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KUALA LUMPUR -- DAP has picked Subang Jaya Municipal Councillor Wong Siew Ki to defend its Balakong state seat in the by-election scheduled on Sept 8. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said Wong, 32, was selected among others for her contributions and efforts at grassroots level. “She has the experience and we want to feature a woman candidate to give opportunity to the gender group. In fact, we took the recommendation of Selangor DAP,” he told a media conference at DAP headquarters, Bernama reported. The by-election was called following the death of incumbent Eddie Ng in a car accident on July 20. In the 14th general election (GE14), Ng who contested on DAP ticket, defeated Barisan Nasional's Lim Chin Wah and Mohamad Ibrahim Ghazali (PAS) with a 35,538 vote majority. Lim also announced that DAP would be contesting under Pakatan Harapan logo in the by-election. Meanwhile, Wong who has been serving MPSJ since 2016 said she ...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Umat Islam yang ingin berpuasa sunat sempena hari wukuf di Arafah boleh melaksanakannya pada 9 Zulhijjah 1439 Hijrah bersamaan 21 Ogos ini, kata Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim) Datuk Mohamad Nordin Ibrahim. Beliau berkata walaupun Mahkamah Agung Arab Saudi mengumumkan 1 Zulhijjah (Ahad) bersamaan 12 Ogos dan seterusnya menetapkan wuquf di Arafah pada 20 Ogos (Isnin) serta Aidiladha pada 21 Ogos 2018, matla’ (tempat terbit anak bulan) negara Malaysia adalah berbeza dengan Arab Saudi yang berkedudukan lebih barat menyebabkan peluang kenampakan hilal (anak bulan) lebih tinggi di negara berkenaan. "Perbezaan waktu antara kedua-dua negara sekitar lima jam. Justeru, ketika hilal dicerap pada waktu matahari terbenam di Arab Saudi, kedudukan hilal tersebut adalah lebih tinggi berbanding di Malaysia dan peluang kenampakan juga lebih mudah. “Sebagai penduduk di Malaysia, kita hanya boleh menerima ...

KUALA LUMPUR --The luxury superyacht 'Equanimity', believed to be owned by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low will be sold within three to four months,  said Attorney-General Tommy Thomas. He said the yacht worth RM1 billion, believed to be part of the assets purchased using funds from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) , could be sold pending litigation in a very transparent way as they (1    MDB) need to transform the ship into monies. "We  expect the process (of selling the yacht)  will be completed within three to four months pending nobody contesting  the ownership of the yacht in our courts. "The money that we get (from the selling) will be transferred into a fixed bank account which will be granted to any party who can successfully establish the ownership of the yacht in a civil suit," he said at a special session during 2018 International Malaysia Law Conference here, today. The ...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Pemegang kad pengenalan merah dan berstatus pemastautin tetap berusia 60 tahun ke atas akan diberi taraf warganegara, sekali gus diberi kad pengenalan biru, kata Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Ini termasuk 3,407 individu berketurunan India yang memegang kad pengenalan merah berusia 60 tahun ke atas yang akan diiktiraf sebagai warganegara Malaysia. "Saya mahu umumkan keputusan yang dibuat semalam selepas perjumpaan dengan rombongan wakil masyarakat India. “Kami berbincang manifesto janji Pakatan Harapan (PH) untuk menyelesaikan masalah kewarganegaraan kaum India yang memegang kad pengenalan merah iaitu seramai 3,407 orang, mereka ini semua berusia 60 tahun ke atas. Mana-mana dalam kalangan 60 tahun ke atas kita terus bagi kad biru," katanya. Dr Mahathir berkata bagi mereka yang berusia bawah 60 tahun, taraf warganegara akan diberi terta...

KUALA LUMPUR — The daily movement of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) does not have an impact on the dividends paid out by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) as it is the policy of the retirement fund to declare dividends based on its net profit, said Lim Guan Eng. The Finance Minister said when compared to the original shares purchase price or book value, the EPF still recorded profits overall. “However, the shares are not sold, hence the profits are not recorded and are unrealised gains,” he said when replying to a question by Tenggara Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Adham Baba during the oral question-and-answer session at the Dewan Rakyat sitting here today. Adham asked the government to address the losses incurred by the EPF totalling RM6.09 billion within one month. Lim said referring to its management financial statement performance, it was not true that the EPF incurred a RM6 billion loss within a month. “This is not accurate as it was ba...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The government will remain pro-active and committed in revitalising the implementation of the Bumiputera economic agenda, says Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He said special focus would be given to the Bottom 40 per cent (B40) and the Middle 40 per cent (M40) households. “In this light, existing policies would be re-evaluated and improved upon based on current needs and global economic challenges. “This is to ensure the continued and sustainable growth of the Bumiputera economic agenda, as well as, increase the competitiveness level of Bumiputeras,” said Azmin when replying to a question from Datuk Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong) in Parliament, Bernama reported. The minister’s response was read, on his behalf, by Deputy Economic Affairs Minister Senator Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin. Azmin said the implementation of current policies would be translated into ...

KUALA LUMPUR — Ketua Polis Negeri dan pegawai kanan yang gagal menangani isu seperti judi dan rasuah di kawasan yang dipertanggungjawabkan kepada mereka akan dikenakan tindakan tatatertib termasuk dibuang kerja. Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun berkata ketika ini, beberapa pegawai kanan polis telah dikenalpasti dan ditukarkan serta merta sebelum dikenakan tindakan tatatertib. “Tindakan tatatertib terhadap mereka (pegawai kanan polis) bergantung kepada merit kesalahan yang dilakukan. “Contohnya, pertukaran di Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Gombak itu, kita (pengurusan) akan ambil tindakan susulan terhadap mereka,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas Perhimpunan Bulanan Peringkat Bukit Aman, lapor Bernama. Mengulas lanjut, beliau berkata Jabatan Integrasi dan Pematuhan Standard (JIPS) Bukit Aman telah mengenakan tindakan tatatertib kepada 926 pegawai dan anggota bagi tempoh Januari hingga Mei tahun ini. “Berdasarkan statistik Suruhanjaya Pence...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department  Datuk Liew Vui Keong told the Dewan Rakyat that the seizure of the superyatch Equanimity was made according to Malaysian procedures and laws. He refuted claims that the action by the government in sealing the luxury yatch was illegal. He said the yatch was handed over to Malaysia by Indonesia as agreed to by the United States government. “The detention of Equanimity was made according to Malaysian legal procedures and the claim is baseless. “On a request by the Malaysian government, the Kuala Lumpur High Court a warrant of detention or arrest warrant against Equanimity which was served when the ship arrived at Port Klang on Aug 7, 2018,” he said in response to a question by Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang) during the Ministers’ Question time in Parliament. Azalina had sought clarification from the government on claims by businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low’s lawyer that the action by the Ma...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad mengulangi pendirian kerajaan untuk tetap mengutamakan penggunaan Bahasa Melayu dalam semua urusan rasmi negara. Beliau, bagaimanapun berkata dalam keadaan tertentu terjemahan ke dalam bahasa lain seperti Bahasa Inggeris perlu dibuat bagi memberi penjelasan kepada mana-mana orang asing yang turut berada dalam sesuatu majlis rasmi itu. “Perlembagaan kita telah memenuhi segala kehendak berkenaan perlindungan bahasa kebangsaan tetapi ada kalanya terjemahan dibuat dalam bahasa lain, namun yang rasmi ialah Bahasa Melayu kerana terjemahan bukan rasmi. Kalau tidak betul itu hal dia dan yang betul serta boleh dibawa ke mahkamah adalah yang ditulis dalam Bahasa Melayu. “Kita perlu menentukan (mengambil kira) orang asing yang datang ke Malaysia yang tidak fasih Bahasa Melayu untuk...

KUALA LUMPUR – Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI) menjangkakan Malaysia akan menerima kesan daripada krisis kewangan Turki. Menteri, Darell Leiking berkata bagaimanapun pihaknya akan memastikan perdagangan Malaysia dengan Turki kekal dilindungi di samping mencari penyelesaian untuk membantu industri yang berpotensi​​​​​​​ terjejas​​​​​​​ ekoran krisis itu. “Apabila berlaku krisis kewangan, ia akan memberikan beberapa kesan namun, kita sentiasa bersedia dan berhati-hati mengenainya,” katanya kepada pemberita di luar Sidang Kemuncak Aeroangkasa Malaysia 2018. Beliau berkata, kementerian itu akan terus memantau perkembangan di Turki. Mata wang Turki, Lira, mengalami penyusutan 44 peratus setakat ini bagi 2018 sekali gus menjadi mata wang berprestasi paling buruk di dunia. Tahun lepas, dagangan Malaysia dengan Turki berada pada RM12.06 bilion, meningkat 43.8 peratus daripada 2016. Eksport Malaysia ke Turki pada 2017 naik 47.1 peratus kepada RM10.51 b...

KUALA LUMPUR – The government will not amend the Federal Constitution in a bid to restore the mandatory requirement for the assent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to enable a bill to become law. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this being that Article 66 (4A) of the Federal Constitution concerning the matter had been amended three times. “The constitution  has been amended thrice through amendments in 1983, 1984 and 1994. The amendments made in 1994 were to Article 66 (4) and (4a) of the Federal Constitution were to ensure a bill does not take long to become law. “With the amendments, except those touching on the privileges of the rulers, any bill will become law after 30 days of it been passed by Parliament,” he said in response to a question by Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said (BN-Kuala Krau) during the question and answer session in the Dewan Rakyat.

KUALA LUMPUR – Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on Monday refuted allegations that he was not joining Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to visit China because he had problems with the republic. On the other hand, he said as the Finance Minister, he has to ensure the Supply (Reallocation of Appropriated Expenditure) Bill 2018 is passed by Parliament this week. “If the Bill is not passed, it will affect national revenue. As such, I have to be in the Senate unless the opposition can respect the mandate of the people to the Pakatan Harapan government and did not sabotage the economic policy and the Bill,” he said, Bernama reported. The MP for Bagan said when winding up the Bill which was passed at policy stage after the second reading before Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof after obtaining the majority at about 6.37pm. The Bill was tabled following the restructuring of severa...

KUALA LUMPUR -- The hot and dry weather in most areas and states in Peninsular Malaysia is expected to persist throughout August until mid-September. According to the Meteorological Department's Long-Term Weather Forecast for August until March 2019, this was due to the active phase of the southwest monsoon. “Throughout August, most places in Peninsular Malaysia will receive normal rainfall between 150mm and 250mm except in several places in Perak (central to south), Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. “However, heavy rains and thunderstorms with strong winds can occur in the waters off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia early in the morning, following the formation of squall line known as the ‘Sumatras’," the report said. In September, most places in the peninsula are expected to receive normal rainfall ranging from 150mm to 250mm.  Perlis, Kedah and Penang, as well as some areas in the interior of the pen...

KUALA LUMPUR – Kerajaan memberi jaminan bahawa projek kereta nasional ketiga kelak, tidak akan menggunakan dana mahupun wang awam dan kerajaan, kata Menteri Kewangan Lim Guan Eng. Beliau berkata sebaliknya projek tersebut jika dilaksanakan, akan dibiayai menggunakan pelaburan swasta. “Sekiranya datang dari swasta ia tiada masalah, “ katanya ketika menggulung Rang Undang-Undang Perbekalan (Penguntukan Semula Peruntukan Perbelanjaan) 2018 di Dewan Rakyat. Dilapor Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad membayangkan untuk memulakan satu lagi projek kereta nasional ketika berucap pada Persidangan Antarabangsa Masa Depan Asia (Persidangan Nikkei) di Tokyo, Jepun pada Jun lepas. Dr Mahathir dilaporkan berkata Proton yang beliau lancarkan, bukan lagi kereta nasional. RUU itu diluluskan di peringkat dasar selepas dibacakan kali kedu...

PUTRAJAYA -- The powers of the government and prime minister in matters pertaining to the appointment of several key officials will be reduced through the establishment of the Special Parliamentary Committee, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said the appointment of the top official of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Auditor-General would be decided by the special committee after the proposal for its establishment had been agreed upon. He said both the two positions were most important because they were closely related to matters pertaining to integrity and in ensuring that government management followed procedures, an important element in ensuring that efforts to curb corruption could be carried out. "When the power of appointment is placed under the Special Parliamentary Committee, the government or prime minister can no longer interfere, in fact (they have) no power to take action, to mete out punishment or to demote the post...

KUALA LUMPUR -- The government is looking into measures to limit internet access for teenagers under 17-years-old after 12 midnight until 6 am as implemented in Japan and Korea. Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said it was among the effort to curb addiction towards video game and social media applications among teenagers in the country.  “There are also gaming providers that prevent users aged under 17 from accessing the game after one to two hours and then they are cut offline. These are among the steps we are looking into to ensure the game addiction could be brought under control,” he said during the question-and-answer session at the Dewan Rakyat sitting. He was replying to a supplementary question from Lukanisman Awang Sauni (PBB-Sibuti) on the government's move to curb e-games addiction which led the user to avoid other activities. In response to Lukanisman's original question whether video game and social media are categorised as a mental illness, ...