Zuraida defends road sanitisation operations
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has defended large scale sanitisation operations that say roads being doused in disinfectant, Malaysiakini reported today.
Barbra Streisand praises Singapore PM on Twitter for speaking common sense on the coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): American singer Barbra Streisand praised Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for speaking "common sense" and doing "everything that needed to be done to be ready for this virus", Singapore's Straits Times reported yesterday.
SYF sells Semenyih freehold plot for RM33.65m
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): SYF Resources Bhd is selling a parcel of freehold land it owns in Semenyih via a wholly-owned subsidiary for RM33.
Sarawak announces 14-day stay-home notice for travellers after registering 34 COVID-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Sarawak has recorded 34 confirmed cases of Covid-19 over the last three days, 29 of which are imported cases, the State Disaster Management Committee said today.
1MDB-Tanore trial: Shahrol to return to witness stand after four-month hiatus
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi will return as the ninth prosecution witness today in the 1MDB-Tanore trial against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, after the trial took a break since November last year.
COVID-19: Whole of Italy placed on lockdown
KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): The whole of Italy has been placed under lockdown until April 3, say news reports.
Zahid’s fixed deposit accounts raised millions but did not trigger bank’s red flags
KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): Cash deposits and subsequent proceeds raised from Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s fixed account amounting to millions of ringgit did not trigger any alarms as the transactions involved the account of his appointed law firm Messrs Lewis & Co.
Zahid dodges contempt proceedings after apologising for misleading court
KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi escaped contempt proceedings as the High Court here accepted his apology, which he made in open court, and ruled the possibility of a misunderstanding between the accused and his counsel.
BN, Bersatu to form Perikatan Nasional govt in Melaka
KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Barisan Nasional and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) are set to from the state government in Melaka, Malaysiakini reported today.
Kadir hopes new govt respects judiciary, allows trials of Umno leaders to 'proceed undisturbed'
KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Datuk A Kadir Jasin (pictured) hopes that the new government under Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin “respects the power of the Judiciary and allows the trials of Umno leaders and their co-conspirators to proceed undisturbed”.
