[ad_1] The shooting between GOF personnel and smugglers took place on the Malaysian-Thai border near Padang Besar, Perlis. (Photo by Bernama) KANGAR: Eighteen men have been sent to pre-trial detention to facilitate investigations into the shooting between members of the General Operations Force (GOF) and a group of smugglers on …
Read More »Opposition MPs Dissatisfied with Speaker’s Rigid ‘Timekeeper’ Rules
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Several legislators have expressed their discontent at not being able to intervene and seek clarification from ministers during the ministerial closing of the 2021 Budget. Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had urged Dewan Rakyat’s chairman, Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun, to be a bit flexible in allowing …
Read More »Top Glove estimates dividend yield will exceed 6% in fiscal year 21 – President
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25): Top Glove Corp Bhd Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai said today that the company’s estimated dividend yield will be more than 6% in the current financial year ending 31 August 2021 (FY21), because the company is expected to do well as …
Read More »Top Glove Says Baffled by Human Resources Minister Calling Dorms “Deplorable” | Malaysia
[ad_1] A general view of the entrance to the Top Glove Corporation Berhad male staff dormitories in Klang on November 16, 2020. – Image by Yusof Mat Isa KUALA LUMPUR, November 25 – Top Glove Corporation Berhad said he did not understand why Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan …
Read More »970 new cases, mostly from Negeri Sembilan
[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 970 new cases of Covid-19 and four deaths throughout the country today. Most of the new cases were reported in Negeri Sembilan (32.8 percent of new cases), followed by Sabah (30.2 percent) and Selangor (11.9 percent). In Negeri Sembilan, almost all new …
Read More »Kulim sub-district will be handed over to EMCO on Friday, 6,000 affected
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Sungai Seluang, a sub-district in Kulim, Kedah, will be placed under an enhanced motion control order (EMCO) starting Friday. At a press conference, Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the shutdown will last two weeks and affect some 6,000 residents. Ismail also said that the government …
Read More »Malaysia reassures supply after Top Glove closes factories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world’s largest producer of rubber gloves, said on Wednesday that it does not anticipate any supply disruptions after a major manufacturer closed some factories due to a coronavirus outbreak among its workers. Malaysia makes just under two-thirds of the world’s medical rubber gloves, the global …
Read More »Biden presents cabinet picks from his administration
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced the nominees and appointees to his cabinet and said he is ready to face the nation’s adversaries and not turn down allies, Anadolu Agency reported. “It is a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure and …
Read More »Police have reopened investigations into Teoh Beng Hock’s death
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Police (PDRM) have reopened investigations into the death of Teoh Beng Hock (pix) who was found dead on July 16, 2009, under Section 342 of the Penal Code (Unlawful Confinement). The Ministry of the Interior (KDN), in a written response on Parliament’s website, reported that previous investigative …
Read More »Parliament, Police, and Government Officials Perceived Most Corrupt, Survey Shows
[ad_1] Up to 36% of Malaysians believe that “most or all of the people” in Parliament are corrupt. PETALING JAYA: According to the recently released “Global Corruption Barometer for Asia 2020”, Malaysians viewed Parliament, the police and the government as institutions most likely to be corrupt. Published by Transparency International …
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