Senator Dr A Lingeshwaran of the DAP has filed a defamation suit against Urimai head P Ramasamy over a Malaysiakini article dated May 2 in which the latter described the former as one without common sense and unworthy to be in the medical profession. Ramasamy had made the accusation over Lingeshwaran’s call for UiTM to…
Natural Resources and Environment Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi has decided to withdraw from contesting for the Kuala Lumpur Football Association president position following Cabinet’s decision that bars its members from holding positions in sports association. “The Cabinet today decided that members of the administration are not allowed to contest for positions in the sports association….
Two PetroSaudi executives who collaborated in embezzling USD1.8 billion from Malaysia’s 1MDB would know their fate later today as the Switzerland Federal Criminal Court would be delivering their verdict. PetroSaudi chief executive Tarek Obaid, 48, and Patrick Mahony, 47, a director at the Saudi oil exploration and production company, are accused of involvement in a…
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh wishes that the Terengganu government doesn’t discriminate its divers who won medals in the recently concluded SUKMA Games. “The ministry hopes that the Terengganu government doesn’t discriminate on delivering winning incentives to both divers as they had contributed to the medals that the Terengganu contingent won. Every participated who…
Former Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) chairman P Ramasamy is totally not convinced that the internal audit conducted by the present PHEB committee were done without political reasons. “The audit report into the PHEB has raised some “red flags”, meaning there were problems in the management of the board under my direction. “It is pretty…
The Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) lodged a report to the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission over red flags that was spotted via forensic audit that was conducted by an auditing firm. PHEB chairman RSN Rayer announced that the audit was done as they had received many complaints during two townhall sessions conducted on the island…
Port Klang is on track to secure a spot in the top 10 of the world’s busiest container ports for 2024 as it had already clinched the 11th spot in Lloyd’s List of Top 100 Global Ports in 2023, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. The port was on the 13th spot in 2022. Loke’s confidence…
Umno supreme council member Datuk Puad Zarkashi has called upon the embattled Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to quit. “Muhyiddin should quit as Bersatu president and PN chairman. Don’t need to use excuses such as not sentenced after found guilty. “This is about integrity. He was charged for corruption over Jana Wibawa. Now…
OVER 60% of low-income households in Penang have reported having no savings from their monthly income as the double combinations of the pandemic and its ensuing rising living costs begun to bite into their wallets. Despite the state registering impressive growth numbers since emerging from Covid – 19 in 2022, including record high foreign direct…
Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has arrived at the Gua Musang Sessions Court today to face charges under the Sedition Act. The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president arrived at the court complex here at 8.43am and was accompanied by several party top leaders including Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin and vice-president Datuk…
