1,244 Malaysians who returned yesterday allowed to do 14-day self quarantine

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — All except one of the 1,244 Malaysians who came back from overseas yesterday were sent home for 14-day quarantine, the last batch allowed to do self-isolation before compulsory quarantine at government-designated centres begins today, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.        He said the…

COVID-19 a wake-up call for all nations to come together to resolve global crisis

By V.Sankara KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The COVID-19 pandemic should serve as a wakeup call for every nation in the world to put aside their differences and find common grounds to resolve the global pandemic, said the former president of the Marshall Islands, Kessai Hessa Note. He said this could…

Appeal Court postpones to Sept 30 hearing of lawyer’s appeal against High Court’s dismissal of bid to recuse Sri Ram from his case

File photo of former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram who had been appointed as a deputy public prosecutor for the money laundering case against lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. PUTRAJAYA, July 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Court of Appeal…

US arrests 3 Chinese researchers for failing to disclose links to China’s military

WASHINGTON, July 24 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — The US federal authorities have arrested three Chinese researchers for failing to disclose their links to China’s military, and a fourth individual is a fugitive harboured at the consulate in San Francisco, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting the Justice Department in a press release on Thursday. “Four…

Court dismisses MP’s application to drop money laundering charges

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24  (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Sessions Court here today dismissed an application by Pontian Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan to drop the money laundering and giving false statement charges against him. Judge  Azman Ahmad, in dismissing the application, said the application filed by Ahmad, 54, last Feb 11 was…

Parliament Highlights: MP attempts to play audio, another proposes way to stop party hopping

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24  (NNN-BERNAMA) — After the “heated” first week of Parliament sitting in Malaysia, members of the august house seemed to be more focused during the second week, raising issues that concerned the people. Nevertheless, there were heated arguments and verbal exchanges during the debate session. Among the…

Pulau Kapas back to life with domestic tourists

MARANG, July 24  (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government’s move in encouraging domestic tourism during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) is a blessing for tourism industry players in Terengganu, especially in the resort island area. This is evident by the surge in tourist arrivals in the state after the “lockdown” due to…

Over RM600,000 worth of drugs seized, two nabbed

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Police detained two individuals on suspicion of trafficking various types of drugs worth RM664,075 around the capital and in Selangor, on Tuesday. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said the two, a local man and woman, aged 33 and 28, were arrested at…

Updated: Malaysia sees 15 new COVID-19 cases

PUTRAJAYA, July 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia hit double digits for the third straight day after 15 cases, 11 of them being local transmissions, were reported today.  Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative figure of positive cases to 8,815 cases, with 130 of being…

Malaysia should present report on treatment of migrants – Dr Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government should present a report on the way it handled illegal immigrants as part of its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Independent-Langkawi) said this would be a better way to clarify the issue than taking…