An omnipresence strategy for the police force will be implemented soon following the Cabinet’s directive for the Home Ministry to increase police presence in schools. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said this would be part of the government’s efforts to curb juvenile crime. “We need to enhance patrols under the concept of ‘omnipresence’,…
The Kuala Lumpur High Court in a landmark ruling said that individuals can sue their fellow citizens for breaches of constitutional rights. Judge Amarjeet Singh ruled that Chinese Muslim convert preacher Firdaus Wong can be sued by eight non-Muslim parents over a video that Wong posted that encouraged covert conversion of school going children. The…
MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran used the analogy of a bride who was given away to an irresponsible man to describe MIC’s position within the BN coalition. “Just imagine you gave away your daughter to an irresponsible. You cannot make any rash decisions, even if she decides to go for a divorce,” he said…
Despite setbacks and legal suits Singapore-born real estate developer, Peter Chan is not going to take a back seat from making his pet project – The Haven a spectacular success story. Chan is most confident that all the false and malicious accusations will be wholly demolished leaving his adversaries dumbfounded and embarrassed. Chan has been a catalyst…
The battle to cope with climate change has just begun although Penang has take great strides in protecting the environment from becoming the first state to ban single use plastics to the setting up of financial incentives to entice the private sector to go green. State executive councillor in charge of the environment, Datuk Seri…
NGO activist and alleged cyberbully Joseph Prakash Sukumaran have been slapped with a defamation suit again, this time by his victim, Hemalatha Subramaniam, better known as Swashna for the amount of RM250,000. Joseph who operates the TikTok account NGO PKIPN_Official had allegedly defamed Swashna via three video clips. In the first video Joseph had implied…
Universiti Putra Malaysia that has been mired in controversy over dog killing operations in December last year and January this year has suspended Associate Professor Dr Ng Yee Guan who is UPM’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management Office Director until the ongoing probe is completed. In addition to that, it has apologised for the…
Pakatan Harapan’s Sabah based component party, UPKO has identified six seats where it wants to contest in the upcoming Sabah state election. It is confirmed that party president Datuk Ewon Benedick would defend Kadamaian. Yesterday two seats in Tuaran was also named – Tamparuli and Kiulu. In Tenom, the party wants to contest Melalap. In…
Malaysia’s conditional support for US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan is the reason why Malaysia was excluded from attending the Gaza peace summit held in Egypt yesterday. “Malaysia was not one of them because we gave conditional support. “Among the conditions we gave include allowing the return of Palestinians who have been expelled from…
Malaysia marks a significant milestone today with the launch of International Blockchain Organisation (Malaysia) today. Better known as IBOM it would be shaping the nation’s journey toward blockchain innovation, digital inclusion and Web3 ecosystem development. IBOM aims to make Malaysia the regional hub for blockchain research, innovation and responsible adoption. “Blockchain technology is not just…
