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Quarter of Italians on lockdown as virus sweeps globe

Editor II Mar 9, 2020

(MalayMail) - A quarter of Italy's population was in lockdown yesterday as the government announced a spike in deaths, with infections soaring past 7,000, overtaking South Korea as the country…

Philippine clashes leave 14 militants, 4 soldiers dead

Editor II Mar 9, 2020

(TheStar) - Philippine troops have killed at least 14 Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State group in a weeklong offensive in a southern province that also left four soldiers dead, a…

Saudi crackdown widens amid reports of further arrests of royals

Editor II Mar 9, 2020

(Al Jazeera) - A fourth senior prince is reported to have been detained in Saudi Arabia. US media reports say the former head of army intelligence, Prince Nayef bin Ahmed, is among those now being…

Syed Saddiq’s elder brother, Syed Abdullah, joins Umno

MT Webmaster Mar 9, 2020

(MMO) - Umno announced today that Syed Abdullah Abdul Rahman, the elder brother to Bersatu Youth chief Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman, has joined the Malay nationalist party. In a post on the Umno…

MACC never sought my consent to tap phones, ex-AG tells Najib trial

MT Webmaster Mar 9, 2020

(FMT) - Former attorney-general (AG) Mohamed Apandi Ali told the High Court in Najib Razak’s SRC International trial today that he was unaware of the nine audio recordings purportedly related to…

Saifuddin Nasution whacked for the cancer comment on Muhyiddin

MT Webmaster Mar 9, 2020

(FMT) - A former minister has defended Muhyiddin Yassin after PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution highlighted the latter’s absence at Cabinet meetings due to health reasons when criticising…

Rais Yatim questions Dr M’s demand for Muhyiddin to cut out Umno before the two meet

MT Webmaster Mar 9, 2020

(MMO) - Bersatu leader Tan Sri Rais Yatim has asked why Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was setting conditions before he meets Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin when the prime minister has not done similarly.…

Guan Eng throws Muhyiddin under the bus

MT Webmaster Mar 9, 2020

(Malaysiakini) - Umno should probe Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for increasing government direct debts and the sale of assets by the Pakatan Harapan government, said DAP secretary-general Lim…

New Muhyiddin Cabinet to see ‘out of the box’ approach in executive structure

admin-s Mar 9, 2020

It said the unconventional structure would allow some form of flexibility in filling up ministries that require expertise, “unlike the past practice which allowed some rookies to helm important…

Azam Baki succeeds Latheefa as MACC boss

admin-s Mar 9, 2020

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner (operations) Azam Baki has been named the new head of the anti-graft agency, replacing Latheefa Koya who resigned last week.…

PPBM, Umno, PAS join forces to form Perak govt

admin-s Mar 9, 2020

Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu today said PPBM, Umno and PAS have agreed to join forces to form a new state government, the second state to do so after Johor. (FMT) - Faizal said the…

Former Rosmah aide Rizal Mansor says now in witness protection

admin-s Mar 9, 2020

Datuk Rizal Mansor disclosed today that he has been placed under witness protection, after he arrived at Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s trial via a backdoor to the courtroom. (MMO) - According to…

Dr M says Anwar proposed to be DPM during political tumult, but was snubbed for Dr Wan Azizah

MT Webmaster Mar 8, 2020

(MMO) - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had reportedly intended to return as the deputy prime minister when Pakatan Harapan had thrown its support behind Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the prime minister…

Muhyiddin’s Cabinet to get clearance from MACC, PDRM – Perlis Mufti

MT Webmaster Mar 8, 2020

(Astro Awani) - The Cabinet to be announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin next week would only consist of those who were cleared by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and…

Coronavirus: New York declares state of emergency as contagion spreads

Editor II Mar 8, 2020

(SCMP) - Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state, officials said, bringing the United States toll to 19, while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89…

Hotel used as Covid-19 quarantine facility collapses in China

Editor II Mar 8, 2020

(TheSunDaily) - More than 40 people have been rescued following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China on Saturday, state media reported. Officials…

Istana Negara rebuts Guardian piece about Agong and Malaysia’s change of government

MT Webmaster Mar 8, 2020

(MMO) - The Yang di-Pertuan Agong went beyond the call of duty to resolve Malaysia’s political uncertainty last month, Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said when…

Perikatan Nasional will only make Umno stronger in Melaka, says analyst

MT Webmaster Mar 8, 2020

(FMT) - A political analyst has predicted the downfall of PPBM in Melaka after all 13 BN assemblymen severed ties with the two PPBM assemblymen in the state. The fallout is believed to have…

Muhyiddin lied to the Agong when he said all Bersatu MPs back him, claims Saifuddin Nasution

MT Webmaster Mar 8, 2020

(MMO) - Kulim-Bandar Baharu MP Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has claimed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin misled the Yang di-Pertuan Agong when he informed Istana Negara that all 36…

Syed Saddiq disappointed that Muhyiddin joined new pact (WITH VIDEO)

MT Webmaster Mar 8, 2020

(NST) - Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman expressed disappointment over party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's decision to join the new…

Boost in Muhyiddin Yassin’s support, claims Zahid

MT Webmaster Mar 8, 2020

(Bernama) - Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has claimed that the number of members of Parliament (MP) in favour of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) has now surpassed the original count after more…

Thailand’s Songkran festival events cancelled to avoid mass gatherings on Covid-19 spread

Editor II Mar 7, 2020

(TheStar) - Thailand's annual Songkran festival to be held in mid-April is appearing to be a quiet one as event organisers cancel several events to avoid mass gatherings and the spread of the…

Coronavirus: vaccines ‘on track for emergency use’ in April

Editor II Mar 7, 2020

(SCMP) - China says research on coronavirus vaccines is well under way, and some will be available for emergency and clinical research use next month. Zheng Zhongwei, director of the National…

PPBM’s tricks may lead them to ‘pile of faeces’, warns Kadir Jasin

MT Webmaster Mar 7, 2020

(FMT) - PPBM Supreme Council member A Kadir Jasin has questioned whether the party was really in a better position now after it lost several key positions in Johor, Melaka and Perak. In a…

Zahid denies Umno eyeing DPM post

MT Webmaster Mar 6, 2020

(Bernama) - Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today denied that the party is aiming for the post of deputy prime minister. Zahid, who is also BN chairman, said the coalition had submitted the…

Idrus Harun is new AG

MT Webmaster Mar 6, 2020

(FMT) - Federal Court judge Idrus Harun has been named as the new attorney-general, replacing Tommy Thomas who resigned last week following the change of government. “In accordance with Clause…

Petrol prices fall after Pakatan Harapan falls

MT Webmaster Mar 6, 2020

RON95 drops by 19 sen and RON97 by 21 sen (FMT) - The price of RON97 petrol will drop by 21 sen, retailing at RM2.19 a litre, at midnight, the finance ministry announced. The price of RON 95…

India Up for Sale as Modi Offers National Icons to Plug Deficit

Editor II Mar 6, 2020

(Bloomberg) - After years of small divestments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched India’s biggest-ever asset sale, a $29 billion privatization drive that would help prop up the economy but…

Dubai’s ruler abducted daughters and threatened former wife, UK judge rules

Editor II Mar 6, 2020

(Reuters) - Dubai’s ruler ordered the abduction of two daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled, in what is likely to be a major…

Despite returning to power, PPBM risks ‘hostile takeover’ by Umno

admin-s Mar 6, 2020

PPBM’s fall from power in Johor is just one of many “concessions” made by PPBM. (FMT) - The fallout between Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin in the wake of the latter’s appointment as…

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