Were Tommy Thomas AG Decisions Apolitical?
Aathi Shankar
A former deputy minister has expressed his concerns on whether Tommy Thomas decision-making was apolitical when serving as the country’s 8th Attorney General for 21 months between…
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2022
Agong tertekan untuk perkenan permohonan parlimen dibubar
Agong tertekan untuk perkenan permohonan parlimen dibubar: Umno umum malam tadi yang mereka telah membuat keputusan bahawa PRU15 mesti diadakan tahun ini juga. Secara tidak langsung, ini adalah satu…
PRU15 segera, Ku Li bimbang UMNO kalah teruk
(Utusan) - Veteran UMNO, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah menzahirkan kebimbangan parti itu akan kalah teruk jika berterusan mendesak kerajaan membubar Parlimen dalam masa terdekat bagi memberi laluan…
4 faktor Agong mungkin tolak nasihat PM bubar Parlimen dalam masa terdekat
(Berita Harian) - Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, boleh menolak nasihat Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, untuk membubarkan Parlimen…
GE15: Umno to hold special meeting on Oct 4, all division chiefs invited
(The Star) - Umno will hold a special meeting on Tuesday (Oct 4) following a decision by its top leadership to hold the general election this year.
"Based on this, all division chiefs, wanita,…
Deal struck on Parliament dissolution
(The Star) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is also Umno vice-president, has been urged to seek an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to present a few potential dates to…
DAP slams Umno for disrespecting Agong, federal constitution
(The Vibes) - DAP has slammed the Umno Supreme Council for disrespecting the discretionary powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the federal constitution relating to the dissolution of…
Minda Presiden PAS: PENEGASAN PAS TERHADAP PERPADUAN UMMAH
Kepada sesiapa yang berada dalam dilema kefahamannya terhadap PAS yang beraqidah Islam yang bersifat universal, pada masa yang sama turut memperjuangkan kebangsaan Melayu dan bumiputera. Sikap…
There are signs that the calm and unassuming Ismail Sabri is growing to be his own man
BY SELVARAJA SOMIAH
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob should just let Parliament complete its full term until July next year. Better to make use of the remaining parliamentary term to…
Ronnie Liu was one of Bersih’s founders and a mastermind of Hindraf
The 25th November 2007 Hindraf rally was a huge success -- and that had an effect on the 8th March 2008 general election -- just like the 5th November 2007 Bersih rally did. And Ronnie was very much…
Caretaker PM can still handle floods, says Zahid in continued call for GE15 this year
`(The Star) - A caretaker prime minister would still be able to keep the country running and handle the flood season, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Umno president said this in…
Pound may need to fall to plug the hole of UK’s international debt
The UK has a huge stock of debt it needs to service and refinance, a net £900bil (RM4.52 trillion) of it.
(Bloomberg) - Borrowing costs in the UK will ultimately determine how far sterling needs to…
It’s proven throughout history that majority may not be right every time
Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew
Openly asking me to quit?
I was taken aback by the outburst.
It's rude, crude and uncalled for.
I will give a measured response tomorrow.
Meanwhile, here's a…
Ismail Sabri still strong as Dewan sits for possible last meet before GE15
This, despite pressure from Umno to hold polls this year instead of completing Parliament’s full term
(The Vibes) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob remains secure in what could be the…
Report: Bersatu may cede Perlis MB post to PAS if Perikatan wins GE15
Other than PAS and Bersatu, PN also consists of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia and two Sabah based parties — the Homeland Solidarity Party and Sabah Progressive Party.
(MMO) - Perikatan Nasional…
Big push for polls begins tonight
It could be D-day today – the day when the long-awaited decision is made on when exactly Parliament will be dissolved.
(MSN News) - The top five leaders of Umno will meet at World Trade Centre…
Year end not the right time to hold GE15, say experts
Speculation of a year-end general election has sparked much debate over the timing which coincides with the annual floods.
(NST) - Several quarters have expressed their concern over the…
Batu beef: animosity drags on between Tian Chua, Prabakaran
‘What advice?’ asks as predecessor slams him for not heeding advice, being ungrateful
(The Vibes) - What started out as a mentor-protégé sort of relationship between former Batu MP Chua Tian…
Sulu heirs press US$15bil claim, target Malaysian assets in Netherlands
Heirs of the late Sultan of Sulu have asked a Dutch court for permission to seize Malaysian assets in the Netherlands, their lawyer said, seeking enforcement of a US$15 billion arbitration award…
Overseas Malaysians may decide next government
In the 2018 general election, BN won four million votes against 5.5 million for PH and two million for PAS. This time around, in a (yet again) three-corner contest, PH may win almost half the votes…
7.5 juta atau 50% isi rumah masih bergaji bawah RM2,000
(Ismaweb) - Walaupun kemajuan negara di tahap membanggakan, nasib kumpulan berpendapatan rendah tidak banyak berubah, bahkan kadar kemiskinan relatif juga sebenarnya meningkat.
Pakar ekonomi,…
Bersih predicts next government will need another CSA or MoU post-GE15
(MMO) - Whoever wins the 15th general election (GE15) will likely need another Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA) or Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to maintain political stability, the…
Zaid suruh Umno tolak ‘penyatuan ummah’ dan kembali kepada formula lama
(Malaysia Post) - Datuk Zaid Ibrahim menolak cadangan supaya beberapa parti politik Melayu diperkukuhkan melalui kerjasama seperti dibangkitkan pelbagai pihak mutakhir ini.
Bekas Menteri di…
Bribery and power abuse among Penang civil servants worrying, says MACC chief
(Bernama) - Accepting bribes, abuse of power and making false claims among civil servants in Penang are worrying, says Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner, Tan Sri Azam…
Anwar knew about Sheraton Move 6 months earlier: Report
(The Sun Daily) - PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he already knew an act of sabotage would take place six months before the Sheraton Move, NST reports.
He said he was informed of…
Terengganu BN touts ex-MB Ahmad Said as ‘poster boy’ for GE15
(FMT) - Terengganu Barisan Nasional (BN) is pushing former menteri besar Ahmad Said as its “poster boy” for the 15th general election (GE15) in a bid to wrest the state government from PAS.…
Judge in Zahid’s case right to use Rosmah verdict, says Sri Ram
(FMT) - Ad hoc prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram has rebutted the argument by Rosmah Mansor’s lawyer that the High Court judge who acquitted Ahmad Zahid Hamidi could not use her case as comparison.
Sri…
Malaysia adalah negara hybrid, dan bukannya negara sekular macam DAP berkata
Malaysia adalah negara hybrid, dan bukannya negara sekular macam DAP berkata. BN nak negara hybrid, PH pula nak Malaysia bertukar menjadi negara sekular, dan PAS mahukan negara Islam. Bagi mandat…
MALAYSIA AMAN DAN DEMOKRATIK DI BAWAH ISMAIL SABRI
Dr Kamarul Zaman Haji Yusoff, Pegawai Khas Perdana Menteri
Begitu galak sekali pemimpin pembangkang tertentu, khasnya dari Pakatan Harapan, cuba membangkitkan emosi kemarahan rakyat terhadap…
2023 Budget needs to be re-tabled if Parliament is dissolved before bill is passed, says speaker
The 2023 Budget due to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next week may need to be retabled if Parliament is dissolved before the bill is passed in the House.
(NST) - Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri…