Malaysia

JOHOR BARU — Johor Baru North police are investigating allegations that a therapy centre in Skudai abused a special needs child in their care after the mother shared pictures of her six-year-old son’s bruises on the internet. Assistant Commissioner Rupiah Abd Wahid said the boy has been sent to the Temenggong Seri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim […]

The Malaysian government should reintroduce the pegging of the ringgit to a foreign currency as done during the 1998 Asian financial crisis while dipping into the Treasury’s reserves for subsidies to tackle inflation, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. In an interview with local newspaper Sinar Daily, Dr Mahathir said the ringgit should […]

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Malaysia is fast losing its appeal as a destination for migrant workers, economists cautioned, even as key sectors in the country were already struggling with manpower shortages due to regulatory obstacles to foreign recruitment. They warned that refusal or inability to swiftly address the issue would leave Malaysia vulnerable to […]

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has denied that Umno was afraid to hold party elections, saying that, for now, it was focusing on strengthening and forging closer ties among its members. The MP for Pontian said if internal polls were conducted now, some candidates could end up losing their posts, and […]

Democratic Action Party (DAP) veteran parliamentarian leader Lim Kit Siang has concurred with de-facto law minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar that the recent proposal to have a new Malaysia Agreement is ‘nonsense’. The Iskandar Puteri MP agreed that the proposal by Barisan Nasional deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan is ‘nonsense’ as the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — The High Court has fixed August 4 to hear Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application for judicial review of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram’s appointment as senior deputy public prosecutor in her corruption trial involving a RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project. High Court judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid fixed the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — The High Court has fixed July 21 to decide on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application for Queen’s Counsel Jonathan James Laidlaw to represent him in the final appeal against his conviction of misappropriating RM42 million belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd. High Court judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid fixed […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Newly elected PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli has called on rivals in the party to accept their defeat in a controversial internal poll, saying urgent preparations must be made for the impending general election. In a statement after the party’s election committee ratified his victory over Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, the […]

PETALING JAYA, July 4 — It was an unusual sight for some Subang Jaya residents to witness an eagle close up – even drinking water from a container offered by locals. The raptor, a white-bellied sea eagle that flew to a Subang Jaya park two days ago, also happily welcomed a meal of raw mackerel […]

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial over the alleged tampering of the auditor-general’s report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) will not proceed this afternoon as scheduled. His lead lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is ill with laryngitis, two other members of the defence team Wan Aizuddin Wan […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has slammed the federal government for only announcing a Cabinet task force to tackle inflation last week, despite prices of chicken and goods already rising for six months. The PKR president said tonight that based on when he was a Cabinet member, a committee is launched […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan has reminded the public to not hire foreign domestic helpers through dubious means as they have already been allowed to enter the country. However, Saravanan did not specify the action that could be taken against those who resort to such measures, The Star reported. “I […]