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…
Some unscrupulous people have created a fake Facebook account of Harapan’s Kuala Kubu Baharu candidate, Pang Sock Tao. DAP’s national publicity secretary Teo Nie Ching confirmed this via her page. “Xiao Tao 小桃 ‘s candidature was announced last night. Today, someone has used her photos to create a fake account on Facebook. “For the information…
All is not well in the opposition alliance Perikatan Nasional following the inclusion of the Malaysian Indian People’s Party. MIPP president P Punithan in a statement claimed that the party’s inclusion in PN refected PN’s commitment to the wellbeing of the Indian community. His statement was however downplayed by a Bersatu associate wing leader who…
Yesterday DAP named 31-year-old Pang Sock Tao as its candidate to retain the Kuala Kubu Baharu seat. It is confirmed that Perikatan Nasional too would be fielding a candidate, although it remains unclear whether Gerakan would get a second chance or would Bersatu get its maiden chance. Interestingly the contest for the semi urban mixed…
Perlis Menteri Besar Shukri Ramli’s son’s arrest by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission for allegedly falsifying documents and falsely declaring RM600,000 in repair, maintenance, supply, and service fees is the headlines in four Chinese dailies – Kwong Wah Daily, Sin Chew Daily, Guang Ming Daily and China Press Daily. They are detained until today. Nanyang…
A female tourist from China arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport encountered three scammers within three hours. In a video posted on “Xiaohongshu,” the woman recounted encounters with three scammers who approached her with the intention of deceiving her into giving them money. She first encountered a scammer after she withdrew money from an ATM,…
