Rais Yatim is new Dewan Negara president
(FMT) - PPBM’s Rais Yatim has been appointed the new Dewan Negara president.
The choice of Rais, a former federal minister, was done through a vote as more than one name was submitted for the…
US says it will not join global effort to find COVID-19 vaccine
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has said it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, because it does not want…
China is aiming to double the size of its nuclear arsenal, Pentagon report says
China is attempting to at least double the number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal in the next decade and its military has already equaled or surpassed the United States in a series of key…
US to charge man behind push to drop 1MDB probe, says report
The meeting was “meant in part” so Najib could press Trump about ending the 1MDB case.
(FMT) - US federal prosecutors are set to charge a Republican fundraiser over alleged efforts to influence…
US on brink as vigilantes, guns and hate stoke fears ahead of election
(Malay Mail) - Shootings that left three dead at protests against police brutality have stoked fears of rising violence as a deeply divided US heads into elections amid economic collapse, a deadly…
Indonesia: 100 doctors in Indonesia have died from Covid-19
(Jakarta Post) - It is known that 100 doctors have died from Covid-19 as the number of cases and fatalities across the archipelago continue to mount, according to the Indonesian Medical…
Manila to revive office in charge of claiming Sabah, alleges ‘bribes’ to drop past attempts
The Philippines is reportedly planning to revive its claim on Sabah, after saying that its previous department in charge of the claim had been receiving significant “bribes” over the years to drop…
No easy road for Rais Yatim as three other senators set to contest Dewan Negara president post
The Negri Sembilan Bersatu chief’s nomination has been challenged not just by the Opposition, but also Bersatu’s close ally in Umno.
(MMO) - Four senators will be expected to vie for the Dewan…
Parti Pejuang laluan untuk lantik Mukhriz sebagai PM
(MalaysiaGazette) - Penubuhan Parti Pejuang Tanahair (Pejuang) dilihat hanya untuk menjadikan Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir sebagai Perdana Menteri.
Pensyarah Universiti Utara Malaysia, Prof…
Why no action against deputy minister for endorsing son for Pharmaniaga directorship? Guan Eng asks MACC
DAP's Lim Guan Eng has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today to explain no action has been taken against deputy defence minister Ikman Hisham Abdul Aziz.
(MMO) - The Bagan…
Pejuang lost, but the heat’s on PPBM, says analyst
“This is a strong indication that Umno does not need PPBM to win the next general election”
(FMT) - The result of the Slim by-election last week spells trouble for PPBM, even though the…
FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track Covid-19 vaccine
(FMT) - The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview…
Japan’s ruling party to hold September 14 leadership vote; four possible candidates for PM
(Reuters) - Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a leadership vote on Sept. 14 to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down due to ill health, local media reported…
National Day: Agong grants early pardon to 13 Al-Ma’unah members
(Bernama) - Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdulllah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has granted an early pardon to 13 Al-Ma'unah members in conjunction with the country’s 63rd National Day…
Health ministry prepares for possible Covid-19 surge
(FMT) - The health ministry is already looking four months ahead by preparing for a possible spike in Covid-19 infections due to the winter season in several parts of the world.
Health…
Religious affairs minister steers clear of Zawawi controversy
(FMT) - The minister for religious affairs, Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, has steered clear of controversial remarks by a PAS member of Parliament regarding Christian scripture.
Zulkifli, a former…
DAP trio file sedition report against PAS man for Bible slur
(FMT) - Three Sarawak DAP members were reported to have called for Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh of PAS to be investigated under the Sedition Act for his comments on Christian…
World’s richest people smashed wealth records this week
(FMT) - It’s been one of the most lucrative weeks in history for some of the world’s wealthiest people.
The net worth of Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos topped the once-unfathomable amount of…
Riot in Sweden after anti-Muslim Danish leader banned
(MMO) - At least 10 people were arrested and several police officers injured during clashes in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning…
PM wants to increase social welfare aid to RM1,000 in Malaysia
(Bernama) - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has suggested that the Social Welfare Department’s monthly aid of between RM200 and RM300 for needy people be raised to RM1,000.
He said this…
Najib: Dr M’s personal attacks backfired at Slim polls
(FMT) - Former prime minister Najib Razak says Barisan Nasional’s big victory at the Slim by-election is proof that the people have rejected the strategy of Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s new party,…
Bersatu mulls setting up associate members body – Hamzah
(Bernama) - Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) Supreme Council is studying the proposal to set up a body for associate members which will enable them to play a more meaningful role in the…
PPBM has not strayed from original goals, says Hamzah
(FMT) - PPBM secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin has denied that the party is moving away from its original goals by opening its membership to non-Bumiputeras.
He said PPBM acknowledged the…
Annuar Musa warns of over-confidence in Sabah, after Slim victory
(FMT) - Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Annuar Musa says there is no reason to feel over-confident about the party’s chances at the Sabah state elections next month, following the…
Bung Moktar: Sabah’s opposition alliance to finalise seat negotiations in next two days
(MMO) - Sabah Umno chief Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin said tonight that negotiations with the opposition allied to Perikatan Nasional (PN) in Sabah is facing some headwinds, but is expected to be…
Barisan Nasional retains Slim with landslide victory in by-election
(Bernama) - Barisan Nasional (BN) has retained the Slim state seat in Perak with a landslide victory in the by-election on Saturday (Aug 29).
BN’s candidate Mohd Zaidi Aziz won 13,060 votes to…
Peru now world’s deadliest Covid-19 hot spot
(Bloomberg) - Peru has set another grim record by reporting the highest number of deaths per capita from the coronavirus.
With 28,277 confirmed deaths from Covid-19, or 86.2 per 100,000…
China faces new epidemic of bizarre virus-related crimes
(NST) - Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for epidemic-related crimes…
Tamrin Ghafar tells Zuraida not to shift blame for her ministry’s directly awarded contracts
(MMO) - The son of late former deputy prime minister Tun Ghafar Baba rejected today Zuraida Kamaruddin’s attempt to link him to the controversy over projects awarded without tender at her Local…
Perikatan Nasional logo revealed by PM, to be used in Sabah polls
(Feedly.com) - Perikatan Nasional will use one logo for all its component parties in the coming Sabah state election, announces Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in Kota Kinabalu on Saturday (Aug 29).…