2019

(MMO) - PetroSaudi International (PSI) CEO Tarek Obaid (pic) diverted money from US$500 million (RM2.06 billion) hat was borrowed from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) for a purported…

(FMT) - Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali today said he would pay any travel bills he might owe, in the wake of a report claiming that a travel agency is taking him to court over…

(FMT) - President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China’s economy, declaring the world must “knock down walls” as he opened an annual trade fair in Shanghai. Xi addressed an…

(TMI) - The prosecution’s ninth witness, former 1Malaysia Development Bhd CEO Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, returns to the stand on the 32nd day of Najib Razak’s trial. Lead defence counsel…

(THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysians on social media were outraged by a beauty pageant that referred to their country as the "Republic of Malaysia", even though Malaysia is not a republic and…

(FMT) - Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim has thanked Dr Mahathir Mohamad for pledging to step down as prime minister before the next general election. Anwar, who is PKR president, told…

(The Star) - Inspector-General of police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador does not believe that fugitive Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho, a.k.a. Jho Low, is hiding in Cyprus. “It’s impossible for…

When Palma asked Dr Mahathir to address conspiracy theories that he did not plan to leave the prime minister’s post, he explained that he needed to be careful in appointing a successor due to his…

It is still early days in the Tanjung Piai by-election campaign, but the signs are that the Chinese mood is at its most unsettled since the 14th General Election. Joceline Tan, The Star THE…

The Sessions Court here today allowed the prosecution’s application to dismiss two counts of possessing items related to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) against DAP’s Seremban Jaya…

(SCMP) - China was ranked the world’s worst abuser of internet freedoms for the fourth consecutive year by a US human rights organisation that also said global internet freedom was declining.…

(Bloomberg) - Sharp divisions between the rich and poor are fueling a global wave of unrest -- but that’s just one of the grievances driving people onto the streets, according to a leading scholar…

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng at the DAP Johor State Annual Convention in Muar on Sunday, 3rd November 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcvYyqnzcLY&t=4s…

Pro-Anwar Ibrahim site, Sarawak Report, has launched an attack on Azmin Ali. The "EXCLUSIVE" expose on Azmin is very damaging and suggests that the Sandakan Semburit scandal is true after all.…

(MMO) - Recent reports of Islamic Development Department (Jakim) officers soliciting bribes in exchange for halal certification could be a case of individuals posing as them, said Minister in the…

(FMT) - A DAP Youth leader today suggested that the recent crackdown on sympathisers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) could be due to the presence of controversial preacher Dr Zakir…

(MMO) - Transport Minister Anthony Loke admitted today that Putrajaya requested a six-month extension for the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, but denied it is an attempt to…

(The Star) - It is not true that Pakatan Harapan paid Gerakan RM1mil to contest in the Tanjung Piai polls to split Chinese votes, says Datuk Dr Dominic Lau Hoe Chai. The Gerakan president said…

Is he saying or accusing the MCA candidate and the MCA itself as being “owed” by Umno-PAS, that the MCA man is just a “symbol” or a “figurehead”? Mohsin Abdullah, Sin Chew Daily A friend of…

(MMO) - PAS said it will reconsider its relationship with its Gagasan Sejahtera ally and former splinter party Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia (Berjasa) following the latter’s decision to…

The authorities have estimated that there are still RM18.9 billion of unidentified assets and property linked to scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), spread across at least five…

Cyprus' president has pledged to revoke any of his island republic's passports found to have been "mistakenly" granted to wealthy overseas investors under a controversial cash-for-citizenship…

(The Star) - Despite an event featuring a Pakatan Harapan minister and deputy minister, only about 50 people turned up at the “kopitiam forum”, which took place at Restoran Jiayibei here. The…

“We have sought the countries’ cooperation to send him (Low) back but he seems to get immunity and protection from the authorities in those countries." (Bernama) - It is irresponsible for certain…

(FMT) - Penang opposition leader Yusof Mohd Noor (BN-Sungai Dua) today came under criticism from a Pakatan Harapan assemblyman after he called for a ban on the distribution of the bible to…

(FMT) - Some 300 to 400 Singaporeans on Sunday held a rare rally in a park against the government’s immigration policies, a hot button issue likely to figure in a parliamentary election expected…

(SCMP) - Chinese experts have rejected the claim by a senior Pentagon official that the US is lagging behind China in some key dual-use technologies. Michael Brown, director of the US…

(FMT) - Perdana Menteri Dr Mahathir Mohamad beri jaminan beliau akan berundur sebelum pilihan raya umum ke-15, tetapi tidak menyatakan tarikh khusus. “Saya tak tahu sama ada dua atau tiga…