Dr M should finish a full term in office: Zuraida
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should finish a full term as prime minister, said PKR vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin, The Star reported today.
Suboh signed SRC document even while hiding in Bangkok
KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Former SRC International Sdn Bhd director Datuk Mohd Yassin Md Suboh signed a directors’ circular resolution (DCR) ratifying Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd as the corporate social responsibility (CSR) partner of the company while he was hiding in Bangkok, Thailand.
‘I didn’t say I will stay on for three years’
KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied saying he would hand over the premiership to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after serving for three years.
Lynas plans to remove radioactive material from its rare earths before shipping them to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Rare earths producer Lynas Corp says today that it is committed to relocating the first stage processing of its rare earth – where the material is separated from the low level, naturally occuring radioactive material (NORM) it is found with – to Australia over the next five years.
'Still quite challenging' for Malaysia to achieve 5% GDP growth in 2019 — SERC
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Local think tank Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) says it will be "still quite challenging" for Malaysia to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5% for the full year of 2019 due to the contraction in export and slowdown in private investment figures.
1MDB funds long gone, forfeited UMNO funds are clean - Tok Mat
PETALING JAYA (June 21): The Umno deputy president, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan claimed the party’s money currently forfeited by the Malaysian Anti-Commission Corruption (MACC) is “clean party funds” that should be returned.
Two alleged 1MDB co-conspirators sent to jail in Abu Dhabi
KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): Two men linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) kleptocracy scandal have been convicted of financial crimes and sentenced to jail in Abu Dhabi, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, citing a statement from the emirate’s criminal court.
Cops detain UMNO Supreme Council member Lokman for obstructing police
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): Police confirmed that UMNO Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam was detained last night.
Syazlin agrees to represent family again at Adib's father's request
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Lawyer Syazlin Mansor has decided to resume as lawyer for deceased firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim's family in the inquest to ascertain the cause of his death.
No decision on fuel subsidy yet, says PM
PUTRAJAYA (June 11): The government has not come out with a decision on the targeted fuel subsidy mechanism that was proposed in the election manifesto, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
