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Jan 9, 2025 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
PETALING JAYA: World No 6 men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik were shown the exit at the Malaysia Open by an unheralded Taiwan pair ranked No 27 in the BWF world rankings this evening. Appearing to lack their killer instinct, Aaron-Wooi Yik lost 16-21, 18-21 to Lee Fang Chih-Lee Fang Jen as their opponents returned all that the Malaysians were throwing at them.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur High Court has absolved a supplier of faulty intraocular lenses of liability for damage caused to the vision of two cataract patients, ruling there was no contractual relationship between the parties on which an action can be founded. Justice Johan Lee said the plaintiffs had failed to show they had a valid and enforceable contract against Swissmed Sdn Bhd, the defendant named in the suit.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
PETALING JAYA: The much awaited Medical (Amendment) Act 2024 came into force last week, finally resolving the non-recognition of specialists who pursued their qualifications under the health ministry’s parallel pathway programme. The gazettement of the amending act, which took place on Oct 17, paves the way for these doctors to apply to the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) to be enrolled on the National Specialists Register (NSR).
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
Ex-Sabah GLC senior manager awarded RM931,000 for constructive dismissalPublished on: Wednesday, October 02, 2024By:K Parkaran, FMTSiti Mariam Abdul Rahman was awarded RM931,770 in backpay and compensation after the Industrial Court ruled she was constructively dismissed from her employment with Borneo Samudra Sdn Bhd.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
freemalaysiatoday.com | K Parkaran |Sean Augustin
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
MACC arrests 3 senior Penang doctors over fraudulent Socso claimsPublished on: Tuesday, September 03, 2024By:K Parkaran, FMTA source told FMT that there’s a likelihood that more doctors will be arrested soon in connection with the cartel involved in fraudulent Socso claims.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
Banks apply stricter rules on opening new accountsPublished on: Monday, August 12, 2024By:FMT, K ParkaranThose wanting to open a bank account now need to furnish documents detailing their sources of income. (File pic)PETALING JAYA: Banks are applying more stringent conditions on customers who open new accounts, following the widespread use of "mule" accounts by scammers who have swindled millions of ringgit from Malaysians.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
Do-or-die for Zii Jia in Olympic gold medal huntPublished on: Saturday, August 03, 2024By:FMT, K ParkaranA win by Lee Zii Jia against Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn will ensure that Malaysia secure at least a silver in the badminton event at the Paris Olympics. PETALING JAYA: National shuttler Lee Zii Jia may have won several prestigious international titles but his semi-final match at the 2024 Paris Olympics tomorrow is expected to be the most important one in his career.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
Gritty Pearly-Thinaah march into semi-finals in Olympic firstPublished on: Thursday, August 01, 2024By:K Parkaran, FMTPearly Tan-M Thinaah took about 40 minutes to overcome the South Koreans, who are ranked world No. 10 . (AP pic)PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah became the first Malaysian women’s doubles pair to reach the badminton semi-finals at the Olympics after defeating South Korea’s Kim So Yeong-Kong Hee Yong in a pulsating quarter-final match in Paris today.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
dailyexpress.com.my | K Parkaran
Industrial Court chides firm for using race in dismissal casePublished on: Monday, July 22, 2024By:FMT, K ParkaranThe Industrial Court awarded S Janarthen RM71,500 in compensation after holding that he had been victimised by his employer’s finance director, Yim Kai Keong.
