MALACCA: Malacca and Indonesia are proposing to introduce a new gateway for Indonesian workers to travel and work in Malacca, especially in industries located in coastal areas, on a daily basis.

SHAH ALAM: The High Court here on Monday set June 26 for mention of a case involving a former executive of an oil and gas company accused of murdering his wife, TV9 administrative executive Nur Syaleza Jaffar.

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has accepted the apology by Astro AEC host Gan Jiang Han who posted a message that a blackout had allegedly occurred in Bentong that led to the Barisan Nasional winning the parliamentary seat in the May 5 polls.

KUANTAN: Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said Monday that land clearance on a 24ha site in Pos Terisu, Cameron Highlands, was being carried out in accordance with the law.

KUALA LUMPUR: Suspended disciplinary head teacher Ismazi Ismail, 51, was acquitted by the Ampang magistrate’s court on Monday of 11 counts of molesting 11 teenage female students.

PUTRAJAYA: Integrity can be strengthened if the country’s laws are enforced without fear, favour, hindrance and political interference.

IPOH: Police have busted a ‘bomoh’ cheating syndicate from China responsible for 23 fraud cases in the state involving losses totalling RM1mil.

KUALA LUMPUR: Organisers plan to hold the Suara Rakyat 505 Rally at the MPPJ Field next to Amcorp Mall this coming Saturday to expose incidents of electoral fraud said spokesman Badrul Hisham Shaharin.

JOHOR BARU: Bachelor Fairuz Arbain invited two young girls to a game of hide-and-seek and sodomised the younger girl.

KUALA LUMPUR: Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi promised that there would be no political interference in the police force.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has acquitted and discharged a former Internal Security Act (ISA) Yazid Sufaat and two others arrested under Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOA).

KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu police have urged the organisers of the “Black 505” gathering to postpone their rally and relocate to a more suitable location.

KOTA KINABALU: A court here on Monday has ordered the prosecution to decide on whether they want to proceed with charges against a 40-year-old restaurant manager who married under Syariah law the 13-year-old girl he is accused of raping.

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Hindu Endowment Board has lodged a police report over three missing gold bars from their office on Dec 26.

JOHOR BARU: Two men were sent to the gallows by the High Court here on Monday after they were found guilty of drug trafficking.

PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zahid Hamidi said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng should apologise to him for misinterpreting his call for groups that do not accept the country’s electoral system to move to countries where the system suits them.

KUANTAN: Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob on Monday announced the new portfolios for the 10 executive councillors.

PETALING JAYA: PKR has revealed the names of eight people who were not allowed to vote in the May 5 polls because their votes had already been cast.

PUTRAJAYA: The Government will explore methods to help consumers enjoy more affordable Internet services.

PETALING JAYA: MIC Central Working Committee (CWC) member KP Samy has denied reports that he will resign from his post because he was not offered a senatorship by the party president.

GEORGE TOWN: No question should arise regarding the legality of the thanksgiving mega ceramah on Saturday, as it was a state government function, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

IPOH: Police have arrested seven people, including a female Chinese national, believed to be involved in a spate robbery cases in Perak.

GEORGE TOWN: An Indonesian woman, who brought her ailing mother to seek medical treatment here, fell to her death from the 37th floor of an condominium in Persiaran Gurney here.

GEORGE TOWN: Former Batu Uban assemblyman S. Raveentharan has withdrawn a defamation suit on Monday against a bank executive following the latter’s public apology in court.

PETALING JAYA: Corporate figures Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar and Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan will be giving up their lucrative annual salaries upon taking up posts in the new Cabinet.

BUTTERWORTH: Visually-impaired Faiq Adnan almost gave up his swim across the Penang Channel after having being bitten by jellyfish numerous times.

Improving the Selangor government’s efficiency and ensuring strong investment inflows are among the top priorities for Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim who secured a second term as Mentri Besar after Pakatan Rakyat retained the state in the 13th general election.

PETALING JAYA: The DAP is unhappy and puzzled over the distribution of the Selangor executive council positions, claiming that Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim had earlier promised the party four seats instead of three as announced recently.

THE issue of the alleged blackout in Bentong on May 5, posted by Astro AEC show host Gan Jiang Han on his Facebook page, continues in major Chinese dailies with MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai expressing his unhappiness.

Mingguan Malaysia columnist Awang Selamat says Utusan Malay-sia should not accept new advertisements from AirAsia unless AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani apologises to the daily.

TAMIL NADU Chief Minister J. Jaya­lalithaa has announced that a statue of “Tamil Thai” (Mother of Tamil culture) would be built in Madurai, a city that is synonymous with the Tamil language at a cost of Rs10mil (RM550,000).

PETALING JAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said there will be no more warnings against those bent on taking part in illegal rallies and assemblies that could disrupt peace and stability in the country.