Category: General

Manila: The National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday said it is fully supportive of the ongoing exploratory peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). NSC Assistant Director General and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya, however, said the communist movement and its allies must prove their sincerity in completely abandoning the armed struggle against the government. The NSC issued this comment after NDF negotiating panel chairperson Julieta de Lima-Sison claimed that the government is making contradictory signals on the issue. “Ms. Julieta de Lima-Sison of the National Democratic Front is mistaken. The government is not making

JOHOR BAHRU, The father of Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah, the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Mahkota state by-election, died today. The news was shared via a post on the Johor UMNO official Facebook page this evening. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Syed Hussien’s father. Let us all recite the Al-Fatihah for his soul. May the deceased be placed among the righteous,’ the post read. “Condolences to Syed Hussien and his family. May they find strength and resilience in facing this trial from Allah SWT.” Last Sunday, media reports indicated that Syed

KUALA LUMPUR, Two public servants including a Division Secretary of a ministry with the title of Datuk were on remand for alleged misappropriation of government funds amounting to RM400,000. A source from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the senior officer, in his 50s, would be on remand for four days until Friday (Sep 13), while the remand order against the other public servant, in his 30s, is until tomorrow. The remand orders were issued by Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court today. “The MACC also arrested another male suspect in his 40s, also a civil servant,

KUALA LUMPUR, The investigation paper on a local politician and her husband linked to a human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar has been completed and will be referred to the Attorney General’s Department for further action. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said police had taken statements from 11 individuals including the politician and her husband and a businessman with the title of Datuk Seri to complete the investigation paper. “The police investigation, however, did not find any evidence that the couple (the politician and her husband) were involved in the human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar, the investigation paper was

KUANTAN, Police are seeking the public’s to locate a woman who has been reported missing since Aug 21 in Bentong. Bentong District Police Chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said a missing person report on the woman, V. Tamillarsy, 32, was lodged by her brother last Aug 22. He said the woman, who is married, described as having dark skin, of medium size and about 165 centimetres tall, was reported to have been last seen in Kampung Sungai Cherpai, Karak. Anyone with information on her is urged to come to the nearest police station or contact the Bentong District Police Headquarters