Property developer Top Residency offers a luxury serviced apartment worth RM1 million in Setia Alam, Selangor to Malaysia’s athletes who won Olympic gold medals in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 said Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh “Olympic gold is a [source of] pride for Malaysia. We want to encourage the private sector and also…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet with the family of the late Teoh Beng Hock next week. “We will (meet) after the coronation because this week, there’s the Conference of Rulers; so next week,” he said at the World Trade Centre today, reported Malaymail. On July 16, 2009, Beng Hock, a former aide…
Penang state exco for tourism and creative economy Wong Hon Wai shot down a proposal to rename Georgetown as Tanjung Penaga. The proposal was made by Permatang Pauh MP Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan yesterday. Wong justified his rebuttal on the grounds that Tanjung is a parliamentary constituency in Penang. The Tanjung constituency is represented by…
Media reports emerged claiming that Selangor Bersatu chief Datuk Seri Azmin Ali has declined the offer made by party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for the former to be Bersatu secretary general. Currently Hulu Kelang assemblyman, Azmin has been reported to have conveyed his wishes to the rest of Selangor Bersatu division heads. On July…
The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) president Senator Tan Sri Low Kian Chuan proposed that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) with annual revenue or income of RM500,000 and below should be given the choice to voluntarily participate in e-invoicing. “To assist these enterprises in adapting to the new e-invoice…
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said more time is needed to reach a decision on the motion which sought to hasten the investigation into the death of Teoh Beng Hock. “Yes I received the motion under standing order 18 (2), but it is less than 24 hours since you gave me the motion….
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil is disappointed over the meagre fine of RM100 imposed on a welfare home owner who used abusive language on TikTok since the fine did not serve as a deterrent. He however accepted that the court decision was based on collected evidence. “I have reviewed several comments, including those on TikTok by…
China Press headlined that the Chinese perpetrator Toh Kian Peng, who robbed and killed a beauty salon owner 11 years ago, escaped the death penalty after a review by the Federal Court yesterday morning. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison and 12 lashes. Nanyang Daily reported that the chief executive officer of the…
Suhaizan Kaiat (PH-Pulai) questions the Health Minister on plans to the National Health Financing and challenges faced to achieve that. Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal (Ind-Bukit Gantang) questioned the efforts taken to encourage the output of Musang King and Duri Hitam durians which have value in the international markets. Raising this issue…
The police have opened investigation papers on 7,727 sexual crime cases against children since 2018 until May 2024. Of this number, 1,954 are under investigation, 1,550 no further action and 4,223 were charged in court, Dewan Rakyat was told. The number of cases registered in court since 2018 until 2023 is 14,042 cases. The year…
