High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah will decide Tuesday if he has to recuse himself from Datuk Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial.

The conundrum of who is the rightful Mentri Besar of Perak will be resolved when the five-man Federal Court bench pronounces its ruling in a few hours time.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must be prepared to face the removal of subsidies if it wants to become a more competitive country equipped with a high ratio of intangible assets, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

PUTRAJAYA: Creative and innovative thinking, as well as speed in making decisions and executing policies, are the keys to achieving the Government’s “Four Pillars” agenda, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

KAJANG: Motorists using the Kuala Lumpur-Karak and the East Coast highways will not be charged any toll for certain hours in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations while other highways will offer discounts of between 5% and 20%.

MELBOURNE: Malaysians will be among thousands of would-be migrants to Australia who will have their applications cancelled as part of an Australian government overhaul of the skilled migration programme.

SEREMBAN: The proprietor of a herbs outlet and his family perished in a fiery crash after their car skidded and rammed into a stalled lorry at Km252 of the North-South Expressway near Senawang.

KUALA LUMPUR: In an unexpected move, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim applied to recuse the High Court judge presiding over his second sodomy trial on grounds that his two rulings concerning news reports of the case raised an element of bias.

JOHOR BARU: Police have busted a human trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a 34-year-old Singaporean and the rescue of 37 foreigners.

GEORGE TOWN: Police have recommended that an inquest be held into the dragon boat tragedy which claimed six lives off Macallum Street Ghaut last month.