Dr M: I didn’t invite anyone to form new govt
(FMT) - Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he did not invite anyone to form a new government under the “Pakatan Nasional” banner, adding that his openness to meeting opposition leaders had…
PAS to table motion of confidence in Parliament for Dr M to complete term
(MMO) - Islamist party PAS said it is planning to table a motion of confidence in Parliament to pledge support for Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for him to see out the current electoral…
Anwar dismisses ‘Pakatan Nasional’ claims as rumours, lies
(Malaysiakini) - PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed as lies rumours of purported defections from Pakatan Harapan to form a new coalition government comprising largely of Bersatu, Umno and…
Outrage as Singapore ustaz says coronavirus God’s punishment on Chinese
(NST) - Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) are investigating a religious teacher who had said on Facebook that the novel coronavirus…
Singapore’s raised virus alert level sparks panic buying across island
(FMT) - Singapore on Friday raised its coronavirus alert level and reported more cases not linked to previous infections or travel to China, a move that sparked panic-buying of essentials in some…
Possible cure for Coronavirus enters clinical trials
(The Sun Daily) - The registration for clinical trials on the antiviral drug Remdesivir has been approved, and the first batch of pneumonia patients infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)…
Khazanah asks news website to stop reports on Malaysia Airlines sale
(Reuters) - Business news website Focus Malaysia today said Khazanah Nasional Berhad has asked it to stop reporting confidential information about the sale of Malaysia Airlines and has threatened…
Tony Pua insists motorists will benefit from 18% discount in toll charges for next 38 years
(FMT) - DAP’s Tony Pua has hit out at MCA president Wee Ka Siong and former prime minister Najib Razak over their claims on the government’s decision regarding PLUS Malaysia Bhd’s tolls.
The…
PKR condemns those behind the move to form Pakatan Nasional
(FMT) - PKR vice-president Xavier Jayakumar has slammed the “appalling and treacherous” political greed of those wanting to form a new government under the “Pakatan Nasional” banner.
The water,…
Majority rejects National Cooperation with Dr Mahathir
(Malaysia Gazette) - Most of the respondents in a poll turned down the proposal for Muafakat Nasional (National Cooperation) to forge a cooperation with the Chairman of Pakatan Harapan (PH), Tun…
New pact with Mahathir will ensure Muslims dominate govt, says Hadi
(FMT) - PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said he was in favour of a new coalition that would ensure the government is in the hands of Muslims, amid intense speculation of a realignment of political…
Court throws out 1MDB forfeiture suits, Umno keeps RM213m
Umno, in its submission, stated that the RM212.97 million was spent during the past general elections, among other political activities.
(MMO) - The Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed the…
Donald Trump confirms killing of AQAP chief in Yemen
(NST) - President Donald Trump confirmed that the US had killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – days after the jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at a US…
Sri Lanka arrests airline chief over Airbus kickback claims
(NST) - The former chief of Sri Lanka’s national carrier was arrested Thursday over allegations he received bribes for a multi-billion-dollar Airbus aircraft deal, as the fallout from corruption…
Li Wenliang: Coronavirus kills Chinese whistleblower doctor
(BBC) - A Chinese doctor who tried to issue the first warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak has died, the hospital treating him has said.
Li Wenliang contracted the virus while working…
RM7.8 bil in GST refunds owed by Customs as of February
(FMT) - A total of RM7.8 billion in goods and services tax (GST) refunds is still owed by the Customs Department to companies as of February, the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM)…
Now Mahathir tak berani cakap banyak after India palm backlash, says Anwar
(FMT) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has dialled back his criticism of India after it sparked a boycott of Malaysian palm oil, his chosen successor Anwar Ibrahim told Reuters on…
Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges
(NST) - US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican support to defeat the gravest threat yet to his three-year-old presidency on Wednesday, winning acquittal in the Senate on impeachment…
Umno will pay dearly in GE15 if it collaborates with Dr Mahathir, says Tok Mat
(Yahoo News) - A government that is formed without the blessing of voters will be killed off in the next general election, warns Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
The Rantau state…
Support me? Then back Pakatan govt in Parliament, Dr M tells Umno, PAS
(MMO) - Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he is expecting opposition parties Umno and PAS to support changes proposed by his Pakatan Harapan administration in Parliament.
Amid…
An “offset”, such in Air Asia’s case, is not bribery, says Dr Mahathir
“If the money goes into our pocket, that is corruption. But if the money is channelled to other things, it is an offset."
(FMT) - Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that asking for an offset in a business…
AG does not object to application to declassify LTTE as a terrorist organisation
(FMT) - The government is not contesting a leave application for judicial review by a taxi driver who wants to compel the home minister to remove the defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam…
Hadi: PAS will ‘get through front door’ to form govt
PAS will never form a “backdoor government” to get back into power, its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said amid speculations of a tripartite cooperation with PAS and Parti Pribumi Bersatu…
New Malaysia: Feudal way or true democracy?
"I guess since the majority of Bersatu leaders are from Umno, this is why they prefer the feudal way"
(NST) - The call for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) top three posts not to be…
Far from Wuhan, more Chinese cities locked down
(NST) - Two more cities in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang have restricted the movement of residents over fears of the spread of the coronavirus, far from the epicentre of the health…
Imran Khan blames Muslim leaders for Islamophobia
(FMT) - Pakistan’s Imran Khan today blamed Muslim leaders for failing to explain issues affecting the community to the West, including the controversy sparked by “The Satanic Verses”, which he…
We supported Dr M even before GE14, Takiyuddin tells Saifuddin Nasution
(FMT) - Opposition party PAS has denied claims made by PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution that it is supporting Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad now only after the fall of former prime…
Leave Nur Sajat alone, prominent Turkish scholar tells Malaysian authorities
A prominent Turkish scholar advocating greater freedom in Muslim countries has urged religious authorities in Malaysia to apply the correct Islamic response to a transgender’s decision to change…
Shariah Court to rule on Feb 25 if Maria Chin is guilty of contempt
(FMT) - Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah, who got into trouble for criticising the Shariah Court’s decision to jail the ex-wife of Naza Group chairman SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin, will know if she…
Malaysian palm oil bosses urge action against ‘toxic’ environment groups
(FMT) - Malaysian palm oil industry officials on Tuesday urged the government to take action against environmental groups critical of the commodity, with one executive calling them “toxic…