KOTA BHARU: A state assemblyman in Kelantan has been cheated of RM84, 529 by a Macau scam syndicate, police said on Monday( April 11). Kelantan Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Asst Comm Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 57-year-old assemblyman only realised that he was cheated after finding out on Sunday( April 10) that the amount had been withdrawn from his bank accounts.He said the victim had earlier received a telephone call from a man claiming to be an officer from the Melaka In

MUAR: A former PAS assemblyman, along with 50 other party members have joined Parti Amanah Negara( Amanah). Najib Lep, a former Bukit Pasir assemblyman, submitted his membership form to Amanah president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu after a ceramah at Taman Desa here on Saturday( Sept 2) night." He has the right( to choose) and he has chosen to be with Amanah." We hope he will contribute his ideas and energy to the party in this two( Johor) by-elections," said Mohamad Sabu after receiving the form her

GEORGE TOWN: Indera Kayangan assemblyman Gan Ay Ling has tested positive for Covid-19 and is advising those who have been in close contact with her to get tested. Gan, 46, said she was informed on Sunday( Aug 8) that a resident she met a week ago had tested positive for Covid-19. She had a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction( RT-PCR) test on Monday( Aug 9) which confirmed she was infected." For everyone's information, I was fully vaccinated on June 11 this year." I've started self-is

PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Pasir Bedamar assemblyman Terence Naidu, who was recently nabbed at a nightclub in Perai, Penang, has tested negative when he was screened for drugs the second time. Naidu’s lawyer Ramkarpal Singh, said after the DAP assemblyman was released on bail on Jan 14, he went to" Klinik O2" in Penang on Jan 15 to be tested for drugs in his urine." He( Naidu) was unsatisfied with the first urine test done by the police which found drugs in his urine, and his repeated requests to the

PETALING JAYA: Parti Amanah Negara( Amanah) is welcome in Batu Tiga, says outgoing PKR assemblyman Rodziah Ismail." I welcome Amanah contesting in Batu Tiga based on the spirit of unity," she said in a post on Twitter following the exchange of seats between the two parties.In the exchange, Amanah will contest the Batu Tiga seat while PKR will contest Hulu Kelang. When announcing PKR’s candidates in Shah Alam yesterday, Prime Minister and PKR chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said there was a last-m

IPOH: A child should be a student in school and not a wife at home, says Nga Kor Ming. The Aulong assemblyman said it is important for the Perak state assembly sitting to take a stand and ban child marriages in the state.“ This assembly has a responsibility to protect children.... It is time to ban child marriage; paedophilia is wrong, ” said Nga.“ We have more than 16, 000 underage girls who are married.... They are supposed to be in school, instead of becoming somebody’s wife, ” he said duri

Her service as assemblyman for several terms has left lasting memories among the local community." Lee had been Kuala Kubu Baharu State Assemblyman since May 2013.... StarPicks LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR SMES IN INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES It had been reported that Lee, 58, died from cancer at 10am on Thursday.... Her passing was confirmed by DAP leaders contacted by media in the morning....

IPOH: Buntong assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam has quit Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia( Bersatu), saying that the party is unable to pull in non-Malay members and support." Bersatu is a good party but they cannot implement( programmes) for non-Malay participation," he said after presenting food boxes at his service centre on Thursday( Jan 20). The three-term assemblyman joined Parti Bangsa Malaysia( PBM) earlier in January." I don't see leaving Bersatu as an issue as we are still under the same co

JOHOR BARU: A former Johor state assemblyman has voiced his disagreement with the Council of Former Elected Representatives( Mubarak), which wanted the monthly payment given to former elected representatives to be continued. Former Maharani assemblyman Song Sing Kwee said that the majority of the former MP’s and state assemblymen have not contributed to society for years.“ There are cases of politicians with more than one pension, such as Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang.“ Some

KOTA KINABALU: Selangor’s Teratai assemblyman Bryan Lai has joined Parti Warisan, becoming the party’s first state assemblyman in the peninsula. Lai, who was with DAP before becoming an Independent, announced that he was joining Warisan on Saturday( Jan 22).He also said that Warisan was the only true multiracial party in the country.“ We need a true multiracial leader and Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal is a true moderate and open-minded leader, ” he said at the Warisan Unity Night here on Saturday