PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 — The Federal Court was told today that the conviction and the death sentence imposed on six former National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) students for the murder of Royal Malaysian Navy cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain is unsafe and should be set aside.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 — The Public Service Department (JPA) said no directive had been issued for the mass termination of civil servants not possessing a Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) certificate.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Sessions Court has dismissed the application by the late former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin's widow Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid to refer questions of law to the High Court concerning the validity of charges she is facing for failing to declare her assets.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Malaysia and the United Kingdom (UK) reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening inter-parliamentary cooperation and promoting dialogue on legislative best practices, democratic governance and Parliamentary reforms.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 — The Fisheries Department (DOF) is calling on the public to play an active role in safeguarding whale and marine mammal populations by following regulations, minimising plastic pollution, and supporting conservation initiatives led by the government, non-governmental organisations, universities, and local communities.

TELUK INTAN, Feb 18 — A total of 24,700 taxpayers have used the e-invoicing system, with about 173 million e-invoices having been issued as of February 13.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Federal Territories Department has identified 139 land parcels spanning 1,228.95 hectares with potential for redevelopment, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Discussions on the 2025 sukuk redemption and the return of the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) assets currently held by Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJSB) are expected to be finalised in the first quarter of 2025, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The government is finalising the main parameters for the proposed implementation of the private-led Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) project.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Employers in both the private and public sectors must notify the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) of employee terminations or deaths to facilitate tax clearance.

KUCHING, Feb 18 —  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has asked Sarawak to supply its excess electricity to the southern Philippines via Sabah starting next year.

MANAMA (BAHRAIN), Feb 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Bahrain, starting last night, marks a new chapter in Malaysia-Bahrain diplomatic relations, which celebrated their 50th anniversary last year.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 18 — The suspect in last week’s shooting at a Setia Alam shopping mall was killed in a shootout with police at a hotel in Pulau Ketam, Klang, early this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The National Remote Sensing Satellite Development Programme (PSPJN) and the motor vehicle inspection industry are among the focuses of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The afternoon school session in the peninsula will end at 5.30pm, while in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan, it will conclude at 5.00pm throughout the Ramadan fasting month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that Malaysia’s diversity should not undermine intercommunity relations but instead be harnessed as a source of strength to build a more prosperous and progressive nation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The National Investment Council (MPN) meeting has agreed that semiconductor diplomacy should become one of the strategic pillars of the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS) policy framework, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — The Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) of the Prime Minister’s Department is leading efforts to amend the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (Act 711) to strengthen protections for whistleblowers and enhance the effectiveness of information dissemination.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Deputy Minister Datuk Seri R.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — No nation should dictate Malaysia’s policies — be it on trade, investment, or foreign relations — said Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.