(FMT) - Former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam has been ordered to answer a contempt charge in relation to former prime minister Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial. This follows the decision…

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been playing a cautious political game during the months of a tense battle of wills but in one swift move, he seems to have outmanoeuvred Umno. (FMT) -…

An international human rights body says the country saw an “incredible” regression in rights last year, citing decline in media freedom and treatment of migrants among other key issues. (FMT) -…

The inclusion of Arau MP Datuk Shahidan Kassim, who was once charged for molesting a 15-year-old girl, in the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (SSC) for women and children’s affairs has been…

(FMT) - Political leaders who are still debating the issue of who should be the prime minister while the Covid-19 outbreak is raging with all-time high, four-figure cases every day are “behaving…

He said recent experience had proven that it is not easy to control people’s movements in efforts to minimise the spread of the virus. (MalaysiaNow) - Former Federal Court judge Gopal Sri Ram has…

The emergency until August will give Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin the breathing space to consolidate his Perikatan Nasional government by getting support from other parties in the country.…

At the very least, he said, it takes away the uncertainty over whether the government would fall any time soon. (FMT) - Bursa Malaysia slumped immediately after the announcement of the state of…

(FMT) - The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s emergency proclamation to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic is constitutional, a retired judge said. Gopal Sri Ram, however, said anyone who felt the emergency…

(The New Sarawak) - Another record number of infections were reported today with 3,309 cases being registered over the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry said the total number of infections now…

(Bernama) - Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said now is not a suitable time to hold the 15th General Election (GE15) as the country is still experiencing a spike in the number of new…

(FMT) - The purported plan to make Hishammuddin Hussein or Ismail Sabri Yaakob deputy prime minister in the Perikatan Nasional government may be step to placate Umno, but it seems only to have…

(FMT) - A state Umno leader has expressed concern that the appointment of Hishammuddin Hussein as deputy prime minister would be detrimental to the party, following rumours the foreign minister…

(MMO) - To fight the rising tide of Covid-19 cases in the country, DAP’s Lim Kit Siang has called for Pakatan Harapan to be “restored” as the federal government with PKR’s Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim…

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein is expected to be named deputy to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, according to The Malaysian Insight. (MMO) - The news portal cited…

There is no doubt that PN is a minority government, but it still holds the majority (number of seats in the house). (NST) - The Perikatan Nasional government remains a valid ruling coalition…

If an electoral agreement was not reached, Umno and Barisan Nasional are likely to clash with PPBM and Perikatan Nasional in Malay constituencies, with DAP likely to retain the Chinese-majority or…

(Focus Malaysia) - As several politicians from the ruling coalition call for snap polls, labour union leaders hurl brickbats at the former for putting people’s lives and livelihoods at risk.…

(FMT) - Perikatan Nasional (PN) has not fallen as it still holds the majority in Dewan Rakyat despite Machang MP Ahmad Jazlan Yaakob’s retraction of support for it, says de facto law minister…

Remember your oath to defend the Constitution? Time to seek audience with Agong, PKR MP tells Muhyiddin after losing majority support (MMO) - Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is obliged to seek an audience…

(Bernama) - Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix) has expressed his concern over the increase in the number of Covid-19 fatalities in the country. He said a total of 71…

(MMO) - PKR today launched a professional bureau under its Youth wing to entice younger Malaysian professionals to join politics. Its Youth chief Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said including…

(FMT) - The Malaysian Bar has lambasted politicians who make careless remarks on the judiciary that can seriously undermine the public’s confidence in the system of governance, urging them to…

(FMT) - More Umno MPs are expected to withdraw their support from Muhyiddin Yassin’s government, a senior Umno MP said today. Padang Rengas MP Nazri Aziz said more Umno members may follow in…

(FMT) - Despite huge expectations that PAS will make a stand on the current feud between PPBM and Umno, the central committee did not even discuss it at its meeting today. Describing the spat…

(MMO) - Datuk A. Kadir Jasin has sarcastically rapped Umno MP Khairy Jamaluddin for likening his party’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan to ‘pisang goreng’ or banana fritters. In a…

(FMT) - A political analyst says Umno will lose its relevance to its supporters the longer it dithers on cutting ties with PPBM. Lee Kuok Tiung of University Malaysia Sabah said the party’s…

(FMT) - STAR president Jeffrey Kitingan and SAPP chief Yong Teck Lee were among the Sabah leaders who have been appointed as Perikatan Nasional Supreme Council members. Sabah PN chief Hajiji…

Umno would further lose popularity if it were to trigger a premature 15th general election during the Covid-19 pandemic, said political analysts. (MMO) - Senior researcher at the O2 Malaysia…

An economist said the Penang government’s purchase of a RM458,000 new official car for the chief minister is extravagant and unnecessary during the Covid-19 pandemic. (FMT) - Ramon Navaratnam…