M Update, 15/2/2019 – The Cabinet will make a final decision on whether to bring the abolition of the mandatory death sentence to Parliament next month, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong. The government first made the suggestion to abolish the mandatory death sentence on…
M Update, 14/2/2019 – The Transport Ministry today pledged that former Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) staff who had yet to find jobs would be absorbed into government linked agencies. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar said the ministry was seriously working to ensure they were employed. The ministry is…
M Update, 14/2/2019 – Curbing wayside robberies, gangsterism, online gambling and the war on drugs are among the initiatives the police will undertake to make Kuala Lumpur a safer city, says Comm Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim. The Kuala Lumpur CPO said wayside robberies, especially snatch thefts, have been a menace…
M Update, 14/2/2019 – Firemen are closely monitoring hotspots at Gunung Baling where extinguished fire reignited due to the hot and dry weather, fanned by strong winds. Baling Fire and Rescue station chief assistant Mohd Jamil Mat Daud said the fire, which spread over three hectares, was finally put out…
M Upadte, 14/2/2019 – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is scheduled to make a visit to Malaysia next week where he is expected to meet Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. His two-day visit here, from Feb 17, will be his first tour to South-East…
M Update, 13/2/2019 – Water tariffs in Negeri Sembilan will not be increased for another two years at least, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. He said his administration decided against an increase to ensure that consumers were not financially burdened. There will be no increase in tariffs for…
M Update, 13/2/2019 – A man is in critical condition after he was electrocuted while trying to steal an iron cable at the electrical substation near a petrol station in Chuah, here. Port Dickson police chief Superintendent Aidi Shah Mohamed said the 27-year-old suspect was acting alone in the 12.05pm…
M Update, 13/2/2019 – A 1km stretch of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan TAR) in Kuala Lumpur will be closed to all vehicles except buses beginning March 15, said Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abd Samad. The closure of the stretch from Jalan Esfahan to Jalan Melayu was to allow the…
M Update, 12/2/2019 – Indonesian police have apologised and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an interrogation session in the easternmost area of Papua. A video circulated online shows a man being questioned about stolen…
M Update, 12/2/2019 – Two Bangladeshi men suspected of being in a kidnapping syndicate, with their latest victim one of their countrymen, have been shot dead following a confrontation with police. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Dzaffir Yussof said police from Kuala Lumpur were involved in tracking down the suspects…