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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Only visionary leadership can resolve the ongoing dispute between Sarawak and Petronas over the right to oil and gas (O&G) resources in and around the state, Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said. For over the past year, Sarawak has been pushing for a deal with…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The classification of people in the country, particularly the T15 (high-income group), for the RON95 petrol subsidy rationalisation will be announced by mid-2025, according to Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. He said the announcement will give room for appeal to those who have yet to register…

KUANTAN, Dec 10 — The Pahang Palace will not make any statement regarding the existence of the royal addendum purportedly issued by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong as submitted in the appeal application by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the affidavit of Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib. Pahang…

KUANTAN, Dec 10 — The Pahang Palace today denied a claim made through a social media post that had gone viral regarding a royal wedding involving the Crown Prince of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, and a woman in April next year. Comptroller of the Pahang Royal Household, Major…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Police are continuing investigations into former Goldman Sachs Malaysia investment banking chief Roger Ng over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal by reviewing related documents. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said Ng remains in police custody to assist with the probe, according to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Government lawmakers got away with a narrow majority to give the Communication and Multimedia Act (amendment) Bill passage after being surprised by the Opposition’s request for a bloc vote. The Bill was approved for the Committee Stage reading with just a 19-vote majority, defeating the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Lim Guan Eng has filed a bankruptcy notice against Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin following a RM1.4 million judgment awarded by the High Court in a defamation suit. The suit stemmed from remarks made by the former prime minister concerning Yayasan Al-Bukhary’s tax-exempt status, according to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The government has been urged to act boldly and without fear of political threats to implement the national health insurance scheme, for the good of the people as a whole. Senator Datuk Dr Mohd Hatta Md Ramli said that the scheme, if established, could help…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Clearing immigration at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will soon take less than five seconds with the introduction of 40 additional autogates equipped with QR code technology, according to Immigration Department director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban. He said the enhanced autogates, to be installed at KLIA…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — A security guard was sentenced to 15 years in prison and nine strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to two charges of rape and one charge of having intercourse against the order of nature with a teenage girl…