Melvin Paniselvam 274 posts 0 comments

PETALING JAYA: The Indonesian embassy has appointed a lawyer in an effort to seek justice for Sabri Umar, an Indonesian worker who was wrongfully imprisoned in Sabah and whipped for allegedly not having a valid work pass. Ambassador…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said his ministry will not be swayed by letters of support from anyone, including the prime minister, in deciding which Bangladeshi agencies to appoint for the hiring…

PETALING JAYA: A careless moment five years ago which led to an encounter with a gun-toting robber turned a quiet piano teacher into a community champion. Mary Jegaraj said she had led a simple life centred on music and church up to then.…

KUALA LUMPUR: Former navy chief Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor pleaded not guilty to three charges of criminal breach of trust in connection with the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal. The 78-year-old former managing director of Boustead…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Budget 2023 that will be tabled in October will continue to place emphasis on the welfare of Keluarga Malaysia (the Malaysian Family), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said it would also take…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today pleaded with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to allocate more funds for public health. According to Khairy, the benchmark spending on public health is between 4…

PETALING JAYA: DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has called on the police to provide an update on their investigation into a claim linked to a “troll farm”, a network of fake social media accounts and pages that tried to boost support for the…

PETALING JAYA: Within the next three years, some 500,000 workers from Bangladesh will be employed in Malaysia through the new memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by both countries. According to Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia…

PETALING JAYA: Undertaking jobs beneath their qualifications has been the bane of up to 1.55 million graduates nationwide, according to data by the Statistics Department (DOSM). In its Graduate Statistics Report 2021 released on July 27,…

JOHOR BAHRU: The construction of two new hospitals in Pasir Gudang and Kempas here is expected to help ease congestion, especially in the state’s two main hospitals of Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) and Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI). Health…