KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — DAP secretary Anthony Loke today defended the government’s decision to commission a study into the viability of holding elections to elect Kuala Lumpur’s mayor, describing it as “nothing controversial”. Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has come under fire from Malay conservatives who oppose any form of

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 3 — The staffing and service scheme for the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) is expected to be finalised by the early second quarter of this year, paving the way for stronger border control operations. AKPS director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the service scheme

MELAKA, Feb 2 — A former bank sales manager was fined RM210,000 by the Sessions Court today after pleading guilty to 20 alternative charges of accepting RM211,636 in bribes between May 2018 and September 2022. The accused, Mohamad Faqih Mustapha, 37, pleaded guilty after the charges were read before Judge Elesabet

GUA MUSANG, Feb 2 — Work to repair the slope along route FT185, Section 107.6, Jalan Lojing-Gua Musang here is expected to begin in March, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said they would initially construct a temporary road diversion so that the route could be reopened to

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) successfully brought home another member of the organised crime group, ‘Captain Praba’ gang, who was extradited from Thailand, yesterday. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the suspect, a man in his 30s, arrived in the country at about

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — PAS has denied claims of any move to oust Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin from Perikatan Nasional (PN) or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu). According to Utusan Malaysia, its president, Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, said the issue was never raised during the party’s closed-door retreat that