Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir retains the Perak menteri besar's post after the Federal Court here today declared his appointment by Sultan Azlan Shah as constitutional.

Bank Negara Malaysia has commenced investigations into Semangat Teknologi Gagah Sdn Bhd (STG) and its related companies on suspicion of conducting illegal deposit taking.

Although Internet banking cybercrimes are still at a manageable level, the country still needs to produce more information security experts, according to CyberSecurity Malaysia.

Three secondary school students were detained by the police after allegedly robbing a foreigner in Selayang yesterday.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today he hoped the people of Perak will focus on efforts to develop the state and not get involved in any political activities that could be deemed disrespectful of the Federal Court decision that Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir is the rightful menteri besar of the state.

Penang police have detained five people, including two women, believed to be members of a credit card fraud syndicate, in an operation in Prangin Mall, here, last Thursday.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will discuss tomorrow the rational for the purchase of 1,294 units of used buses at the price of RM93 million by the Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) in 2003, PAC chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said.

The government's decision to approve 100,000 applications from new foreign workers to work in the country over the past five months was made to meet the demand from manufacturers following the global economic recovery.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today said the joint venture agreement between Malaysia and China to develop an aluminium smelting plant in Samalaju Industrial Park reflected the confidence the Chinese government and investors had in making large investments in the country, and in Sarawak specifically.

A bill to empower the Higher Education Ministry to govern the institutions of higher learning (IPT) is being promulgated, said its minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.