G Vinod, Focus Malaysia BUDGET 2021 offers very little solution to revive the ailing tourism industry which has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are disappointed. It failed to…

(PKR) - Subang MP Wong Chen has questioned a number of elements announced in the federal budget. Taking to social media, the PKR man wondered how subsidies and social assistance will be reduced…

(Bernama) - The allocation for Budget 2021 is projected to be worth RM330 billion, 10 percent higher than the RM297 billion Budget 2020. PwC Malaysia deals partner, economics, and policy,…

(MMO) - As much as RM66.87 million in dividends from government investments was placed in its development fund instead of the consolidated revenue account, the Auditor-General (A-G), Datuk Nik…

(MMO) - A recent survey found that 68 per cent of Malaysians agreed that Parliament should heed the advice of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and pass Budget 2021, a think tank said today. Institute…

(FMT) - De facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan says the federal government may request the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to declare a state of emergency in Batu Sapi or Sarawak in order to delay the…

(MMO) - Cik B, the daughter of cosmetics tycoon Datuk Seri Vida, left social media speechless with an eye-wateringly priced outfit costing over RM118,000 to put together. After sharing an…

(FMT) - An economist believes that the federal budget to be tabled tomorrow will be an extension of stimulus packages and initiatives Putrajaya had introduced previously to cushion the impact of…

(The New Sarawak) - BA’KELALAN assemblyman Baru Bian will lose majority of his supporters in the next state election due to his decision to join Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB). PBB vice-president…

(MMO) - Law Minister Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan today said that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is committed to amending Article 145 of the Federal Constitution to separate the powers of the…

(MMO) - Federal lawmakers who cannot sit in the Dewan Rakyat hall due to the new Covid-19 precaution of an 80-MP cap would still be able to view the debates through video streaming, Ketereh MP Tan…

(Bernama) - The Dewan Rakyat has decided to allow only 80 MPs to attend per sitting, which will be limited from Nov 9 to Nov 15 (10 am to 2 pm), in view of the Covid-19 situation, Speaker Datuk…

(Bernama) - Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today expressed hope that all Members of Parliament (MPs) including those from the opposition bloc will support the national Budget 2021 which will be tabled…

(CNA) - Malaysia's parliament building will be ordered to close should there be positive cases of COVID-19 infection, Dewan Rakyat (Lower House) Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun said on Wednesday (Nov…

(FMT) - A student body is standing by a Facebook post on the King and has threatened to haul Universiti Malaya (UM) to court if the institution takes action against them for their statement. In…

(FMT) - Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has voiced concern over the fate of Langkawi’s economy, particularly the tourism industry, because of Covid-19. In a blog post, the Langkawi MP…

“Unfortunately, until the end, we didn't get the raw data and the D-G said that the raw data cannot be shared as he is afraid the data would be wrongly interpreted, so we didn't get it,” she…

(MMO) - Opposition lawmakers have taken a cautious approach to the government’s Budget 2021 that will be tabled on Friday, with Parti Amanah Negara leaders expressing a willingness to back this if…

(TMI) - BARISAN Nasional (BN) does not agree with the confidence and supply agreement (CSA) proposed by the opposition, said several parliamentarians from the coalition. Padang Rengas lawmaker…

(FMT) - Police were acting within the parameters of the law when they called Amanah vice-president Mujahid Yusof Rawa for investigation for questioning the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as prime…

(FMT) - PAS MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh today retracted his statement calling the Bible “distorted or altered”, and apologised to Christians. Nik Zawawi, who made the statement in the Dewan…

(MMO) - Nearly two in five respondents of an Emir Research poll said the country was on the correct trajectory, up sharply from the end of 2019. According to the research titled Pulse From the…

Malaysian state energy firm Petronas will pay the government a dividend of 34 billion ringgit ($8.2 billion) in 2020, despite posting losses in the second quarter, the country's economic minister…

Petroleum cash payments made to Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu and Kelantan from 2008 to 2020 amounted to RM61.32 billion, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa…

Emir Research is led by Datuk Rais Hussin who was recently appointed as Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation chairman. (MMO) - A research found that despite the label of a “backdoor…

(MMO) - There will not be a Unity Budget if the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration rejects the fiscal measures suggested by Pakatan Harapan (PH) to save jobs and the economy, cautioned DAP…

(Bernama) - Suggestions made by Pakatan Harapan leaders during an engagement session yesterday will be taken into consideration in the best interest of the rakyat and the nation, said Finance…

Former education minister Maszlee Malik has pulled out from Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Pejuang bloc, following speculation over his absence as a signatory to a recent statement issued by the group.…

(MMO) - Both the upcoming December 5 by-election in Sabah for the Batu Sapi parliamentary seat and the Sarawak state election which must be held by August 2021 cannot be postponed, unless Malaysia…

(MMO) - Lawyers have explained that the prime minister will indeed have powers to suspend elections should a state of emergency be declared, after Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin suggested the move…