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Ex-Sabah minister fails to secure retrial of forgery case

Ex-Sabah minister fails to secure retrial of forgery case

Former Sabah minister Peter Anthony is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for forgery. (Bernama pic) PUTRAJAYA: Convicted former Sabah…
Loss of interest main reason behind teachers’ early retirement

Loss of interest main reason behind teachers’ early retirement

Deputy education minister Wong Kah Woh said his ministry has outlined seven measures aimed at reducing teachers’ workload. (Bernama pic)…
Focus on race not ‘inherently problematic’, Ramasamy tells PSM chairman

Focus on race not ‘inherently problematic’, Ramasamy tells PSM chairman

Urimai chairman P Ramasamy said to suggest that the parties in the loose coalition are all ‘focussed solely on ethnic…
Gag order issued in Zara case, lawyer says not to protect VIPs

Gag order issued in Zara case, lawyer says not to protect VIPs

Hamid Ismail, the lawyer acting for Zara Qairina Mahathir’s family, said he did not want to be found in contempt…
6 students arrested for suspected bullying of Form 3 student

6 students arrested for suspected bullying of Form 3 student

The victim’s aunt said her nephew was slapped and beaten, and had his pants pulled down in the incident yesterday.…
Rafizi’s son to undergo 6 months of blood tests after syringe attack

Rafizi says attack on son unrelated to Ismail Sabri, KJ

Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli’s 12-year-old son was attacked at a shopping mall in Putrajaya last week. PETALING JAYA: PKR’s Rafizi…
I’m with you, stay strong, Hilman tells Akmal

I’m with you, stay strong, Hilman tells Akmal

Bersatu Youth chief Hilman Idham (left) encouraged his Umno counterpart, Dr Akmal Saleh, to keep fighting for their shared principles…
5 teens charged with verbally abusing Zara

5 teens charged with verbally abusing Zara

Zara Qairina Mahathir was found unconscious at 4am on July 16 after allegedly falling from the third floor of her…
Ex-teacher charged with making false statement about PM

Ex-teacher charged with making false statement about PM

S Chandrasegaran, who was charged at the Shah Alam sessions court, faces a maximum fine of RM50,000 and a five-year…
RM250mil tax loss uncovered after MACC cracks down on smuggling

RM250mil tax loss uncovered after MACC cracks down on smuggling

The raids targeted business premises and company owners across the Klang Valley and Johor engaged in the tobacco, cigar, and…
Joining Kinabalu Move would have betrayed people’s mandate, says Shahelmey

Joining Kinabalu Move would have betrayed people’s mandate, says Shahelmey

Tanjung Keramat assemblyman Shahelmey Yahya was suspended from Umno for six years for defying the party’s directive to back the…
Bersatu leader Adam Radlan freed of all 12 graft charges

Bersatu leader Adam Radlan freed of all 12 graft charges

The prosecution said it had accepted the representation letter of Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad. (Bernama pic)…
Umno’s protest note to PKR on Tengku Zafrul received, says Anwar

Umno’s protest note to PKR on Tengku Zafrul received, says Anwar

Former Umno Supreme Council member Tengku Zafrul Aziz resigned from the party on May 30. (Bernama pic) PUTRAJAYA: PKR has…
PM defends appointment of M Kumar as CID chief

PM defends appointment of M Kumar as CID chief

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said race should not stand in the way of competent individuals holding important posts in the…
Vaithi, a torchbearer of Malaysia’s sporting soul

Vaithi, a torchbearer of Malaysia’s sporting soul

At 91, A Vaithilingam speaks of sport with the fire of an athlete, urging Malaysia to keep alive the passion,…
Consumers understand what ‘no pork, no lard’ means, says Dominic Lau

Consumers understand what ‘no pork, no lard’ means, says Dominic Lau

Dominic Lau advocates for transparency over over-regulation while Mujahid Yusof Rawa says ‘no pork no lard’ label may confuse customers.…
Our GP system is a national asset, don’t dismantle it

Our GP system is a national asset, don’t dismantle it

From Dr Steven Chow I write in response to an article titled “Decide once and for all if GPs are…
From JDT to Vizela, Paarveen achieves Euro goal

From JDT to Vizela, Paarveen achieves Euro goal

Paarveen Waran in action for the Western Australian team as captain. (Shanmugesh Waran pic) PETALING JAYA: Eighteen-year-old Paarveen Waran finally…
Poverty reduction plan should be more ambitious, says economist

Poverty reduction plan should be more ambitious, says economist

Muhammed Abdul Khalid says one of the 13MP’s flaws is its low targets for reducing poverty and narrowing income gap.…
UN slams Israel’s block on bringing tents into Gaza

UN slams Israel’s block on bringing tents into Gaza

The UN said shelter items have been barred from Gaza for about five months, displacing or re-displacing more than 700,000…
Israel-France row flares over Macron’s move to recognise Palestinian state

Israel-France row flares over Macron’s move to recognise Palestinian state

President Emmanuel Macron said France would formally recognise a Palestinian state at a UN meeting, a plan that drew sharp…
Trump rules out US troops but eyes air power in Ukraine deal

Trump rules out US troops but eyes air power in Ukraine deal

Donald Trump has long been a fierce critic of the billions in US support to Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion.…
Armed forces scrap Black Hawk purchase plans after king’s call

Armed forces scrap Black Hawk purchase plans after king’s call

Armed forces chief Nizam Jaffar said plans to purchase four second-hand Black Hawk helicopters worth RM187 million were cancelled in…
Zara Qairina inquest to start on Sept 3

Delay charging teens, urge lawyers of Zara’s family

Zara Qairina Mahathir was found unconscious at 4am on July 16 after allegedly falling from the third floor of her…
Time to end the wait for child support

Time to end the wait for child support

From Ameena Siddiqi When Seputeh MP Teresa Kok stood in Parliament to call for a federal Child Support Agency (CSA),…
Cook charged with murdering man by stabbing him

Cook charged with murdering man by stabbing him

Zulazren Zakariah was charged with murder at the Seremban magistrates’ court today. (Bernama pic) SEREMBAN: A cook was charged in…
Zara Qairina’s inquest to start within weeks, says AG

AGC to proceed with charging minors in Zara Qairina case

Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar confirmed that the prosecution will continue under Section 506C(1) of the Penal Code. PETALING JAYA: The Attorney-General’s…
Review cases under old CMA section, AG urged after landmark ruling

Review cases under old CMA section, AG urged after landmark ruling

DAP vice-chairman Syahredzan Johan hailed the appellate court’s decision as a long-awaited victory after years of campaigning against the previous…