Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin has been appointed to preside over the newly established Special Corruption High Court, effective from Apr 1. This was mentioned in a circular signed by the Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Hashim Hamzah. Shah Alam High Court judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin will be transferred to the…
Signalling system disruption between the Gombak and Ampang Park LRT stations has led to train services on the Kelana Jaya LRT line to be delayed. Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd, in a statement, said the disruption has resulted in service irregularities along the affected stretch, with trains unable to operate from Gombak to KLCC temporarily. Engineering…
The government has been urged to retain the policy of having 15% foreign work force in the job market while raising the cap of foreign labour to 2.65 million. “Currently, foreign workers cap of 15% of the total workforce amounts to 2.5 million, employed across six formal sectors and one informal sector in the country….
Registrar of Societies have confirmed the legitimacy of Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP) office bearers. “On 26 January 2026, the ROS issued an official letter to the president confirming that all complaints against the Party and its leadership were baseless. “The ROS affirmed that the Party’s documents and procedures were in proper order after a…
A national committee for Hindu temples made up of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS), Malaysia Hindudharma Mamandram (MHDM) and Malaysian Hindu Lawyers Association (MHLA) have been set up to address long standing issues, especially land and legal matters. The committee is led by its chairman Senator K Saraswathy, a former deputy national unity minister. The…
In welcoming the call by Economy Minister Akmal Nasir to redefine poverty based on Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Bukit Gasing state assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran urged the federal government to recognise and adopt relative poverty as a primary metric alongside the existing absolute poverty metric. The following are the three reasons why Akmal should adopt relative…
Bersatu’s leadership crisis continues as its embattled deputy president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin would not be attending a disciplinary board hearing scheduled tomorrow. Hamzah who is also Opposition Leader is in Sydney, Australia to accompany and assist his daughter with her university enrolment, his private secretary Ahmad Ikhwan Fadhli confirmed. Hamzah received the notice to…
The recent 2-day visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 and 8 February is vital for India for several reasons. The two day visit was marked by the gathering of 15,000 Indians in MINES was attended by both Modi and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In addition to that the 10th India…
Sarawak is prepared to increase its production of live pigs. This comes in the wake of a decree from Selangor Sultan, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah who is against pig farming in the state. “We are also open to supplying to other states that wish to import,” said Sarawak’s Minister for Food Industry, Commodity and Regional…
Indonesia has become the first nation that committed its troops to Gaza. It would be sending 8,000 of its soldiers to Gaza in support of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. “(We are deploying) a brigade, likely around 5,000 to 8,000 (personnel). But nothing is set in stone yet. So, the numbers aren’t final,”said…
