KK Mart Group defence counsel Datuk Rajpal Singh is confident that his clients, Datuk KK Chai and KK Mart Group would prevail as they face charges of hurting the sentiments of the society. This is over the socks with Allah word controversy, headlined China Press. Both Guang Ming Daily and Sin Chew Daily led with…
Politicians want to be known for certain things and Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Salleh carved his name out of the KK Mart fiasco, said DAP’s Ong Kian Ming in a YouTube podcast video when addressing issue. “You see politicians are still politicians, they want to be out there, be seen for certain things, to…
A KK Mart convenience store was targeted with a petrol bomb in Bidor, Perak early this morning. The petrol bomb however, landed at an empty area in front of the Jalan Mosi outlet. Luckily it was not ignited and there was no casualties, China Press reported. Employees at the outlet notified the incident to the…
KK Mart Super Mart founder Datuk Seri Dr KK Chai and his wife Datin Seri Loh Siew Mui today, face charges separately in different courts for intentionally wounding the religious feelings of others over selling socks with the word ‘Allah’. They arrived at Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Court Complex this morning. 25 minutes later,…
Annie Ooi, popularly known as Aunty Bersih passed away at the age of 78 in Australia. The former Convent Datuk Keramat English language teacher from Penang became famous for her participation in Bersih rallies in the mid 2000s. She was also detained during the rally. Her participation despite being a senior citizen made her a…
Guang Ming Daily headlined a motorcycle rider vandalized the vehicle of Perlis assemblywoman Gan Ai Ling (PH-Indera Kayangan). The perpretator had smashed Gan’s car windscreen with a brick last night. She witnessed the suspect fleeing the scene, from her home. The police confirmed that five individuals including KK Group’s founder and chairman Datuk Seri Dr…
Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said there were two options to probe the allegations made by Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PN-Tasek Gelugor). “I can refer both Datuk Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi (PN-Tanjung Karang) and Azizi Abu Naim (PN-Gua Musang) to the rights and privileges committee or form a committee under standing orders 80…
BY LIM GUAN ENG Lee Kee Hiong is a woman of substance. Like many DAP leaders, she never set out to lead from the front but lead from behind by supporting the party leadership. But circumstances compelled her to be at the forefront. She was part of the DAP’s transition from being the largest opposition…
No single party should dominate seat allocation in the Sabah state polls, said Upko president Ewon Benedick. He called for constant discussions among the unity government components. “We do not want one particular party to dominate (seat allocation). It should be discussed in an open and mature manner (among our allies),” he was quoted as…
Four bills are tabled today in the Dewan Rakyat for the first reading. The most controversial of the four is the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2024 that is related to the conferring of citizenship to babies born to Malaysian mothers abroad. Another vital bill is the Cyber Security 2024 Bill. Two other bills are amendments to…
