Malaysia

Individuals who received an appointment for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine without making booking these as a Selangor government application made these on their behalf, the Covid-19 Immunization Task Force (CITF) said today. CITF responded to complaints that some people had previous promises for other vaccines to be replaced by new vaccines for AstraZeneca that were previously only available through an …

Penang exco Zairil Khir Johari said that there will be no water tariff hike to be imposed in the state for now. The chairman for infrastructure and transport committee said that it has been previously announced in Parliament by the Environment and Water Minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man that the federal government would not approve any review of water …

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained the former Prasarana non-executive chairman Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman yesterday over two charges of power abuse. It has been reported by various news portals that after the arrival of the Pasir Salak MP together with the UMNO election director at the MACC headquarters, he has been detained for the recording of his statement …

The Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has sent a formal letter indicating Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman’s termination from his post which was confirmed by the latter that he has now received the said termination letter. According to a report, while talking about his immediate termination, the former Prasarana chairman said that this matter is not actually …

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (KJL) will continue its normal operations earlier than the expected date. According to him, once the regulator Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has given the go signal for the KJL to continue and once the line between KLCC and Kampung Baru stations has been cleared, …

According to the Minister of the Federal Territories, Tan Sri Annuar Musa, a total of six passengers riding the train last night have gotten involved in a collision between two LRT trains on Kelana Jaya line and are currently in critical condition. Annuar posted on his Twitter account today that the six passengers were critically injured and that three of …

The 1MDB trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been postponed again after having his eye surgery last week. Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Najib’s lawyer has informed the High Court that his client was advised to rest following his surgery. Shafee told the Court that Najib’s condition is getting a little better as the swelling has reduced but because …

Former home minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has taken advantage of his position to illegally reap monetary benefits for himself, prosecutors in Zahid’s Foreign Visa System (VLN) corruption trial told the High Court today on 24th (Monday). Deputy Public Prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran, in the prosecution’s opening statement, contended that Zahid received bribes in the form of various …

Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor has given her statement on allegations she violated standard operating procedures (SOP) for wearing a niqab without a face mask underneath during a court appearance in Seremban on May 20. Seremban district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Said Ibrahim said through a statement that a probe was initiated after the police flagged the alleged violation by …

The MP of Muar, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who is also the former youth and sports minister has been called in by the KL police force to be questioned today at the Dang Wangi Police District Headquarters in the middle of investigating the case of custodial death of the Indian national, A Ganapathy. In a statement issued by the …