Time for Malaysia to finally have an ombudsman?
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 May 2018: The government has been urged to set up the ombudsman system to tackle the problem of misconduct among civil servants and the authorities. Social activist …
MH370 search by Ocean Infinity to end on May 29
PUTRAJAYA, 23 May 2018: The Cabinet meeting today agreed that the search mission for missing Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 by Ocean Infinity, a US-based underwater exploration company, be terminated on …
SPAD among govt agencies dissolved to save on costs
PUTRAJAYA, 23 May 2018: Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad has been given a week to resign honourably or be fired following the announcement …
Factory found to have continued stealing water despite being raided
KUANTAN, 23 May 2018: A factory located within the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park in Gebeng near here was caught stealing water since January this year. National Water Services Commission (SPAN) Corporate Communications and Consumer Affairs …
Grab driver robbed after arriving at booking
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 May 2018: Two friends were each sentenced to four years’ jail and three strokes of the rotan by the sessions court here yesterday for robbing a Grab driver two …
British tourist beaten senseless in Penang
GEORGE TOWN, 19 May 2018: A British man was allegedly beaten unconscious by a group of men in a brawl in front of a restaurant in Penang Road here early …
Man with 2 wives, 6 children found guilty of raping maid
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 May 2018: A father of six was sentenced to 14 years’ jail and given five strokes of the cane by the sessions court here yesterday when he …
Highway tolls about to be abolished?
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 May 2018: The Council of Eminent Persons is likely to make an announcement on the toll charges as early as next week, says Tan Sri Zeti Aktar …
‘Guidance’ over laptop theft may have led to military cadet’s brutal torture before death
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 May 2018: An Islamic medicine practitioner told the High Court here that he had received a “guidance” – a sign which pointed to Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman …
15-month jail sentence for ‘Datuk’ titles sale scam
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 May 2018: A ‘Datuk Seri’ and a single mother were each sentenced to 15 months’ jail and fined RM24,000 by the Sessions Court here yesterday, after being found guilty of eight counts …