Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – A witness was told that the RM5 mil withdrawn from a Maybank branch was meant for “RM”, the High Court heard. Razak Othman, a businessman and also the eight prosecution witness for Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s graft trial was told about the RM5 mil transported to RM from his friend and business partner, Saidi Abang Samsuddin (then …

KOTA KINABALU – A police personnel in his 30’s responsible for handcuffing a young Palauh (sea gypsy) boy was identified today here. The boy, from the Palauh community, was picked up together with four other women and 10 children. Photos of the child holding a toy pistol and in handcuffs went viral on social media earlier today. In another photo, …

KUALA LUMPUR – A member of the parliament confirmed that a policy statement intended for Malaysian Indians as community fund has been completed after six months of work. The same has been presented to the government for further consideration. “The proposal, with input from Indian PH MPs, Indian NGOs and individuals, suggests a maximum voluntary contribution of RM9 monthly from …

SERDANG – A body of a woman was found dead with several slash wounds at a parking lot in Pusat Bandar Puchong Jaya here. Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Ismadi Borhan said the woman, believed to be in her 50’s was found at 10.30pm on Wednesday. She had slash wounds on her body. “The body was found near a Toyota Camry …

PETALING JAYA – A photo of a child holding a toy gun while being handcuffed has been circulating online and caused stir and uneasiness to the public. However, according to Kin & Kids Marriage, Family and Child Therapy Centre director Charis Wong, “While this might caused fear to the people, kids should not be shamed and humiliated.” “They may look …

Thousands of honorary staff so far have not been accommodated in the Law on State Civil Apparatus (ASN) No. 5 of 2014. In fact, not a few honorary staff who have worked for decades served in state agencies. There are hundreds of thousands of honorary staff whose fate is unclear to date. To that end, the National Mandate Party (PAN) …

PUTRAJAYA – Pakatan Harapan (PH) is expected to discuss the transfer of government from Mahathir to Anwar at the party coalition’s presidential council meeting this Friday. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated that he would step down after the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November but he is unsure if whether there will be any discussion in this Friday’s council …

LONDON – Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has claimed that Malaysian top leadership believed that the vanished Flight MH370 in 2014 was a mass murder-suicide by the pilot. “My very clear understanding from the very top levels of the Malaysian government is that from very, very early on here, they thought it was a murder-suicide by the pilot,” Mr …

PETALING JAYA: Manufacturing sector and industrialists are confident that the current situation caused by the corona virus or Covid-19 outbreak would soon slow down as most business units and plants in China are back in business. The rest of the areas, except in Wuhan where the virus originated, factories in China are running at full steam, as reported by the …

PETALING JAYA – Two aides of PKR president Anwar Ibrahim today both failed on their respective applications to remove their boss’ name from legal suits filed by Muhammad Yusoff Rawther as they claimed were all for political stunts. Yesterday, the Shah Alam Sessions Court dismissed the applications by Anwar’s political aide Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak and press-secretary Tunku Nashrul …