Mahathir says he will try to establish non-partisan national administration

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that if given the chance, he will try to establish a non-partisan national administration, with priority accorded to national interests. “I feel, rightly or wrongly, that politics and political parties have to be set aside for the time being.…

Public Bank posts RM5.51 billion net profit for FY19

KUALA LUMPUR: File photo of Public Bank Bhd’s Founder and Chairman, Tan Sri Dr Teh Hong Piow. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Public Bank Bhd’s net profit saw a slight ease to RM5.51 billion for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2019 (FY19) from RM5.59…

Civil servants told to retain their neutral stance

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Public servants are strictly prohibited from attending or participating in political gatherings and making public statements, the Director-General of Public Services Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman cautioned today. He said civil servants were also prohibited from distributing or transmitting fake news on social media or…

66 Malaysians who arrived from Wuhan to undergo 14 days of quarantine

SEPANG, Feb 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A total of 66 individuals, comprising 46 Malaysian citizens and 20 of their non-citizen family members, who arrived from Wuhan, China this morning, are being housed at the monitoring centre at the Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) in Nilai for the 14-day quarantine period. They…

Third fire in a row in Bukit Bendera forest area

GEORGE TOWN: File photo of firemen from the Paya Terubong Fire and Rescue Department preparing to put out the fire that occured on February 5th this year in the same area between Bukit Bendera and Kek Lok Si Air Hitam. This fire was reported to have been caused by open…

KL stock market ends on positive note as political uncertainty eases

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Bursa Malaysia closed on a positive note across the board today as political uncertainty subsided following several key announcements, including the appointment of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the interim Prime Minister.  This was following the chaotic political scenario over the weekend and on Monday,…

Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak dies at 91

CAIRO, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak died today at Cairo’s Galaa military hospital, Egypt’s Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported today. He was 91. The Egyptian presidential office is expected to organise the funeral. Mubarak was in power from 1981 until he was overthrown in…

Updated: Malaysian King makes an unprecedented move to interview all MPs

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25: It is 1pm in the Malaysian city and the King, Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah takes care of reporters covering the ongoing political situation in the country under the hot blazing weather. His Majesty, donning a light blue shirt and black tie, is seen here…

Seven Russians quarantined in Vladivostok upon arrival from cruise ship

VLADIVOSTOK (Russia), Feb 25 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — Seven Russian citizens who recently disembarked from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise liner have been quarantined upon their arrival in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, the regional government of Russia’s Primorsky Territory said on Tuesday. “Seven Russians, who were in a Japanese port on…

Eight more Malaysians acquitted on LTTE link charges

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25: Gadek Assemblyman Gadek G. Saminathan, 35, (centre) with his lawyer Ramkarpal Singh (on his right) and technician S. Arivainthan, 28, (second from left). The two, along with six others, have been acquitted from charges of having links with the defunct terrorist group, LTTE. KUALA LUMPUR, Feb…