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Videos of dumped puppies were reportedly posted by a former municipal councillor. (X pics) PETALING JAYA: The Manjung municipal council (MPM) has filed a police report over allegations that it had “cruelly” disposed of dead stray dogs by dumping them in a pit. The council said a viral video on the issue had led to […]
GRS deputy secretary-general Armizan Mohd Ali said any electoral cooperation will be decided after taking into account the views of all coalition partners. PAPAR: Any party wishing to cooperate with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah need not wait for the next Sabah state assembly elections to be called, deputy secretary-general Armizan Mohd Ali said today. He said […]
Bersatu must show it can stand on its own without relying on PAS, says political analyst Azmil Tayeb. PETALING JAYA: An analyst says the status quo achieved at the recent Bersatu election may not bring about unity, noting that some rank and file members had from the outset taken issue with party president Muhyiddin Yassin’s […]
The Court of Appeal dismissed S Gunasegaran’s appeal with costs. (EPA Images pic) PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has dismissed a man’s appeal to be paid RM29,000 in salary arrears owed by a cleaning service company. A three-member bench chaired by Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim said S Gunasegaran, 61, was not an employee of FM Multi […]
Annie Choong was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia’s Hall of Fame in 2017. (OCM pic) PETALING JAYA: Annie Choong Beng Hiok, the first Malaysian woman to compete in the Olympics at a time when women were not encouraged to participate in sports, has died. Choong, the sprint queen of the 1950s, died in […]
Political commentator and author Johan Ariffin Samad at the launch of his book ‘Revisiting The Social Contract’ today. PETALING JAYA: The notion of a social contract has been used by some to over-ride the provisions of the Federal Constitution, says Sabah activist and political commentator Johan Ariffin Samad, a member of the G25 group of […]
A group of 23, including family members of victims of the Batang Kali landslide, has filed a negligence suit against the Selangor government and six others over the incident. PETALING JAYA: The Selangor government has not hidden any information on the Batang Kali landslide that took 31 lives two years ago, says menteri besar Amirudin […]
Malaysian Academic Movement deputy chairman Zaharom Nain said certain laws that are restrictive need to be abolished to allow universities, academics and students to freely pursue knowledge based on critical thinking and evidence. (File pic) PETALING JAYA: An academic says exempting public universities from the Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000, or Act 605, […]
Former prime minister Najib Razak said he had reflected on the scandal over the course of the past 26 months. KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak has apologised to Malaysians over the 1MDB fiasco, which has led to his incarceration. Najib said he had reflected on the scandal, which US authorities had dubbed the […]
The 16th BRICS summit is being held in Kazan, Russia, where Malaysia is represented by economy minister Rafizi Ramli. (AP pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been recognised as one of the 13 BRICS partner countries. According to an update from @BRICSInfo on X, the bloc officially added 13 nations to the alliance as partner countries, […]