Petronas denies shutting down 14 oil rigs in Malaysia
(Borneo Post Online) - Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has denied deactivating or shutting down its 14 oil rigs in Malaysia as alleged in a recent news report by a national daily.
In a…
DAP areas left out of the Covid-19 aid scheme says DAP leader
Only Umno, PAS, and Parti Pribumi Bersatu divisions areas receive aid
(MMO) - A former federal minister has blasted the Perikatan Nasional government for practicing double standards and for…
Police: Preacher Ebit Lew called in because movement caused unease, but wasn’t investigated
(MMO) - Federal investigators summoned Ustaz Ebit Lew to record his statement over public complaints about his activities during the movement control order (MCO) and not for violating the…
Tok Mat: Perikatan just an understanding; Umno’s allegiance with Muafakat, BN
(Yahoo News) - Umno, being the country's largest Malay-based political party, will field candidates in all seats that it has traditionally contested as well as those it has the potential to win in…
May 18 parliamentary sitting takes into account safety aspect of all quarters – Takiyuddin
(Bernama) - The Dewan Rakyat one-day sitting on May 18 is decided by the government after taking into account the safety aspect of all quarters involved in the proceeding.
Minister in the Prime…
Not right time to sell national assets, says Mustapa
(FMT) - Now is not a good time to sell government assets to generate cash for economic recovery, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for economy Mustapa Mohamed said.
He said he did not…
MOF focusing on short- to medium-term plans to rebuild economy post-MCO
(MMO) - The Finance Ministry has identified three short-term objectives as part of its plans to boost the economy after taking a hit from the movement control order (MCO) to battle the Covid-19…
For Perikatan’s technocrats, Covid-19 an opening to reset Malaysia’s economy
(MMO) - For Putrajaya’s technocrats, the Covid-19 crisis provides an opening for industries to reshape a domestic economy highly reliant on manual labour into that driven by digital innovation and…
Kit Siang bimbang Muhyiddin guna Covid-19 untuk lemahkan Parlimen
(Suara Merdeka) - KERAJAAN diingatkan supaya tidak menjadikan wabak Covid-19 ketika ini sebagai alasan untuk melemahkan dan meminggirkan fungsi Parlimen.
Ahli Parlimen Iskandar Puteri, Lim Kit…
Najib now says Malaysia not obliged to help Rohingya
(FMT) - Former prime minister Najib Razak has backed the controversial action by the authorities in pushing back Rohingya refugees trying to land on Malaysian shores last week, some four years…
Penang MPs claim ‘political agents’ handling Putrajaya’s food aid
Opposition MPs in Penang are crying foul that they have been sidelined in the distribution of Covid-19 food hampers for the poor allocated to their constituencies.
(FMT) - They said the aid was…
Government’s forfeiture case against Najib, wife, others on May 4
(Bernama) - Parties in the forfeiture suit brought by the government against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his family and several others are scheduled to meet the High Court Judge…
Anwar is defensive about his ties with DAP
(FMT) - PKR president Anwar Ibrahim today defended his ties with DAP following queries about the notion that his party and fellow Pakatan Harapan (PH) component Amanah are subservient to the…
MP Claims Govt Sponsored Food Packs For The Poor Worth RM100 Contained Only RM35 Of Groceries
“The ministry should investigate and explain to the public why there are discrepancies between the food distributed to the B40 group in its constituency and the guidelines distributed earlier, and…
Malay groups call for GLCs to be run by professionals and technocrats
(FMT) - Several Malay groups have called on Putrajaya to let government-linked companies (GLCs) to be helmed by professionals and technocrats.
This follows reports that Perikatan Nasional MPs…
World Bank: Malaysia has little space for fiscal response if Covid-19 fallout drags on
Perikatan Nasional allocated less than RM30 billion for direct fiscal injection from the total stimulus packages
(MMO) - The World Bank has cautioned the Malaysian government about its…
MACC yet to return money to Kedah Umno and Habib Jewels
(Bernama) - The Kedah Umno liaison committee and Habib Jewels Sdn Bhd’s monies amounting of RM1.05million and RM100,000, respectively, which were seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission…
Covid-19: RM1.2b in wage subsidies already approved for nearly a million workers, says finance minister
(MMO) - The government had approved close to RM1.2 billion in wage subsidies as of April 19, Minister of Finance Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Aziz announced today.
The subsidies are expected to…
Submissions on Kevin Morais murder case to be fixed on May 14
(Bernama) - Submissions at the close of the defence in the murder case of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, whose body was found in a barrel filled with concrete five years ago,…
The Edge Financial Daily ceases print edition as Covid-19 hits Malaysia’s media industry
(MMO) - Leading business and financial publication The Edge Financial Daily (FD) today published its final print edition after 13 years before it goes fully digital tomorrow.
In an announcement…
Government mulls deferring Hari Raya holidays
Malaysia will look into the possibility of deferring its public holidays for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, which is what Indonesia has done in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
(The Star)…
One day Parliament sitting makes no sense, says Anwar
When pressed as to why he believed the government decided on the one-day sitting, Anwar played it down to the ruling coalition’s fear of not being able to provide sufficient numbers to support their…
No go-ahead for tabligh event if PH knew govt would change, says Khalid
(FMT) - Former Federal Territories minister Khalid Samad says the Pakatan Harapan-led government would not have approved the Sri Petaling mosque tabligh convention had it known there would be a…
Court cancels Azilah’s hearing to set aside Altantuya murder conviction
(FMT) - The Federal Court has vacated the hearing of a review application filed by former policeman Azilah Hadri who is seeking to set aside his death sentence for the murder of Mongolian citizen…
Covid-19: Task force discovers 2,484 close contacts have not undergone tests in S’wak
Sarawak's Covid-19 task force has found that 2,484 people in Kuching, believed to be close contacts of positive Covid-19 patients, have not undergone any health screenings.
(The Star) - State…
Police nab salesman, college student in Ipoh for insulting Islam
The police have detained a salesman and female college student for allegedly mocking Islam in a video which went viral on social media recently.
District Police chief ACP A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz…
Kit Siang wants Minister of Health to resign
(FMT) - Lim Kit Siang, taking a swipe at health minister Adham Baba’s remarks about a video conference on Covid-19, has suggested that the minister be replaced by the director-general of health,…
Najib: PH approved international balloon fest, too
(FMT) - Former prime minister Najib Razak has poured scorn on the previous Pakatan Harapan government over the Sri Petaling Mosque tabligh convention and said PH had no intention of stopping any…
Dzulkefly says efforts to contain Covid-19 hijacked by ‘Sheraton Move’
(MMO) - Former health minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said the tabligh event, which caused nearly half of all positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, could have been avoided if it wasn’t for the…
Is Zahid’s proposal that Sabah Umno leaders be given government posts a move to placate Sabah Umno?
Zainal Epi, Malay Mail Online
(Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s letter to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin asking for government positions be given to four Sabah Umno leaders has been the…