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Fourteen Perak Bersatu chiefs call for Muhyiddin to resign over party turmoil, voter backlash

Fourteen Perak Bersatu chiefs call for Muhyiddin to resign over party turmoil, voter backlash

IPOH, Dec 11 — Fourteen Perak Bersatu division chiefs yesterday called for President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to step down to make way for the party’s renewal efforts. The call was made during a press conference attended by several state Bersatu division heads, deputies and secretaries, all of whom expressed their unanimous concerns regarding the […]

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DIGP: Calls to scrap Sosma must be rejected, national security comes first

DIGP: Calls to scrap Sosma must be rejected, national security comes first

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said calls to abolish preventive laws such as the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) and the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) should be rejected. He stressed that human rights must be balanced with the need to maintain national

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Temasek-backed SeaTown secures US0mil at second close of third private credit fund

Temasek-backed SeaTown secures US$900mil at second close of third private credit fund

SINGAPORE: Temasek-backed SeaTown Holdings has secured about $900 million in commitments for its Private Credit Fund III at its second close, after raising $612 million at its first close in August, the Singapore-based investment manager said on Wednesday. Read full story The Star : Business Feed

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Selangor to probe alleged illegal forest clearing in Hulu Langat, says MB

Selangor to probe alleged illegal forest clearing in Hulu Langat, says MB

KLANG, Dec 10 — The Selangor government will instruct the relevant departments to investigate allegations of illegal forest clearing activities in the Batu 18 area of Hulu Langat. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said he will ask the departments involved, such as the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) or the Selangor State Forestry Department,

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‘There was no interference’: Cabinet acted within rules in Takiyuddin referral, says Azalina

‘There was no interference’: Cabinet acted within rules in Takiyuddin referral, says Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has rejected claims by a PAS leader that the Cabinet overstepped its authority by referring Kota Bharu MP Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan to the parliamentary rights and privileges committee, saying the government acted according to

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Gabriel Jesus returns to Arsenal’s Champions League squad after injury

Gabriel Jesus returns to Arsenal’s Champions League squad after injury

Arsenal add Gabriel Jesus to their Champions League squad for the Club Brugge clash, replacing the injured Max Dowman LONDON: Arsenal have added striker Gabriel Jesus to their UEFA Champions League squad. The Brazilian returns after a long-term knee injury suffered in January. Jesus has been back in training and was an unused substitute in

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Cambodian civilian deaths rise to six in Thai border clashes

Cambodian civilian deaths rise to six in Thai border clashes

Thai shelling kills two more Cambodian civilians, raising the death toll to six as border conflict over disputed temples intensifies PHNOM PENH: Cambodian authorities report the civilian death toll from renewed border clashes with Thailand has risen to six. The country’s defence ministry stated Thai forces shelled Cambodian positions overnight into Tuesday in Banteay Meanchey

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