft charges
A MALAYSIAN Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer and a businessman were charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today with two counts of soliciting and receiving bribes totalling RM640,000 as inducement to ensure ex-prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s son was not remanded by the graft-busting body. Mohd Rasyidi Mohd Said, 43, and Mohd Hussein Mohd Nasir, 54, […]
France to try 19 over 2019 migrant lorry deaths
FRANCE is to try 19 men over a people-smuggling plot that led to the 2019 deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the back of a lorry, a source familiar with the matter said yesterday. The trial is the latest of several in Europe over the tragedy.
Siblings arrested with ganja plants in Sibu raid
SIBU: A man and his sister were arrested with two ganja plants when their house was raided on Wednesday (May 24). Read full story
FA-50 fighter jets acquisition opens door for Malaysia to become MRO hub
LANGKAWI: Malaysia’s decision to purchase 18 FA-50 Block 20 “Fighting Eagle” light combat aircraft will pave the way for the country to become the preferred Maintenance, Refurbishment and Overhaul (MRO) hub for other users of the combat aircraft in the region. Read full story
Anwar: Only 'fit and proper' candidates appointed as directors under Finance Ministry Inc
KUALA LUMPUR: Only “fit and proper” candidates were appointed to the board of directors of federal statutory bodies and firms under Finance Ministry (Incorporated), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Perak Sultan allows journalists to deliver Friday sermons on May 26
IPOH: Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah has consented to honour journalists and media practitioners in the state by allowing them to deliver the Friday sermon at several mosques in Perak on Friday (May 26), in conjunction with the National Journalists’ Day (Hawana) on May 29. Read full story
'Datuk Roy', MACC officer plead not guilty to soliciting, receiving RM640,000 bribe
KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman known as “Datuk Roy” and a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer have been charged at the Sessions Court here for allegedly soliciting a RM400,000 bribe in an investigation involving the son of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Read full story
Malaysians behind heroin smuggling worth RM789.56mil to Australia identified, says Home Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have identified the companies and individuals linked to a syndicate involved in the smuggling of over 300 kg of heroin to Australia, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Read full story