MELAKA: Lendu assemblyman Datuk Sulaiman Md Ali is set to be the 12th Melaka Chief Minister. Sulaiman, 55, will be sworn-in at 3pm on Monday (March 9) before Yang-di Pertua Tun Dr Mohd Khalil Yaakob. He is also the Masjid Tanah Umno liaison committee secretary since 2013. Melaka MIC chairman Datuk M. S. Mahadevan said…
PUTRAJAYA: Top graft buster Datuk Seri Azam Baki has been appointed the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner. The Prime Minister’s Office in a statement Monday (Mar 9) said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has consented to Azam’s appoinment. “The appointment takes effect from March…
IPOH: Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s “betrayal” is expected, says Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak (pic). The Perak PKR chairman said he has long been disappointed with the state Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairman and has criticised his performance as the Mentri Besar…
PETALING JAYA: Police are hunting down one more member of a robbery gang that had terrorised people in the Kota Damansara area. “A patrol car on crime prevention duties in Kota Damansara on March 7 spotted a car that was being driven around suspiciously. When the patrol team instructed the car to stop, the driver…
IPOH: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), Umno and PAS have joined hands to form the new Perak state government, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. The Perak Mentri Besar said 32 assemblymen will now be aligned to Perikatan Nasional, following the footsteps of the Federal Government. During the press conference…
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin be seeking an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to present the list of names for the new Cabinet. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said the audience with the King is set at 11am at the Istana Negara on Monday (March 9). “After receiving the…
LANGKAWI: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he would consider meeting Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for a reconciliation talk if he ditches “corrupt Umno allies” in his new government. The former prime minister said he had received a letter from Muhyiddin seeking a meeting. “I have not met him. Why should I…
ALOR SETAR: A man ended up being killed and dumped inside a plastic barrel for always borrowing his younger brother’s shirts. Apparently, the last straw came when he wore a shirt that was given to the younger brother by his girlfriend. Police found the body of the 34-year-old man, believed to have been killed by his…