EC notified of Sabah state assembly dissolution, to hold meeting on election

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Election Commission (EC) was officially notified by the Sabah State Legislative Assembly yesterday regarding the dissolution of the 15th Sabah state assembly, said EC secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak. He said according to Article 21 (4) of the Sabah State Constitution, the state election has to be held within 60 days…

King, Queen perform Aidiladha prayers at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Mosque

KUANTAN: July 30 photo of Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah reciting prayers when attending Prayers Ceremony in Honour of His Majesty’s 61st Birthday Celebration at the Sultan Ahmad Satu Mosque on Thursday. Today, July 31st, the King also joined Muslims in reciting the Hari Raya Haji prayers…

Sabah state legislative assembly dissolved – CM Shafie

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal showing the letter of dissolution of state legislative assembly at a press conference here after announcing the dissolution to pave way for a state election, which has to be held within 60 days.Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KOTA KINABALU, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA)…

India sees Rafale acquisition as start of new era in capacity

NEW DELHI, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India sees its acquisition of French-made Rafale aircraft as the start of a new era for its air force. The first batch of five Rafales arrived on Wednesday at an airbase in Ambala in Haryana state after flying 7,000 km from the Merignac airbase in…

Malaysia’s COVID-19 new cases back to single digit

PUTRAJAYA, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia returned to a single digit today, with eight new cases reported to take the overall tally to 8,964, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Of the eight cases, three were imported cases involving two Malaysians and…

Former PM Najib files appeal over SRC case

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has appealed against his conviction and sentence on seven charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), money laundering and abuse of position involving US$ 9.88 million (RM42 million) of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds. The Pekan Member of Parliament filed a notice…

S’pore’s ICA foils attempt to smuggle in tortoises by Malaysia-registered lorry

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) recently foiled an attempt to smuggle seven baby leopard tortoises into the republic by a Malaysia-registered lorry at Woodlands Checkpoint. In its official Facebook page today, the ICA said its officers found the tortoises inside a white cardboard box hidden behind…

All smiles as Malaysia and Singapore resume RTS

JOHOR BAHRU, July 30 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong take a moment for photo shoot after witnessing the agreement to proceed with the Rapid Transit System (RTS) project between Singapore and Johor Bahru.Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. JOHOR BAHRU, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA)…

PM Muhyiddin attributes success in keeping COVID-19 under control in Malaysia to the people

TANGKAK, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The success by the Malaysian government in managing various problems related to COVID-19 is due to the sacrifices made by the citizens of the country themselves, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the people were…

Parliament sitting on May 18 unconstitutional, unlawful – Lawyer

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  The Third Session of the 14th Parliament sitting on May 18 for half a day, involving the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)’s speech with no debates, was unconstitutional and unlawful, the High Court here was told today. Lawyer Bastian Vendargon, representing lawyer, R. Kengadharan, and a social activist,…