(FMT) - Umno division leaders are hoping the party leadership will respect the decision made by delegates to cut ties with Perikatan Nasional and to respect Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s position as the…

(MMO) - Corruption appears to have worsened in Malaysia, according to Transparency International (TI), which placed the country 57th out of 180 countries last year. Malaysia ranked 51st in the…

Meanwhile, political observers say that the party’s three vice-presidents — Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin — are not on the same page.…

Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has urged senior minister for economy Mohamed Azmin Ali to explain the 68% decline in Malaysia’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020. (FMT) - Asyraf…

(Reuters) - Antony Blinken began his first full day as U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday promising to repair ties with global partners and show the world that America can lead, while tackling…

(Global Times) - The EU has been staking all of its chips on US vaccines. Let's see what it has actually got. During her speech to the Davos Agenda Week, European Commission President Ursula von…

The Opposition leader’s criticism came amid growing pressure for the Perikatan Nasional to conduct mass testing and shut down the factories and construction sites, two economic sectors that…

(FMT) - The Court of Appeal has decided to return to the original date of March 18 to hear Anwar Ibrahim’s appeal to reverse a High Court ruling that it can hear a suit that questions the Pardons…

(Reuters) - Thailand reported a daily record 959 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, due to what authorities said was a ramping-up of testing at the epicentre of its most recent outbreak. The new…

(FMT) - AstraZeneca’s CEO insisted Tuesday that the company was not selling vaccines ordered by the European Union to other countries at a profit, after delayed orders sparked fury from EU…

The number of lawsuits against the prime minister over the suspension of Parliament sittings during the Emergency has continued to grow. (MMO) - Three lawmakers in Johor, Kedah and Perak from…

(FMT) - No sooner had Tommy Thomas been appointed as attorney-general in 2018 when he was asked to resign by the very man who had recommended him to the job – Dr Mahathir Mohamad.…

(The Sun Daily) - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion…

(CNA) - It may take four to five years before the COVID-19 pandemic ends and the world can look to a "post-COVID normal", said Education Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (Jan 25). "At some…

Umno grassroots have stepped up the pressure against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi after he turned a deaf ear to persistent calls over the last two weeks for his resignation as president and for him to face…

PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has filed a lawsuit against the prime minister and the Malaysian government in a bid to have the court declare that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin…

(CNN) - President Joe Biden on Monday will reinstate the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and much of Europe, a White House…

(Blommberg) - The UK's health minister warned that coronavirus vaccines may be less effective against new variants of the disease, such as those found in South Africa and Brazil, and that stricter…

The constant talk about a coup is affecting the confidence of foreign investors and is hurting FDIs (FMT) - The inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) into Malaysia dropped by 68% to US$2.5…

(FMT) - Exactly one year since the Covid-19 pandemic first hit Malaysia, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has expressed disappointment that the battle against the virus is far from…

(CNA) - Boris Johnson and Joe Biden on Saturday (Jan 23) vowed to deepen ties and cooperate on tackling climate change in their first conversation since the US president's inauguration, the…

(BBC) - A second coronavirus vaccine manufacturer has warned of supply issues to the European Union, compounding frustration in the bloc. AstraZeneca said a production problem meant the number…

(FMT) - Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says up to 115 MPs are against the proclamation of the emergency and want parliamentary sittings to be held, adding that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is now…

(FMT) - The MCA accused its political nemesis DAP of failing to adequately represent the Chinese community when given the chance to do so, saying it had given in to Malay leaders, especially…

(MMO) - Eight MPs from Parti Warisan Sabah have appealed to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to lift the state of emergency. Party president…

(FMT) - Malaysian Bar president Salim Bashir and a retired judge both say the transfer of judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali is a “normal” matter. Nazlan had found former prime minister Najib Razak…

(The Sun Daily) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday it was too early to draw any conclusions from its mission to Wuhan as to whether the Covid-19 pandemic started in China. A…

(Reuters) - Retired Army general Lloyd Austin (pix) made history yesterday by becoming America’s first Black defence secretary, arriving at the Pentagon minutes after his Senate confirmation to a…

(CNA) - US military prosecutors have filed formal charges against an Indonesian extremist and two others in the 2002 Bali bombings and 2003 Jakarta attack, the Pentagon said Thursday. The…

(NST) - US President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders to launch his administration Wednesday, including a decision to rejoin the Paris climate accord and a mask mandate for all…