Tian Chua defies call to quit from GLC post, says PKR
(FMT) - PKR vice-president Tian Chua has yet to respond to the party’s directive to step down as the Malaysia Productivity Corporation chairman, the party’s secretary-general revealed.…
Malaysia’s tourism faces RM45 bln in losses due to Covid-19 – Nancy
(Bernama) - The country’s tourism sector is estimated to suffer losses amounting to RM45 billion this year as a result of the closure of the country’s borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said…
Dr Mahathir: Party hopping is fine but what befell Pakatan is ‘intolerable’
(MMO) - Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said that he is fine with party hoppers but lamented that what befell Pakatan Harapan (PH) was a concerted move to bring the…
IGP: Police officers, staff warned not to reveal police reports
Still an offence even if the victim was the one who leaked the police report.
(Bernama) - Police officers and staff have been warned not to reveal or share investigation reports to the public…
Strange nomination of Azhar not put to the vote, says Dr M
(FMT) - Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it was “strange” that the nomination of Azhar Azizan Harun as Dewan Rakyat speaker was not put to a vote yesterday despite 111 Perikatan Nasional (PN) MPs voting…
PN government is ‘palace door’ government, not ‘back door’ government: Ahmad Maslan
(Bernama) - The ‘palace door government’ issue raised by Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan (pix) was among the hot topics of debate among the backbenchers and opposition lawmakers at the Dewan…
Opposition gearing up for snap polls, says Shafie
(FMT) - The opposition is preparing for early elections after a crucial vote in the lower house this week showed Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin may lack a parliamentary majority, says Shafie…
Malaysia’s jobless rate climbs to 5.6% in May
(FOCUS MALAYSIA) - Malaysia’s unemployment rate climbed to 5.3% or 826,100 people in May, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said today.
“The unemployment rate further escalated 0.3…
Felda water supply project sees RM26.3 mil in discrepancies, says AG
(Focus Malaysia) - The water supply project managed by the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) under the Prime Minister’s Department saw discrepancies and unallowed expenditures to the tune…
Former Education Ministry sec-gen denies making Rosmah a scapegoat in solar project
(Bernama) - A witness in the corruption trial of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor over the supply and installation of solar energy systems in 369 schools in Sarawak, was accused of making the former prime…
1MDB: Sri Ram appointed as senior DPP to get Najib charged, convicted — Lawyer
(Bernama) - The appointment of former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as a senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad-linked cases was to get Datuk Seri…
Apandi says Sri Ram never explained the evidence against Najib
(FMT) - Mohamed Apandi Ali today said Gopal Sri Ram had never explained what evidence there was in the public domain against Najib Razak when Sri Ram had pushed to have the former prime minister…
Motion to remove speaker Ariff passed by narrow vote
(FMT) - The motion to remove Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof as Dewan Rakyat speaker was passed by narrow vote today, with 111 government MPs in support and 109 from Pakatan Harapan against it.
The…
Selangor to reveal RM50 bln Covid-19 economic recovery plan
Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari will be tabling Selangor’s third economic stimulus package as the state’s economic recovery plan with a total allocation of over RM50 billion.
(Selangor…
MB: RM260.14 mln spent to cushion Covid-19 impact
The Selangor government has disbursed RM260.14 million for the state’s two economic stimulus package, Selangor Cares Package, which had benefitted 3.5 million people or 54 per cent of the Selangor…
Dissolve Parliament if motion to replace Speaker fails, Umno Youth chief tells PM
There would be no choice but to dissolve Parliament if the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s motion to replace Dewan Rakyat speaker fails, Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said.…
Muhyiddin attends PN MPs briefing ahead of Parliament sitting
(Bernama) - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today attended a closed-door briefing with Perikatan Nasional (PN) members of Parliament (MPs) ahead of the Dewan Rakyat sitting tomorrow.…
‘Nothing personal’, says Anwar of apparent differences with Dr Mahathir
(MMO) - PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today he does not have “anything personal” against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the Opposition bloc prepares for tomorrow’s Dewan Rakyat sitting…
Matter of time before Umno wipes out Bersatu, says DAP
(The New Sarawak) - The untied front put up by Bersatu and Umno now is nothing more than a smokescreen and the latter is expected to play out the former in a power grab that will see a resurgence…
Fireworks over motion to remove Speaker and his deputy expected at Parliament sitting on Monday
(Bernama) - The Dewan Rakyat will sit again tomorrow in which Cabinet Ministers are expected to face their first ‘test’ in the August House this year.
This is because the first meeting, Third…
Dr M will attempt vote of no-confidence against Muhyiddin at Parliament again on Monday
(The Edge) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he, together with five former Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia members aligned with him, will again propose a motion of vote of no confidence against Prime…
MACC ‘tying up loose ends’ in undersea tunnel project probe
(NST) - INVESTIGATION papers on the RM6.3 billion Penang Undersea Tunnel project is in the final stages of completion and will be submitted to the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) soon.…
Sabah DAP supports Shafie, not Anwar, as PM9
(feedly.com) - Sabah DAP has no problem working with Parti Warisan Sabah, even though Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and five other Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia MPs have turned independent.
Sabah…
New strategies needed to combat poverty, rebuild economy, says Mohamad
(feedly.com) - The revised poverty line of RM2,208 calls for new strategies to curb poverty and to strengthen the country’s economy following the Covid-19 crisis, Umno deputy president Mohamad…
Annuar Musa: Perikatan parties have agreed to discuss seat allocation
(feedly.com) - Five representatives from each Perikatan Nasional component parties, especially Barisan Nasional, PAS and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), will be picked to discuss the…
Sabah Umno to defend all traditional MP seats
(FMT) - Sabah Umno will defend all the party’s traditional seats in the event a snap general election is called.
Its chief, Bung Moktar Radin, said this will include the ones held by others due…
Analyst scoffs at talk of Umno and PAS backing Muhyiddin
(FMT) - Are Umno and PAS leaders in earnest when they say their parties will let Muhyiddin Yassin remain as prime minister after the next general election?
One political analyst has dismissed…
Wrong to block move to change Dewan speaker, says lawyer
(FMT) - Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s motion to replace Dewan Rakyat Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusoff and his deputy, Nga Kor Ming, is provided in law and does not go against the principles of…
Malaysian police not making progress, says IGP
(FMT) - Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, the former SRC International CEO wanted by Malaysian authorities, has been identified to be in Hong Kong, according to Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid…
Former Warisan minister’s aide remanded by MACC
(FMT) - A former political secretary to an ex-Warisan federal minister was today remanded for six days by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for a probe into a Risda land deal.
It was…