Fire at construction site on Old Klang Road
KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Fire broke out at the construction site of Millerz Square on Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur at around 9.
Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine to keep Covid-19 at bay
KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): US President Donald Trump (pictured) has revealed that he is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off Covid-19 infections, say reports.
1MDB-Tanore trial: Defence, prosecution appears frustrated as judge maintains only three lawyers allowed
KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Both the prosecution and defence in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial appeared frustrated today, as High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah refused their request to have more lawyers during the proceedings.
Shahrol denies change of 1MDB auditor was to sweep 'everything under the carpet'
KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi denied that he swept "everything under the carpet" by changing the external auditor which declined to sign off the accounts.
Covid-19: After videos of errant shoppers go viral, NSC sets new SOPs for retailers
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): The National Security Council has developed a new set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for retailers to form guidelines for their operations after videos of shoppers flouting practices prescribed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to prevent Covid-19 infections went viral.
MoH: No legal action against parents taking kids to public places for now, but please refrain from doing so
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): The Ministry of Health (MoH) says parents or guardians should not take children to crowded places such as shopping malls, despite the declining trend of new Covid-19 cases in the country.
Mad scramble for queue numbers at Batu Uban JPJ
PENANG (May 19): Penang folk have been captured on video literally racing over each other to enter the Batu Uban Road Transport Department (RTD) as soon as its main gates opened yesterday.
Bersatu supreme council decided party’s exit from Pakatan — joint statement
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): A joint statement today by 27 Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) members including the party’s vice-presidents and supreme council members claimed that the council during its meeting on Feb 23, 2020 decided to leave Pakatan Harapan and form a new political coalition with other parties outside Pakatan.
Riza Aziz to be called as prosecution witness in 1MDB trial
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): The prosecution in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial told the High Court today that they intend to call Riza Aziz as a witness as he is ready to give evidence.
Khalid explains appointment of aide to DBKL advisory board
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Former federal territories minister Khalid Samad has explained the appointment of his former political secretary to the advisory board of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in a Free Malaysia Today report yesterday.
