PETALING JAYA: Former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas lacked the experience to run the Attorney General’s Chambers and the only remedy he took to address its shortcomings was to appoint external lawyers, according to the recently declassified special task force report on the former AG’s book. Read full storyContinue Reading
BEIJING: Beijing authorities removed rare banners of political protest from an overpass in the Chinese capital, according to images circulated widely on social media on Thursday (Oct 13), just days before the start of a twice-in-a-decade Communist Party congress. The banners bore several slogans, including a call for President XiContinue Reading
PETALING JAYA: It is no surprise that PAS is staying with Perikatan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full storyContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to ban approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE in the US on national security grounds, according to a document posted by the agency. FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel last week circulated the proposed ban to theContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia extended its downtrend at the close for the fourth consecutive day today with the benchmark index hitting a new year-to-date low as cautious investors offloaded shares. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who sued Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and three doctors over the death of his mother had his case dismissed by the High Court on Thursday (Oct 13). Justice Choo Han Teck found that the hospital and the doctors had not been negligent in their treatment ofContinue Reading
Travel agencies have seen an uptick in bookings, and airlines are adding flights to accommodate the soaring demand to and from TaiwanContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A tree that fell in Marsiling Park and fatally pinned a jogger under it in February last year was infested with a type of underground termite in a rare case, a coroner’s court heard on Thursday (Oct 13). Ms Loke Xiao Li Dag, a senior technical coordinator at CNAContinue Reading
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and world football governing body FIFA will form a joint taskforce in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly football stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday (Oct 13). Indonesian authorities are under pressure to take swift stepsContinue Reading
KUALA TERENGGANU: Individuals who are Covid-19 positive but not in critical condition will be allowed to vote in the 15th General Election (GE15), says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Read full storyContinue Reading