PUTRAJAYA: The defence’s brouhaha that two SRC International Sdn Bhd directors had used forged or “cut and paste” signatures to remit RM42 million which finally ended up in Najib Razak’s private bank accounts is not an issue in the trial, the Court of Appeal heard today. Ad hoc

Najib Abdul Razak’s defence team “scored their own goal” in admitting as evidence the BBM chats linked to the RM42 million SRC International corruption case, the Court of Appeal heard. Deputy public prosecutor V Sithambaram submitted this today in relation to the former prime minister’s legal team succeeding

KUALA LUMPUR: Interstate travels for work, medical and educational purposes are only allowed from Monday to Thursday, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (pix). With the exception of emergency cases, deaths and long distance married couples, no interstate travels are allowed from Friday to Sunday,

A man who was allegedly beaten by the police while in detention has succumbed to his injuries after spending over a month at Selayang Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. His sister, A Thangamalar, 41, said the hospital confirmed her 40-year-old sibling Ganapathy’s passing after being admitted to the hospital

PETALING JAYA: Those employing migrant workers will be responsible for getting them registered for vaccination, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister said employers must get their workers registered, regardless of whether they had proper documentation, lapsed documentation or were undocumented. For the registration of refugees, Khairy

Good morning, here’s what you need to know today. Key Highlights * Instagram and the Queen * Racialising welfare * Education Covid-19 clusters Instagram and the Queen #DengkiKe became a trending hashtag on Twitter last night. It was in reference to Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah’s comment

PETALING JAYA: With Covid-19 cases exceeding 2,000 for five days in a row now, the police have decided to tighten the conditions for interstate travel. Deputy inspector-general of police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said permission will only be given to those travelling for work, medical or education purposes, or

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia kicked off the second phase of its Covid-19 vaccination programme on Monday (April 19), as government leaders tried to allay concerns about the pace of inoculations. The programme is seen as not being fast enough, with coronavirus infections showing signs of surging again. Malaysia has begun inoculations

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has detected 14 new Covid-19 clusters in the past 24 hours, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. In a statement, he said six of them were linked to education institutions, four were community clusters, three were workplace clusters and the remaining one involved

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The Petaling Health Department has instructed the temporary closure of 19 schools in the district after 27 Covid-19 cases were detected. “Covid-19 was detected in these premises. As such, they were instructed to be closed from April 19,” it said in a notice issued to two education offices in Petaling

PETALING JAYA: The 122-year old Convent Bukit Nanas is a “national treasure” that must be gazetted as a heritage site and preserved, says the Save KL Coalition (SKL). “This is a building with heritage and historical value that is irreplaceable. Not everything should be measured in dollars and cents,” said

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 2,078 Covid-19 cases on Monday (April 19), bringing the cumulative total to 377,132. In the same 24-hour period, there were eight fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,386. There were also 1,402 recoveries, which means 355,224 have recovered from the disease

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has detected 14 new Covid-19 clusters in the past 24 hours, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. In a statement, he said six of them were linked to education institutions, four were community clusters, three were workplace clusters and the remaining one involved

Fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho and two others served the “same boss”, namely Najib Abdul Razak, the Court of Appeal heard today. Deputy public prosecutor V Sithambaram (above) submitted this today in his counter against arguments by the former prime minister’s legal team that he (Najib) had no knowledge

PETALING JAYA: There has been a twofold increase in Covid-19 clusters emerging in educational institutions, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “It was observed there was a twofold increase in the number of clusters from education institutions to 12 in (epidemiological) week 15, as compared to only six

MINNEAPOLIS: A jury is to hear closing arguments on Monday in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd, a case that laid bare racial wounds in the United States and has come to be seen as a pivotal test of police accountability. Derek Chauvin,

PETALING JAYA: The effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines is evident from the fact that none of the nine healthcare workers, who tested positive for the virus more than two weeks after receiving their second dose, exhibited severe or even mild symptoms, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The coordinating minister for the National

Negative impacts from the present state of emergency could have been addressed by a government with expertise to manage the economy, economist Muhammed Abdul Khalid said today. Under the current Perikatan Nasional government, Muhammed said there were many “wasted opportunities” to introduce much-needed reforms in various areas.

PUTRAJAYA: Ad hoc prosecutor Datuk V. Sithambaram (pix) today described the Board of Directors (BOD) of SRC International Sdn Bhd as “puppets dancing to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s tune”, saying the running of SRC was a “one-man show” by the former prime minister. He said this was because

Former premier Najib Abdul Razak was the “puppet master” and the SRC International board of directors were the “puppets”, the Court of Appeal heard today. Deputy public prosecutor V Sithambaram made this description of Najib, who at one point was finance minister and advisor emeritus to SRC, a fully owned

KUALA TERENGGANU: The number of vaccinated healthcare workers in Malaysia testing positive for COVID-19 is 10 times lower than the number of cases among healthcare workers before the inoculation regime, said Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ahmad Amzad Hashim. When COVID-19 first hit Malaysia in March last year,

KOTA KINABALU: Night market traders in the city hope that the authorities, particularly Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK), will allow them to resume business in the near future. A trader at the Sinsuran night market here, who only wanted to be known as Ema, 26, said the closure began on

Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim expressed sadness that his welfare work had been turned into a racial and religious issue. This was after Universiti Utara Malaysia senior lecturer Kamarul Zaman Yusoff listed Sim’s various charitable work and warned Muslims to be cautious about accepting help from “Christian evangelists”. “As

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has refuted the narrative pushed by anti-vaccine groups that the Covid-19 vaccines are supposedly ineffective. This was after the Health Ministry reported 40 of its staff members, most of them only partially vaccinated, had been infected with Covid-19. “Anti-vaxxers had a field day