Guan Eng: Malaysia's settlement with Goldman Sachs ignores 1MDB's RM50b debt
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng said today that forgoing the Malaysian government's initial US$7.
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Covid-19: Tokyo sees record 463 cases today
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Tokyo (pictured) today saw another 463 new cases of Covid-19, marking another “single-day record”, reported Reuters.
Durians from Raub: Legalisation scheme with eye on exports to China
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Royal Pahang Durian Group’s legalisation scheme for illegal durian growers in Raub can be a boost for exports of the “King of Fruits” overseas.
Nepal Embassy lodges police report over video of truncheon assault on guard
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): The Nepal Embassy has lodged a police report over a viral video that appeared to show a Malaysian male attacking a Nepalese security guard with a truncheon, reported the Malay Mail.
Video of 'Malaysian' hitting Nepali guard with truncheon going viral
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): A video “that appeared” to reveal a Malaysian male repeatedly hitting a Nepali security guard with a truncheon is being heavily shared on social media.
Musa stopped by cops while on way to State Palace to appeal against Assembly dissolution
KOTA KINABALU (July 30): Former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman was stopped by police while he was on his way to the State Palace to meet Sabah Governor Tun Juhar Mahiruddin this afternoon.
Covid-19: Active cases climb for second straight week
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Malaysia’s daily new Covid-19 cases fell to eight — from 13 reported yesterday — of which seven involved locals, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Sabah student infected by Covid-19: Govt considering closing schools again
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Senior Minister for Security Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Putrajaya is considering shutting down schools again in light of the case of a primary school student positive for Covid-19 in Sabah, FMT reported today.
Taman Rimba Kiara: Segambut MP wants 'structural development' to stop
PETALING JAYA (July 30): Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh said all structural development in Taman Rimba Kiara must cease immediately as the legal dispute between the developer and nearby residents hasn’t resolved yet, reported the Malay Mail.
Restricting foreign workers to three sectors will devastate manufacturing, service industries — MEF
KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said today the government's decision to restrict foreign workers to the construction, agriculture and plantation sectors will further devastate operations of other industries including manufacturing and services, which are trying very hard to recover from the country's movement control order (MCO) to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
