Malaysia

PETALING JAYA – Malaysian actor Ashraf Sinclair died of a heart attack at the Metropolitan Medical Center in Jakarta on Tuesday morning. He was 40 years old. Ashraf Daniel Mohammed Sinclair’s passing was confirmed by his mother, Khadijah Abdul Rahman via WhatsApp. The news was initially reported by an Indonesian newspaper on a text they received from Sinclair’s manager, Doddy …

KUALA LUMPUR – Muslim pilgrimage fund Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) are not profitable, says Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad when he was asked to comment on the issue. The transfer of four Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) hotels to ministry of finance subsidiary Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJSB) is not generating sufficient money returns, and that the subsidiary should think of …

KUALA LUMPUR – The RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project by Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd had been set without consulting the Government Procurement Division, says Treasury deputy secretary-general Datuk Othman Semail. Othman said that this is the first project that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had personally ordered a letter of award (LOA) without the proper procedure being followed. …

According to The Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPKM), It’s too early to grant rental rebates to mall tenants and retailers  as the Covid-19 impact is yet to be fully assessed in Malaysia They may, however, consider to permit retail tenants to operate shorter business hours and provide marketing assistance. According to the following retail associations: Malaysia Retailers Association, Malaysia Retail …

Ku Nan’s RM1mil corruption trial will be heard before a new High Court judge as report says. Following the Court of Appeal’s decision last Feb 12 that permits  Tengku Adnan’s appeal to disqualify Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, case will now be heard before another judge. Deputy public prosecutor Julia Ibrahim filed an application for a stay of proceedings pending …

PUTRAJAYA – The first Malaysian national to test positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus has recovered from the disease and has been discharged from the hospital. The 41-year-old man from Selangor who tested positive for the virus have been treated at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Malaysian Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said in a statement. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad …

KUALA LUMPUR – Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd’s Saidi Abang Samsudin and Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah has threatened to expose former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s role in the RM1.25 billion Sarawak solar power project for himself, Court witness said in the trial. former Education Ministry secretary general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad said Rayyan …

Nor Aieni was told to go on leave on Dec 30, but news from the university says that acting Education Minister Mahathir had reversed the previous decision and allows uni chief to complete her term. It was reported that Mahathir let Nor Aieni to finish her contract and resume her duties for Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). The discussion on the …

KUALA LUMPUR – According to WWF report of Asia’s worst ocean polluters, Malaysians are the biggest individual consumers of plastic packaging in the region, urging the government to find ways to fund a recycling initiative to lessen the pollution. China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam contributes to the 60% of the estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic entering …

Dr. Maszlee bin Malik, the ex Minister of Education has won the Simpang Renggam Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) division chief post. His only opponent Ahmad Ahem, had 79 votes while Maszlee won 211 votes from the division’s inaugural leadership election last Feb 15. Also a Simpang Renggam MP, Maszlee thanked his supporters on a social media post, quoted “Together …