Authors

Sarban Singh

newsdesk@thestar.com.my

Recent and archived articles by Sarban Singh

17 Jan 2019 | 12:34 PM

Xavier: No crony business in river sand export licence issuance

SEREMBAN: Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar has rubbished an online report alleging that he issued licences to four companies to export river sand because they are linked to him.

17 Jan 2019 | 7:00 AM

Tough going for ex-Umno MPs

PETALING JAYA: Their exit from Umno was shocking and swift but their path back is filled with obstacles.

16 Jan 2019 | 2:49 PM

Mohamad Hasan: No applications yet from six MPs who left Umno on Dec 14

SEREMBAN: Umno's acting president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has not received any application from six former Umno MPs to rejoin the organisation.

16 Jan 2019 | 7:00 AM

Court: Teacher may have been unfairly treated

SEREMBAN: A primary school teacher convicted of leaking UPSR exam papers will know on Feb 20 if the Sessions Court judge had acted unfairly by not allowing his defence to recall two important witnesses during a retrial.

15 Jan 2019 | 6:52 PM

New team takes over at Mawar, pledges to re-open private hospital

SEREMBAN: A new team that has taken over the management of the deregistered Mawar Medical Centre here has pledged to re-open the private hospital after rehiring the bulk of its specialists who resigned in November.

15 Jan 2019 | 2:36 PM

Judge may have been prejudiced against teacher in UPSR leak case

SEREMBAN: A primary schoolteacher who was sentenced to five years' in jail for leaking the UPSR exam papers will, on Feb 20, know if a Sessions Court judge had been prejudiced against him by not allowing him to recall two important witnesses during his re-trial.

14 Jan 2019 | 7:00 AM

MB heads Negri honours list

SEREMBAN: Mentri Besar Aminuddin Harun and Bukit Aman Special Branch director Datuk Abdul Hamid Bador head the list of 340 recipients of titles and awards in conjunction with the 71st birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.

Honoured: Aminuddin (left) and Abdul Hamid.

13 Jan 2019 | 7:00 AM

Negri basketball players get early angpow for win

SEREMBAN: Nine players of the Negri Sembilan basketball team netted an early “angpow” for Chinese New Year when they each received an apartment worth RM280,000 for winning the Malaysian Basketball Association (Maba)-Matrix Agong Cup tournament for the third consecutive year.

11 Jan 2019 | 5:19 PM

Sains to go all out to tackle defaulters

SEREMBAN: Syarikat Air Negri Sembilan (Sains) - which is owed some RM28mil in unpaid water bills - will be more aggressive in getting defaulters to pay up, including disconnecting supply within 14 days of issuing any reminders.

11 Jan 2019 | 7:00 AM

‘Be clear on what insult means’

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia must have a clear definition on what statements or actions are deemed insulting to the royal institution, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.