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KUALA LUMPUR, The High Court here today ruled that the Magistrate’s Court’s prohibitory order barring Siti Kasim and another individual from a rally demanding Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki’s resignation is legal. The rally, held on Jan 22, 2022, during the COVID-19 lockdown, was mobilised following a shareholding scandal implicating Azam. Today, Justice Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, who dismissed the bid by Siti and her co-applicant S.Raveentharan for a judicial review over the order made in 2022, ruled that the order was issued to control or prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus

PUTRAJAYA, A balanced organisation with a healthy workforce has been proven to help improve the quality of work and life in general, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar. He said outstanding organisations can also help the government speed up the nation’s development process. “Awareness and knowledge related to psychology and mental well-being must always be a priority to achieve organisational objectives and build high-value human capital in line with the mission and vision of the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) specifically,” he said in his speech at the opening of the JPM Psychology Seminar 2024

KUCHING, Para swimmer Firdaus Fariduddin Noordin wants nothing more than to provide a comfortable living to his mother, Jumabee Latiff, who has sacrificed almost everything since he was involved in a horrific accident that almost took his life 13 years ago (2011). Firdaus, 25, who lost his right leg as a result of the accident, admits that his responsibilities were getting heavier as the only male in the family after losing his father, Noordin Aziz, when he was three years old, thus he now assumes the role of ‘head of the family’. The younger of two brothers said that he

KUALA LUMPUR, Serious and coordinated action by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) and enforcement agencies is essential to address and eradicate deviant trends that diverge from the teachings of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He emphasised that the MADANI government is committed to tackling all forms of deviant ideologies that threaten the beliefs and practices of Muslims in Malaysia. ‘May Allah protect us and this country from any danger or threat that deviates from and could undermine the true tenets of our faith and Islamic principles,’ he said in a Facebook post

IPOH, The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) is currently reviewing the registration of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) and its subsidiary companies, says its Minister, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. He said the review was being conducted by the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM), focusing on compliance with the submission of annual reports, financial statements, and other related matters. He added that the company could face deregistration if it was found to have violated public interest or current regulations. “At KPDN, we are looking into this under the regulatory acts of SSM, and we are also working