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Anwar wants lawsuit challenging election, premiership quashed

Anwar wants lawsuit challenging election, premiership quashed

Anwar Ibrahim is seeking to strike out a lawsuit brought by P Waytha Moorthy over the effect of a royal…
Caning no cure for schoolboy rapists, say parents, teachers

Caning no cure for schoolboy rapists, say parents, teachers

Following a rape case in school, the head of a parents’ group has called for schoolboys to be taught not…
King must follow pardons board’s advice, lawyer tells court

Apex court rules ex-HR manager not unfairly dismissed

The Federal Court has set aside a Court of Appeal order granting Fatimah Noordin RM177,000 in back wages after ruling…
Join PN if you want to know our PM candidate, Hamzah tells DAP MP

Join PN if you want to know our PM candidate, Hamzah tells DAP MP

The question of PN’s prime ministerial candidate or ‘poster boy’ for the 16th general election has long been a point…
Ex-committee members of deregistered temple cannot sue trustees, rules court

Ex-airman moves for contempt proceedings against air force chief

Ahmad Zaini Zainon has turned to the Court of Appeal after the air force did not reconvene a court martial…
Renaming Lebuh Ampang: a perspective on the Chettiars

Renaming Lebuh Ampang: a perspective on the Chettiars

From P Ramasamy With due respect to MIC deputy president and Tapah MP M Saravanan, I beg to differ with…
Genting Malaysia’s Q2 profit soars 407% as ringgit strengthens

Genting launches RM6.74bil takeover bid for remaining Genting Malaysia shares

Genting said the offer price of RM2.35 per share represents a premium of between 9.8% and 22.9% over GENM’s historical…
4 Malaysians among 79 arrested in nation-wide drug bust in Singapore

Motorcyclist nabbed for reckless riding, punching cop in face

Klang Selatan police chief Ramli Kasa said the suspect has a record for a drug-related offence. PETALING JAYA: An unemployed…
PKR contested under its own logo previously, Upko Youth leader says

PKR contested under its own logo previously, Upko Youth leader says

Upko Youth’s Rayner Ebi said PKR had contested under its own logo in the Johor state election in 2022. (Upko…
Executing Pannir risks compromising probe into drug syndicate, warns MP

Ramkarpal wants cops to probe document falsification in FAM case

Former deputy law minister Ramkarpal Singh said the investigation must be carried out without fear or favour and the results…
Umany president quizzed by cops for remarks on matriculation

Cops record 17 statements in probe on Umany president

Umany president Tang Yi Ze had said the STPM syllabus was more challenging and internationally recognised, but later clarified the…
Cop tells of discovery of pistol in black bag

Cop tells of discovery of pistol in black bag

Sharifah Faraha Syed Husin is accused of possessing a pistol believed to have been supplied to an Israeli national. (Bernama…
6,000 students down with flu, schools told to follow guidelines

6,000 students down with flu, schools told to follow guidelines

Education director-general Azam Ahmad said the education ministry is prepared for any situation ahead of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination…
Beer stocks dip on upcoming 10% excise duty hike

Beer stocks dip on upcoming 10% excise duty hike

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd and Heineken Malaysia Bhd are still worth investing in, said CGS International and RHB Research. (Carlsberg…
Much to prefer in Puad-Ti clash than Akmal-DAP Youth slanging match

Under Zahid, BN won many by-elections, Puad reminds ex-MCA veep

Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi said MCA leaders, including Ti Lian Ker, only blame Umno for BN’s decline but…
Trump says would be ‘great to get a peace deal’ with Iran

Trump says would be ‘great to get a peace deal’ with Iran

US President Donald Trump said the ball is in Tehran’s court for any agreement to come to pass. (AP pic)…
Foreign minister to meet Myanmar junta chief, top officials on working visit

Asean not likely to send observers for Myanmar polls, says Mohamad

Foreign minister Mohamad Hasan denied a report that he had ‘vowed to send electoral observation teams to Myanmar’. (Bernama pic)…
MCMC probes alleged false content over Zara Qairina’s case

Senior students will probe if there’s any theft, witness tells Zara inquest

Student Zara Qairina Mahathir died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu on July 17 after being found unconscious…
Stop serving alcohol on Malaysia Airlines flights, PN MP tells govt

Stop serving alcohol on Malaysia Airlines flights, PN MP tells govt

Hulu Selangor MP Hasnizan Harun said his proposal was not about restricting anyone’s rights but about respecting the religious sensitivities…
Backbencher calls for lifting of ban on e-hailing rides to S’pore

Full-time e-hailing drivers now get double subsidised RON95 quota

Full-time e-hailing drivers can now claim up to 600 litres of RON95 per month under the government’s BUDI95 subsidy scheme.…
S’wak MP threatens to quit ‘Friends of Ministry’ role over ignored rural school woes

S’wak MP threatens to quit ‘Friends of Ministry’ role over ignored rural school woes

Igan MP Ahmad Johnie Zawawi said hundreds of schools in Sarawak are still deemed unsafe or unsuitable for use, with…
Online, hybrid classes allowed for students, lecturers celebrating Deepavali

Online, hybrid classes allowed for students, lecturers celebrating Deepavali

Students and lecturers celebrating Deepavali may opt for virtual or hybrid learning from Oct 16 to Oct 24. (Bernama pic)…
Woman accused of posting fake royal marriage cert on TikTok fit to be tried

Court rejects bid for new psychiatric test in fake royal marriage case

Persana Avril Sollunda is accused of uploading a fake video and photo on TikTok, which displayed a fake marriage certificate…
Govt needs to thoroughly reform debt management, says Rafizi

Govt needs to thoroughly reform debt management, says Rafizi

Rafizi Ramli said the combined domestic and offshore debt stands at RM1.3 trillion, or 64.7% of the national economy, which…
BN names Asyraf Wajdi again as candidate for Gerik in GE16

BN names Asyraf Wajdi again as candidate for Gerik in GE16

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki at the leadership retreat for the Gerik Umno division in…
RMAF denies delaying Court of Appeal order to reconvene court martial

RMAF denies delaying Court of Appeal order to reconvene court martial

RMAF chief Norazlan Aris said they had taken steps to implement the Court of Appeal’s order and this matter would…
Malaysian held at Woodlands over bid to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes

Malaysian held at Woodlands over bid to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes

More than 400 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found in the side fairings of the Malaysia-registered motorcycle during the enhanced…
Give STR cash aid every 2 weeks instead of quarterly, says MP

Give STR cash aid every 2 weeks instead of quarterly, says MP

Paya Besar MP Shahar Abdullah said although many households are still struggling with the rising cost of living, cash aid…