Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: After the Federal Court’s decision today to fine Malaysiakini RM500,000 for contempt of court, the Malaysian Bar expressed its concern about the long-term impact on media freedom. Bar President Salim Bashir also urged the Malaysian people, “by writing nefarious and malicious comments online and in the media,” to refrain from violating the right to free expression. He also …

PETALING JAYA: As Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said today, the government will start rolling out 5G infrastructure and technology services by the end of 2021. Muhyiddin revealed that RM15 billion will be invested in 5G deployment projects nationwide over the next 10 years, speaking at the virtual launch of MyDigital and the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint. “With this, Malaysia will …

KUALA LUMPUR  – On Friday, Malaysia’s highest court found the Malaysiakini news portal in contempt of court over comments made by readers considered insulting to the judiciary, in a case widely seen in the Southeast Asian nation as a measure of media freedom. Malaysia’s attorney general filed an application last year to cite Malaysiakini and editor-in-chief Steven Gan for contempt …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Despite a military coup in their home country, the Malaysian government will repatriate 1,200 Myanmar migrants next week but has ensured that they will not include minority Muslim Rohingya refugees or those registered with the U.N. Agency for refugees. But with the U.N. On Tuesday, the High Commissioner for Refugees expressed concern that vulnerable women …

ALOR SETAR: It has been disclosed that a company has committed to investing RM2 billion to acquire nearly 10,000 acres of land in Sidam Kiri near Sungai Petani to build Kulim International Airport (KXP) and other related developments. Kedah menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the new company has entered into a joint venture with the State Government Related …

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin sent Umno Supreme Council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi a legal letter asking for a public apology and compensation of RM10 million for allegedly defaming him last week via a Facebook post. In a letter of request dated Feb 16, released by Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership, Muhyiddin’s law firm, the prime minister, among others, requested …

PETALING JAYA: The government has to take another look at its prohibition of inter-district travel, especially in bordering townships where the 10 km radius limit is easier to follow, a health expert says. Former Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said that when one district ends and the other starts as there is no simple demarcation of boundaries, there …

PETALING JAYA: Veteran politician Daim Zainuddin tried to protect Dr Mahathir Mohamad from a perceived effort to show the former prime minister as the sole person responsible for the fall from power of Pakatan Harapan (PH). Referring to the recently published memoirs of Tommy Thomas, he said it was unreasonable for the former attorney-general to place the blame squarely at …

PETALING JAYA: From Feb 16 to March 1, the Tapah jail and its staff quarters in Perak will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) Senior Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this follows a surge in Covid-19 cases recently, with 55 confirmed infections so far. This is the second time that the EMCO has been placed under …

PETALING JAYA: Umno Deputy President Mohamad Hasan urged the government to incorporate contract health staff into the public health system to better prepare the nation for the possibility of a Covid-19 pandemic lasting a few more years. Mohamad said Malaysia must plan for this phenomenon and improve the current public health system, citing some global experts who have said developed …