Day: October 4, 2024

The Sessions Court here today ordered an activist to defend himself on a charge of issuing a statement on his Facebook page that was mixed with sedition and for insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, three years ago. Judge Datuk MM Edwin Paramjothy made the ruling after finding that the prosecution succeeded in proving a prima facie case against Iswardy Morni, 47, at the end of the prosecution’s case. ‘Therefore the accused was ordered to defend himself,’ he said. The prosecution was led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Iznina Hanim Hashim while the accused was represented by counsel Faizal Rahman. A total

A chargeman at an institute in Penang has been remanded for six days until Oct 9 for allegedly soliciting a bribe of RM30,000 in return for securing a civil repair service contract at his workplace. The remand order against the man in his 30s was issued by Magistrate Mohamad Azlan Basri following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the George Town Magistrate’s Court today. According to a source, the suspect, who serves as the project superintendent at the institute, allegedly requested the bribe from a manager of the company that was awarded the civil repair service contract

The recent clash between several Palestinians and security personnel at Wisma Transit Kuala Lumpur cannot be used as an excuse to send them back home. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said it did not make sense for the government to do so as their country was embroiled in war and urged Malaysians not to come to any general conclusions based on the incident and blame Palestinians in general. ‘What’s important is that we seek solutions on how we can use existing laws with their presence here. ‘The Home Ministry is ready to cooperate as the related Acts (for

The ringgit ended slightly higher at the close on Friday versus the US dollar, rebounding from recent losses. It rose despite rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East and ahead of critical American non-farm payrolls (NFP) data later tonight which could dictate the path of US interest rates. At 6 pm, the local note stood at 4.2155/2240 against the US dollar compared to yesterday’s close of 4.2185/2250. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the conflict in the Middle East remains the key risk factor in the markets with the Brent crude oil price rising

Malaysia will give major consideration to the applications of Bangladeshi workers who lost the opportunity due to political developments in their country, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the Bangladeshi government had appealed to Malaysia on the possibility of increasing workers and professional intake from the country. “I will certainly give that major consideration, at least the first phase, subject to all conditions being met, can be taken as soon as possible,” he said in a joint press conference with Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s Interim Government, Dr Muhammad Yunus, after a bilateral meeting here today. Anwar is

The good relations forged between Malaysian and Chinese media organisations will help improve the level of news reporting in both countries, said Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil. He said that the positive atmosphere and the strong ties, built on a high level of professionalism, made it easier for news reporting to be carried out and had even created a positive perception among the media in Malaysia and China. He hoped that, with the close ties, news coverage and reach between the two countries could be expanded. ‘This good relationship is very meaningful and valuable in terms of diplomatic relations, so