DAP: in Selangor, Covid-19 vaccination is NOT free
(MMO) - Selangor executive councillor Datuk Teng Chang Khim today said that under the Selangor Vaccination Programme (Selvax), employers will have to bear the cost of two vaccine doses per…
Parliament to sit for five days from July 26 to 29 and on Aug 2
(Malaysia Now) - The government has agreed to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to call for a special Parliament sitting to explain the National Recovery Plan to MPs and amend the rules needed to…
BERITA HANGAT: 35 Umno MPs reject Zahid’s plan to leave the government
(Malaysia Today) - 35 Umno MPs held an emergency meeting tonight and reached a consensus to stick to the Resolution passed by the recent Umno General Assembly.
The Umno MPs also declared that…
Zahid summoned party’s MPs to sign SDs disavowing Perikatan government
(MMO) - The Umno leadership has called in over 10 of its federal lawmakers to sign statutory declarations withdrawing support for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, according to sources.…
Code of ethics signed by Malay rulers 30 years ago draws the line on politics, business and media
(Malaysia Now) - A landmark proclamation in 1992 by six Malay rulers – five of whom were the fathers of present rulers – had set some ground rules on the conduct of sultans in discharging their…
Police: Malaysia recorded 468 suicide cases from Jan to May
(MMO) - A total of 468 suicide cases were reported throughout Malaysia in the first five months of this year, with Selangor being the state with the highest recorded numbers so far this year at…
Court sets July 22 for hearing of Shafee’s money laundering case
(Bernama) - The hearing of lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s money laundering charges, involving RM9.5 million he allegedly received from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, and…
If I knew Malaysia would be ruled by thieves, I would have stayed on, says Dr M
(FMT) - Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was prime minister for 22 years, said he would have stayed on if he had known Malaysia would turn into “a country ruled by thieves” after he left.
In his…
Speakers suggest special Parliament sitting before Aug 1
(Malaysia Now) - The leaders of the two Houses of Parliament today said a proposal had been submitted to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for a special sitting to be held before Aug 1, in the wake…
The King reigns, he does not rule, but he may remind — Hafiz Hassan
(MMO) - The Federal Constitution is the “supreme law of the Federation”, the highest law of the land, the law of laws, the grundnorm. According to Emeritus Professor Shad Faruqi, the Constitution…
Dr Noor Hisham: Latest projection shows Malaysia’s Covid-19 infections to rise
(MMO) - The trend of declining Covid-19 cases since June was reversed, based on the Health Ministry’s latest projection for infections to climb in coming weeks.
According to the current…
Experts: EPF withdrawal, loan moratorium under Pemulih a huge help for M40 group
(Bernama) - The RM150 billion National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) is seen to be a boon for many, especially for the M40 income group.
Among other things, the…
Malaysia has constitutional monarchs, not executive rulers
The people’s interests cannot be mortgaged in Pakatan Harapan’s political games with Umno to see who is more “Malay” or more deferential to the Malay rulers. Let us be clear, our constitutional…
Covid-19 vaccines: 1,367,306 doses sent to Selangor and 322,606 doses yet to be dispensed
(Bernama) - Coordinating Minister of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin has refuted an allegation that the federal government did not send enough COVID-19 vaccine to…
PM Muhyiddin unveils additional RM150 billion stimulus package as Malaysia extends total lockdown
(CNA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled a new economic stimulus package worth RM150 billion (US$36.2 billion) on Monday (Jun 28), in an attempt to mitigate the impacts of a…
Tajuddin confirms Umno poll delayed to 2023, Zahid to stay as president until then
(MMO) - Umno has officially decided to postpone its internal election until 2023 and Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will remain the party president until that time, said supreme council member…
Minister says PM will decide when Parliament sits after Aug 1
(The Mole) - The government has insisted that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is the person who will decide when Parliament can be reconvened.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s…
PH accuses AG of undermining the rulers on Parliament date
(FMT) - Pakatan Harapan leaders have accused the attorney-general of undermining the views of the Rulers’ Conference and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong about the resumption of parliamentary meetings.…
Finance minister: ‘Time is right’ to reintroduce moves like EPF withdrawal schemes, loan moratorium
(MMO) - Putrajaya will extend the i-Sinar and i-Lestari programmes as well the loan repayment moratorium, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said today as the government extended…
Muhyiddin to announce more comprehensive assistance next week
(Bernama): The government will announce either tomorrow (June 28) or Tuesday (June 29) a more comprehensive form of assistance for various groups in the country who are affected by Phase One of…
Wake up from your self-induced nightmare, speaker slams Anwar’s latest claim
Azhar Harun calls for a halt to the politicisation of issues surrounding the reopening of Parliament.
(Malaysia Now) - Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun has urged Anwar Ibrahim and other politicians…
Zahid postpones party elections to stay as Umno President
The smiling tiger struck back the next day. He decided to move the goalposts and it was announced that Umno would postpone its party elections to 2023.
By Joceline Tan, The Star
DATUK Seri Dr…
AG: Cabinet to decide when Parliament will reconvene, as Agong only acts on Cabinet’s advice under Constitution
(MMO) - The Cabinet is the one that determines when both houses of Parliament would meet, as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s constitutional power to summon for Parliament to meet is at the Cabinet’s…
Report: Only four Umno MPs support no-confidence vote against PM, more BN MPs to back Hishammuddin, Nazri claims
(MMO) - Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said he expects only four Umno MPs to support a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s leadership if it is tabled at…
Umno postpones party elections another 18 months
(FMT) - Umno will be postponing its party elections for up to 18 months.
Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan told FMT this was due to the current Covid-19 situation, adding that the party had…
Umno VP Khaled appeals for Umno members to support Zahid who is fighting for his political life
(MMO) - Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin has issued a call for unity in Umno, urging everyone in the party, especially its kabilah (tribes), to stand behind its president Datuk Seri…
Govt on track to achieve 80pc vaccination target in KL, Putrajaya by early August, says FT Minister
(Bernama) - The government is confident of meeting its target of vaccinating 89 per cent of the population in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, thus achieving herd immunity as early as August to realise…
Nazri demands answers from Zahid over talk of secret collaboration with PKR
(The Star) - Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has demanded answers from Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, claiming that he has evidence of purported efforts to secretly collaborate with PKR…
Najib’s 1MDB trial to resume June 29
(Bernama) - The trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case will resume at the High Court here on June 29.
Deputy public prosecutor…