Police rescind notification requirement for inter-state travel, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): The police have rescinded the order requiring people to notify them before travelling across state borders, according to a report by The Star.
Inform police if you need to travel inter-state, says IGP
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pictured) has appealed to all Malaysians who need to travel between states or districts to inform the police and obtain a permit to do so.
Deputy minister closes Twitter account after uproar over COVID-19 post
PETALING JAYA (March 17): Deputy Women and Family Development Minister Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff has apparently closed down her Twitter account after sparking an uproar over a tweet she had made on COVID-19, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported yesterday.
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.
Sultanah Aminah Hospital fire of 2016: Hospital operated for years without a fire certificate, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): An independent investigation into the deadly 2016 fire at Johor Bahru’s 137-year-old Sultanah Aminah Hospital revealed that it operated for years without a fire certificate.
'Malaysian Women Unite' fund-raising to build homes for Orang Asli
PETALING JAYA (March 10): The ‘Malaysian Women Unite’ campaign, a public and private initiative of Extraordinary People Impacting Communities (EPIC) and the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development is aiming to raise at least RM850,000 to build homes for 17 Orang Asli families in Kampung Sungai Kelubi, Rawang, Selangor.
RM366,000 meant for money changer mysteriously ended up in Zahid's proxy account
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): Five cheques worth a total of RM366,000 mysteriously made their way into the proxy account of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pictured) in 2016.
CIMB announces 25bps rate adjustments after OPR cut
KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd are reducing their base rate and fixed deposit rate/fixed return income account-i board rates by 25 basis points, in line with the overnight policy rate cut announced by Bank Negara Malaysia on Tuesday.
RHB adjusts rates following OPR cut
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): RHB Banking Group is revising its base rate (BR) and base lending rate (BLR) downward by 25 basis points, in line with the reduction of the overnight policy rate as announced by Bank Negara Malaysia on Tuesday.
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