Category : Malay Mail

BN let off the hook by opposition in disarray, analysts say

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) is under no threat despite its current crises and controversies as its rivals’ internal squabbling has left supporters dismayed and confused, according to political analysts. Citi...

Cops nab eight terrorist suspects across Selangor, Perak, Johor

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― In a simultaneous sting across three states last Friday, counter-terrorism police arrested eight Malaysian men suspected linked to violent militant groups Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS). The men, aged between 22 a...

Najib’s lawyers to advise PM to battle WSJ in Malaysian courts instead of US

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― Lawyers for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak disclosed today that they will advise their client to mount his defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal (WSJ) here instead of in the US where the daily is based....

DPM confirms brother’s company didn’t get RM1.5m contract to handle Bangladeshi workers

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed today that a lucrative government contract to handle the online management of 1.5 million Bangladeshi migrant workers into the country was not awarded to R...

Up to Tony Pua to proceed with Arul Kanda debate, PAC chief says

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman is leaving it entirely up to DAP lawmaker Tony Pua to decide whether or not to proceed with his challenge to debate 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) CEO Arul...

Subsidy cuts, GST now helping Malaysia weather economic uncertainty, PM says

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 2 — Malaysia’s revenue as stated in Budget 2016 has shown the government was right to introduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and roll back on subsidies to enable the country to weather the current global economic stor...

1MDB not holding up inflow of investments, PM says

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― Acknowledging there are issues surrounding 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the state-owned company is not the barrier preventing investments into the country. In a...

Prosperity survey shows Malaysia just ‘upper middle’ class, trailing ‘high’ Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― Despite climbing up one rung from last year in the latest prosperity survey to take 44th place out of 142 countries, Malaysia remains poorer compared to neighbours in the land-strapped island republic of Singapore. The...

Angkasa: Consortium of mosque cooperatives to be set up by year end

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― A consortium of mosque cooperatives will be set up in the country, latest by end of the year, Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) president Datuk Abdul Fattah Abdullah said. He said the consortium, t...

Three-year-old boy injures ankle in escalator at KLCC

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― A three-year-old boy slightly injured his ankle when it was stuck in an escalator at a shopping centre here tonight. KLCC Fire Volunteer Senior Assistant Superintendant (PKPgB) Che Shaari Abdullah said the incident occ...

Don’t take national security lightly, says forces chief

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — National security must never be comprised but the onus of protecting our borders does not lie with security personnel alone, said General Tan Sri Zulkefli Mohd Zin. The Armed Forces chief said those living near the bor...

Life of violence led mums to kill their own

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — A recent study by a leading psychiatrist has found that mothers who have been convicted of filicide — the murder of one’s own child — were themselves victims of violence with no real intention of commit...

Born to be abandoned and left to chance

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — A baby is found abandoned in the country every four days based on statistics acquired from the police over five years but the figure could be much higher. Dr Salmi Razali, a psychiatrist and senior lecturer at Monash U...

Baby hatch a failure, claims Suhakam commissioner

PETALING JAYA, Nov 2 — Malaysia’s baby hatch system has failed to prevent baby dumping cases, a human rights activist claimed yesterday. Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) commissioner James Deva Nayagam said the incidences...

As 2020 deadline looms, Malaysian students fail to shine in science

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― Less than 13 per cent of those who sat for the Form 3 PT3 examination last year scored at least a C in both science and mathematics, Putrajaya has revealed, despite Malaysia’s aim to achieve developed nation status...