Khairy sues Jamal Yunos for defamation
FORMER health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has filed a defamation suit against Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Yunos regarding a statement the latter made during a press conference at the 2022 Umno General Assembly in January. The press conference was about claims Umno had imported alien delegates to vote on the motion that the president and […]
Olympic chef de mission says stop blaming Hannah Yeoh for SEA Games failure
MALAYSIA’s Paris Olympics chef de mission Hamidin Mohd Amin today urged all parties to stop blaming Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh for the national contingent’s failures at the 2023 SEA Games. Hamidin, who is also Football Association of Malaysia president and Olympic Council of Malaysia deputy president, said Yeoh has been working hard since […]
Libya drone strikes kill two, injure MP’s nephew
DRONE strikes in Libya killed at least two people and wounded others, including an MP’s nephew, the lawmaker said, days after accusing the Tripoli-based government of targeting his home. The strikes near the western city of Zawiya were part of an operation that the authorities said was targeting smuggling networks.
Zahid says anti-sexual harassment plan includes improving CCTV equipment
IMPROVEMENTS to close-circuit TV (CCTV) infrastructure in public facilities and anti-sexual harassment courses are among plans contained in the Anti-Sexual Harassment Advocacy (Asha) programme guidelines, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The guidelines include advocacy programmes for sexual harassment prevention to create awareness about the behaviour, he said when officiating the Asha roadshow in […]
Ringgit ends lower against greenback
THE ringgit retreated from last week’s gains to close lower against the greenback today as declining crude oil prices and expectations of a US interest rate hike in June weighed on the local currency despite a tentative agreement on the US debt ceiling. At 6pm, the local note eased to 4.6030/6060 against the US dollar […]
Work together to defend palm oil, Fadillah tells Malaysians
BRUSSELS: Malaysians should cooperate to defend palm oil specifically, and agricommodities products at large, against unjust regulations, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Read full story
Food inflation rate reduced, thanks to Menu Rahmah, says Salahuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: The Menu Rahmah initiative has successfully contributed to the reduction of the inflation rate of food outside the home prices for the first time since August 2021, says Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub. Read full story
Enough policemen deployed to ensure smooth traffic flow during school hols, says Johor's top cop
JOHOR BARU: The police have deployed enough manpower to ensure a smooth flow of traffic during the ongoing school holiday season that started on May 28. Read full story
Western Australia’s ‘exhausted’ leader quits
WESTERN Australia’s popular premier, Mark McGowan, who isolated his state from the world at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, resigned today saying the job “has taken it out of me”. Stress, sleepless nights and political confrontation had taken their toll, more than six years after his centre-left Labor Party won office, the 55-year-old state […]
Cops nab 10 online gambling promoters
AN online gambling syndicate operating secretly at a storefront in George Town was exposed after police arrested 10 locals in several raids on May 25. Penang police chief Khaw Kok Chin said the raids, which began at 3.30pm, led to the arrests of two men and eight women aged between 20 and 30.