Why is the Ringgit falling?
Economics doesn’t always provide precise answers
Murray Hunter
The Malaysian Ringgit has fallen 4.8 percent this year and we have not even reached the end of February. The Ringgit briefly…
Ringgit jatuh sebab skandal 1MDB, kata Bank Dunia
Ringgit jatuh sebab skandal 1MDB, kata Bank Dunia
Ringgit’s decline due to 1MDB shock and lack of competitiveness in Malaysia post-Asian financial crisis, says World Bank economist
(MMO) - The World Bank’s lead economist for Malaysia Apurva Sanghi today said the ringgit’s poor performance can be attributed to the lack of competitiveness in the country the past 28 years after…
Too early to celebrate record approved investments for 2023, says PKR MP
Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung says the foreign investments have yet to be fully realised.
(FMT) - A PKR MP has cautioned against “prematurely” celebrating Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s…
Its time for real rice reform
Need policies that enhance communities
Murray Hunter
With a drought prevailing across south-east Asia, leading to irrigation water shortages and declining production, it has long been evident…
Dr M berisiko ditahan jika tak sertai RCI Batu Puteh bila dipanggil, kata peguam
Akta Suruhanjaya Siasatan menetapkan pesuruhjaya mempunyai kuasa untuk memanggil saksi menghadiri prosiding.
(FMT) - Seorang peguam berkata Dr Mahathir Mohamad berisiko diberi waran tangkap…
Meeting fails to warm ties between Hadi and Muhyiddin
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang met with his Bersatu counterpart Muhyiddin Yassin recently but the cosying up seems to have failed to smooth things over between the two.
(FMT) - “It was just for…
What will Taib Mahmud’s death mean for Sarawak and the Federation?
Now with Taib gone and the power structure in Putrajaya weakened by internal fighting, it is a question mark as to whether the Melanau-Putrajaya agreement to control Sarawak will still hold?
Nehru…
Highly ambitious and unachievable, analyst says as PAS eyes Selangor
“With the current electoral map, Perikatan Nasional or PAS couldn’t win the state (in the 2023 state election). I have huge reservations about their ability to win with the addition of new (mixed)…
Vacating parliamentary seats out of Bersatu’s court now, says Labuan MP
The decision to compel representatives of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) who support the Anwar administration to vacate their seats won in the last general election cannot be decided by…
Kes Spanco: SPRM ambil keterangan bekas menteri kewangan
(Bernama) - Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) telah mengambil keterangan seorang bekas Menteri Kewangan bagi membantu siasatan dakwaan rasuah bagi projek fleet kenderaan kerajaan…
Guest Editorial: PMX: Can He Unravel and Reinvent the Bumiputera Construct
Lim Teck Ghee
Coming shortly is an economic congress that may be a little different from those held in the past. But will it have the potential to be a gamechanger in the political economy as…
PMX’s Empty Promises: The Cost of Political Rhetoric and Implications for not Fixing the Economy
By Mihar Dias, https://newswav.com/
In the world of Malaysian politics, promises are as abundant as they are unfulfilled.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's recent rhetoric about…
Johor exco reshuffle suggests PH-BN disunity at state level, says analyst
(FMT) - The omission of Pakatan Harapan assemblymen from the newly reshuffled Johor executive council suggests discord in the PH-Barisan Nasional partnership at state level, says an analyst.…
MACC says set to charge Muhyiddin’s son-in-law with CBT once he returns home
(MMO) - Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki said that the son-in-law of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be charged with criminal breach of trust…
Orang bukan Islam jangan interfere dalam urusan Islam
Orang bukan Islam jangan interfere dalam urusan Islam
Zaid criticises Anwar for ignoring call to review Bumiputera privileges
Zaid Ibrahim asks why Article 153 of the Federal Constitution, which deals with the ‘special position’ of Bumiputeras, is being treated like the elephant in the room.
(FMT) - Former law minister…
Investors march out of Malaysia, bring ringgit to 1998 lows
(Reuters) - Malaysia's ringgit is trading at lows not seen since the Asian Financial Crisis as outflows, foreign currency hoarding and a strong dollar pile on pressure.
The currency is the…
Let Umno do what it can to win over Malays, analyst tells DAP
An analyst has urged DAP to let Umno win the backing of Malay voters for the unity government, citing the inability of component parties within Pakatan Harapan (PH) to garner the community’s…
MCA 2.0 or worse? MCA leader cites past protests on key issues, questions DAP’s commitment
With RUU355 expected to be re-presented in Parliament this year, Ti expressed curiosity about whether DAP, with its larger parliamentary presence, will take a similar stance to MCA's in 2016.…
Ethnic Chinese in Malaysia are citizens, foremost
As much as the ethnic Chinese citizens of Malaysia have a right to preserve their past, all of us today have a reciprocal duty to preserve and celebrate our honest history
By Zarazilah Mohd Ali,…
Taib Mahmud dies
He was Sarawak’s longest serving chief minister, holding the post for 33 years.
(FMT) - Abdul Taib Mahmud, Sarawak’s longest serving chief minister, has died. He was 87.
Taib died at a hospital…
Che’gu Bard claims MACC turns a blind eye on plundering of NGO funds as it involves PM’s PolSec
PERIKATAN NASIONAL (PN)-friendly activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin a.k.a. Che’gu Bard has accused the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of purportedly dropping what he described as the…
The silent invasion: The rise and rise of BlackRock in Malaysia
Many of the companies the BlackRock equity fund holds equity, are members of the WEF, in their own right. This includes CIMB Holdings, Tenaga Nasional, and Petronas.
Murray Hunter
BlackRock is a…
Why PAS is not for me
They have no answers to any of nation’s problems. They are divisive, intolerant and regressive. It will be a dark day for Malaysia if they were to take power in Putrajaya.
Dennis Ignatius
In the…
PAS tunjuk sikap ‘big brother’?
Dalam mengejar kerjasama Umno hidupkan semula MN, persetujuan Bersatu diabaikan PAS.
(FMT) - Cadangan Hashim Jasin memujuk Umno untuk bersetuju bekerjasama menghidupkan kembali Muafakat Nasional…
Can Tun M avoid attending the RCI on Pulau Batu Puteh?
To go against the discretion of the Agong means to incur his displeasure and there is no sign that the YDPA has set aside his decision.
(Focus Malaysia) - THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA) Sultan…
