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Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:33:24 +0800
Macau scam: Police detect 65 cases involving losses of over RM3m from withdrawals of Tabung Haji depositors with links to conventional bank accounts
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Royal Malaysia Police has detected a new tactic by the Macau Scam syndicate to withdraw money from Tabung Haji depositors whose accounts are linked to conventional bank accounts. Director of the Commercial Crime...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:01:30 +0800
Appellate court rules Khairuddin’s notice of appeal incompetent, reinstatement suit questioning Emergency advice by PM to King struck out
PUTRAJAYA, April 7 — Former Jasin parliamentary constituency coordinator, Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan’s appeal to reinstate his legal action over Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s decision to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the Emergency...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:53:10 +0800
Cradle Fund CEO murder trial: Defence dismisses prosecution’s theories of motive to kill as far-fetched and hearsay
SHAH ALAM, April 7 — The defence in the murder trial of Cradle Fund chief executive Nazrin Hassan today dismissed the prosecution’s theories of motive by Samirah Muzaffar to kill her husband four years ago, going as far to describe them as...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:35:35 +0800
Annuar Musa: Further study required before tabling of anti-party hopping law
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Federal Constitution (Amendment) (Anti-Party Hopping) Bill requires in-depth study before it is tabled in Parliament. Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Mus...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:26:42 +0800
Gerakan slams lack of local plans on land use in Penang after 14 years
GEORGE TOWN, April 7 — Penang still does not have local plans for the island and Seberang Perai in the state 14 years after Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over, Penang Gerakan chairman Oh Tong Keong said today.  He said the local plans contain....

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:51:22 +0800
Report: Singaporean traffic offenders can be stopped from exiting Malaysia, says Bukit Aman traffic chief
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Singaporeans traffic offenders who have outstanding summons in Malaysia or summons that have progressed to an arrest warrant status can be respectively stopped from exiting the borders here or detained, according Malay...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:45:50 +0800
Johor MMEA: Missing Norwegian woman uninjured, found by tugboat near Kota Tinggi waters
MERSING, April 7 — A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)-led search and rescue (SAR) team found Norwegian Kristine Grodem about 30 nautical miles from where she was last reported seen. Johor MMEA director, First Admiral Nurul Hizam...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:12:54 +0800
Boat skipper detained, tests positive for drugs after foreign divers go missing in Johor
MERSING, April 7 — The skipper of a boat boarded by four foreign divers who were reported missing after a diving exercise to Pulau Tokong Sanggol here, has been detained after he tested positive for drug. Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:38:21 +0800
Ex-1MDB director: Najib and Jho Low in same photo on yacht, observed to have ‘close relationship’
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 ― Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Low Taek Jho (popularly known as Jho Low) were photographed together with Najib’s family and others on a yacht, former 1MDB director Tan Sri Ismee Ismail said today. Ismee.....

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:22:55 +0800
Ex-1MDB director agrees millions of 1MDB funds went into Najib's bank accounts
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 ― Millions of ringgit belonging to or borrowed by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) went into former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s personal bank accounts previously, former IMDB director Tan Sri Ismee Ismail...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:06:38 +0800
Norwegian diver Kristine Grodem found safe off Mersing coast, three remain missing
JOHOR BARU, April 7 ― The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency-led joint search and rescue (SAR) operation team have managed to recover one out of four missing foreign divers in the waters off the coast of Mersing today. The victim was identified....

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:21:21 +0800
Johor MB confirms identities of missing divers
MERSING, April 7 — The identity of the four foreign divers who were reported missing at Pulau Tokong Sanggol here yesterday have been identified. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said they were Norwegian diving coach Kristine Grode...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:13:12 +0800
Bersatu man says party has successfully become alternative to Umno; Chinese vote for DAP to protect ‘communal interests’
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said that his party has filled the gap for voters who reject Umno, but still prioritise identity politics. Wan Ahmad Fayhsal, who is...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:46:24 +0800
PAS chief accuses Ukraine of being Zionists, Nato of intentionally provoking Russia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has accused war-torn Ukraine of being a Zionist country, and labelled the war between themselves and invading Russia as part of a ploy to force Jewish Ukrainians to seek refuge in...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:59:53 +0800
Malaysia records 12,105 new Covid-19 infections, 32 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Ministry of Health reported 12,105 new Covid-19 cases on April 6, with 98 per cent having mild or no symptoms. Just 221 cases were deemed critical. From the total, 122 required breathing support while 32 people have...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:47:30 +0800
Johor MB vows to find missing foreign divers, will keep embassies notified
MERSING, April 7 — The Johor government will inform embassies concerned on the status of the search and rescue (SAR) operation for four foreign divers who were reported missing in Pulau Tokong Sanggol, here, from time to time, said Mentri....

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:46:21 +0800
CovidNow: Over 44,000 children in Malaysia fully vaxxed
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — A total of 44,376 children aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia have completed the two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme For Children  (PICKids) as of...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:19:42 +0800
Report: Entities that helped loot 1MDB now being used to recover stolen money
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — A group of offshore entities that were once conduits for billions of ringgit looted from 1MDB are being repurposed to try to track down the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund’s stolen money, Bloomberg reported this morning......

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 04:57:23 +0800
Want to get your driver’s licence? Prepare for a longer wait as driving schools work through Covid-19 backlog
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — One of the many businesses changed by the last two years (of the Covid-19 pandemic) is driving schools. On top of the sudden increase in students (yet another instance of dealing with backlogs), there are also Covid-19...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:35:43 +0800
King, Queen congratulate six students accepted into Harvard University
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have congratulated six Malaysian students who have been accepted...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:24:37 +0800
Melaka Socso paid RM8.78m in benefits in Q1 2022, says director
MELAKA, April 6 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) Melaka branch has paid out RM8.78 million in benefits to insured individuals and their dependants involving a total of 5,531 cases in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2022). Its director....

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:35:15 +0800
Johor Maritime: SAR operations for four missing foreign divers in Mersing halted at 7.30pm
JOHOR BARU, April 6 — The search and rescue (SAR) operation for four foreign divers reported missing in Pulau Tokong Sanggol, Mersing, at noon today was postponed at 7.30pm due to poor visibility. Johor Maritime director First Maritime Admiral...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:22:07 +0800
Tabling of Anti-Party Hopping Bill postponed again, says law minister
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The government has postponed the Federal Constitution (Amendments) 2022 Bill on Anti-Party Hopping and Limiting the Tenure of the Prime Minister. The Bill was supposed to be tabled on Monday but de facto Law Minister Datuk.....

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:04:30 +0800
PLUS: Toll exemption at Johor Causeway, Tanjung Kupang ends at midnight tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The toll exemption for seven days at the toll plazas in Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (Johor Causeway) and Tanjung Kupang (Linkedua), in Johor in conjunction with the reopening of land borders between Malaysia and Singapore...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 21:29:32 +0800
Ministries to continue engagement sessions with each other to address chicken price issue, says deputy ministry
SEPANG, April 6 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) will continue to hold engagement sessions with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) to ensure the issue of rising chicken prices will not continue...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:44:43 +0800
Cops detain four men in Klang to assist in probe into Serdang murder case
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Four men have been detained to assist in the investigation in connection with the murder of a man at Taman Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan, Selangor on Sunday (April 3). Serdang District Police chief ACP AA Anbalagan said all....

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:37:52 +0800
In KL, bank officer loses more than RM200,000 to online loan fraud
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Desperate for an RM80,000 personal loan, a bank officer ended up losing RM234,000 after being duped by an online loan fraud. Kuala Lumpur Commercial CID deputy director, Supt Mohamad Musa Marsidi said the 54-year-old victim....

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:19:59 +0800
Cops nab GrabFood delivery man for molesting two women in Cyberjaya
CYBERJAYA, April 6 — Police today arrested a food delivery man (GrabFood) for an investigation into two cases of molesting at the Tamarind Square in Cyberjaya yesterday. Acting to hunt down the suspect after police received two complaints of...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:15:59 +0800
Domestic Trade Ministry says chicken egg supply sufficient in Penang
BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 6 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) in Penang has refuted claims that there has been a shortage of chicken egg supply in the state for the past one week. Its director, Mohd Ridzuan Ab Ghafar said...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 19:47:49 +0800
Man escapes gallows after court acquits him of trafficking 1.6 kg of cannabis in KL
PUTRAJAYA, April 6 — A former sofa repair workshop worker escaped the gallows when the Court of Appeal here today set aside his conviction and death sentence on the charge of trafficking 1.6 kilogrammes of cannabis, four years ago. The panel of...



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