Early this morning, a small aircraft took off from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (LTSAAS) but was forced to make an emergency landing just two minutes later. Fortunately, both pilots emerged unscathed from the incident. “The aircraft took off at 8:26 am this morning, and shortly after, the Subang air traffic control tower received an…
Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has purportedly urged current Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow to provide an account of how a lucrative multi-million ringgit integrated circuit (IC) design project slipped through Penang’s grasp and landed in Selangor. “Penang should have vied for the project in the first place,” he said, reported Free Malaysia…
All five Chinese dailies – China Press, Nanyang, Sin Chew, Kwong Wah and Guang Ming led with Employee Provident Fund (EPF) announcing the implementation of Account 3 effective, May 11. The dailies covered various aspects on the new account. Editorial Nanyang Daily zoomed on KL20 Action Plan that is part of a plan to make…
Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) gained today after news broke out that Forest City will have a new casino. Turned out it wasn’t true.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had firmly denied the rumour. The short-lived rumour has a huge impact on the market. At 5 p.m., Genting’s stock closed at RM2.62, down 1.13% from Wednesday’s…
Chairman of the International Bureau AMANAH Youth National Mus’ab Muzahar challenges a political science professor from Portland State University named Bruce Gilley to address the ongoing Gaza genocide instead of making sensational claims. “Instead of making wild claims about a second holocaust, why not acknowledge the ongoing genocide in Gaza?” Mus’ab queried in a Facebook…
Currently, there are no plans to open a casino in Forest City, Johor, at least according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “Not true, not true. Casino licence… That’s a lie,” he said at the Madani Muhibbah Aidilfitri event in Putrajaya on April 25th, as reported by Free Malaysia Today. To emphasise his point,…
Starting May 11, members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) under the age of 55 will gain Account 3, expanding their retirement savings options beyond the existing two accounts. They will restructured into three categories: Akaun Persaraan, Akaun Sejahtera, and Akaun Fleksibel. After the effective date, Akaun Fleksibel will start with a zero balance, while…
Gerakan – a Perikatan Nasional component – is most likely denied a second chance to contest in Kuala Kubu Baharu, even though its candidate came up second during the state polls last year. Reports indicate that the party would field a Malay candidate. Prior to this, the opposition coalition’s latest component MIPP turned down a…
Cash strapped low-cost carrier MYAirline has lost its air operator certificate (AOC) since April 15. This was confirmed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), reported The Edge. The revocation was done under Regulation 193 of the Malaysian Civil Aviation Regulations 2016. The revocation was done as MYAirline failed to get a new investor…
Thai ganja smuggling syndicate busted with 100kg weekly haulIn a crackdown on a drug syndicate, authorities seized cannabis worth nearly RM300,000. The drug syndicate was importing as many as 100 kg of ganja per week from Thailand. Apparently raids were carried out between April 18 and 23. According to KL police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi…
