Dr Abdul Latiff is new chairman of SPNB
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) has announced the appointment of Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad as its new chairman. Dr Abdul Latiff, who has assumed the position...
View ArticleShabery: Review of Internet laws not politically-driven
KUALA LUMPUR: The review of the Internet laws will be holistic and not politically-driven, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. The Communication and Multimedia Minister said negative and anti-social...
View ArticleA Camerons high for The Star journalist
KUALA LUMPUR: The Star journalist Isabelle Lai Lin Hui has clinched the Petronas-Best Environment Journalism Award at the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI)-Petronas Malaysian Journalism Awards 2012....
View ArticleNSTP wins big at MPI award night
KUALA LUMPUR: The New Straits Times Press group scored major wins at the prestigious Malaysian Press Institute Awards last night, including the coveted Kajai Awards. Berita Harian’s Sophia Ahmad’s...
View ArticleBoosting confidence in MACC
PETALING JAYA: A transformation advisory council to enhance public perception and confidence in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commis-sion (MACC) will be set up, said Minister in the Prime Minister's...
View ArticleCombating corruption in Malaysia
IN this Cafe Latte chat, we bring together Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan, Performance Management and Delivery Unit's (Pemandu) anti-corruption director Ravindran...
View ArticleSelangor Umno supports no contest for president, dep president psots
TANJUNG KARANG: The Selangor Umno liaison committee supports the proposal for the president and deputy president posts to not be contested at the party election end of this year. Its deputy chairman,...
View ArticlePandikar: Change for the better
FULFIL SLOGANS: Reelected speaker urges MPs to carry out duties diligently KUALA LUMPUR: THE 13th Parliament opened yesterday with Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia being reelected as Dewan Rakyat speaker....
View ArticleInspection of royal guard held indoors in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: The inspection of the royal guard by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah at Parliament this morning was held indoors due to haze. This was the first time that it...
View ArticleRumours persist about Ku Li trying to get support in Sabah, Swak to...
GEORGE TOWN: Rumours are rampant that Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah is canvassing support, especially among leaders in Sabah and Sarawak, to challenge Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak...
View ArticleNajib: RM400m allocation for Sibu-Kapit road, Kanowit-Song bridge
KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak tonight announced a RM400 million allocation to build a 33km road from Sibu to Kapit, as well as...
View ArticleNajib: RM400m to build Sibu-Kapit road, Kanowit-Song bridge
KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak tonight announced a RM400 million allocation to build a 33km road from Sibu to Kapit, as...
View ArticleNajib leads the pack in taking oath of office
A TOTAL of 133 MPs from Barisan Nasional and 89 from the Opposition took their oath of office in the Dewan Rakyat during the swearing-in ceremony of the first term of the 13th Parliament. The...
View ArticleQueen graces Global Summit of Women dinner
KUALA LUMPUR: Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah graced the Global Summit of Women's Dinner that was attended by more than 1,000 delegates of the conference...
View ArticleParliament: Govt agreeable to automatic registration of voters, says PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is agreeable to the idea of automatic registration of voters upon reaching 21. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak however said any decision must be based on its...
View ArticleNajibs fate rests with party
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razaks chief concern after the general election was forming a government without Chinese representation but his continued political survival will depend on whether Umno stands by...
View ArticlePandikar Amin re-elected
TAN Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia won a contest for the Dewan Rakyat Speakers post after the Opposition MPs moved a motion to select someone else as the Speaker. The election for the Speakers post was...
View ArticleClaim your RM3,000 by June 30, Emergency-era officers told
PUTRAJAYA: Former police officers who defended the country during the Emergency have until the end of this month to claim the one-off RM3,000 payment from the Government. Deputy...
View ArticleSetting up permanent Coroners Court requires infrastructure, says experts
KUALA LUMPUR: Adequate infrastructure and experts will have to be considered by the Government before the proposed setting up of permanent Coroner's Court in each state could be implemented, said...
View ArticleMCA ready to reconsider "no posts" stand
ALOR STAR: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said the party was willing to consider rescinding its decision not to accept government and political posts. However, he said this would require the...
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