KUALA LUMPUR: The Urban Renewal Bill has been in development for over 10 years, with no suggestion that original landowners will be forcibly evicted from their land or premises, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PUTRAJAYA: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has initiated an appeal to reinstate a court order on its former vice-president, Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, to pay RM10 million for breaching a bond binding her to the party.

SELAYANG: The High Court will hear an organised crime case involving GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB) chief executive Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, his wife Azura Md Yusof, and 20 others.

KUALA LUMPUR: An opposition member of parliament today raised questions over the report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, stating that a significant portion of the document had been redacted.

PUTRAJAYA: Former PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail will consult his legal team following the Court of Appeal’s decision to reduce the payment imposed on former PKR vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, for breaching the party’s bond terms.

KUALA LUMPUR: Three former ministers from the 2018 Pakatan Harapan administration claimed today that the decision to withdraw Malaysia's application to review the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling on Batu Puteh case was made unilaterally by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad without consulting the Cabinet.

PUTRAJAYA: A former Pakatan Harapan minister has confirmed that the withdrawal of the appeal over the decision by the International Court of Justice to hand Pulau Batu Puteh to Singapore was brought up in a cabinet meeting in 2018.

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PUTRAJAYA: Former PKR vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has sarcastically remarked that her former party should treat the RM100,000 she was ordered to pay as a donation.

PUTRAJAYA: Former PKR vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has been ordered to pay only RM100,000 of the original RM10 million imposed on her by the Kuala Lumpur High Court for breaching a bond binding her to the party.

KUALA LUMPUR: A former minister in the 2018 Pakatan Harapan administration confirmed that the move to withdraw Malaysia's application to review the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling on Pulau Batu Puteh was brought to the cabinet meeting that year.

KUALA LUMPUR: The trauma of the death of her adopted son, Zubaidi Amir Qusyairi Abd Malek, fondly known as Amir, has significantly impacted the health of 51-year-old Norlida Hassan.

IN the heart of Subang Jaya, in the classy confines of Dorsett Grand Subang hotel, something very different has unfolded during the Artober 2024 weekend — Pieces of Me, the debut solo exhibition by MahsuriShark (real name Mahsuri Sharkawi).

SELAYANG: GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd chairman and chief executive officer Datuk Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and his wife, Datin Azura Md Yusof, were charged at the Sessions Court today with being members of an organised criminal group.

KUALA LUMPUR: A caretaker of a welfare home linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH) has pleaded not guilty to child abuse over the caning of a six-year-old boy.

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno will initiate legal action against Rembia state assemblyman, Datuk Muhamad Jailani Khamis, who confirmed his entry into Pas after being suspended from the party.

KUALA LUMPUR: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he will look into concerns brought by former housing and local government minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin on the 200 “online ambassadors” under the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT).

KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Government Ministry’s online ambassador scheme does not involve additional costs, said Minister Nga Kor Ming today.

KUALA LUMPUR: Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming should focus on handling issues and initiatives relating to his ministry more effectively rather than using civil servants as cybertroopers, said the opposition.