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Malaysia, Indonesia threaten EU goods boycott over palm oil crackdown

Editor II Mar 22, 2019

The Southeast Asian nations have warned of retaliatory measures and economic consequences over the European Union’s plan to curb the use of palm oil in its biofuels by 2030. The palm oil industry…

PAS takes DAP to task over false HIV figures in Kelantan

MT Webmaster Mar 22, 2019

(The Star) - PAS took DAP's Keranji assemblyman Chong Zhemin to task for falsely claiming that Kelantan has recorded the highest number of HIV cases in the country. PAS information chief…

Trump says it’s time for US to recognize ‘Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights’

admin-s Mar 22, 2019

President Donald Trump on Thursday overturned longstanding US policy regarding the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, announcing "it is time" for the US to "fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty" over…

Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text

admin-s Mar 22, 2019

The internal investigation had so far indicated that as many as 600 million users of the social network had account passwords stored in plain text files searchable by more than 20,000 employees.…

Will smaller rice bowls push Chinese to MCA?

admin-s Mar 22, 2019

MCA may be banking on a bad economy to snatch some Chinese support away from DAP, analysts believe. (MMO) - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia associate professor Kartini Aboo Talib Khalid said…

PKR Menteri Besar shamefully acting like a PAS member

MT Webmaster Mar 21, 2019

(Bernama) - Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun has threatened to resign as president of the Seremban International Golf Club (SIGC) if it fails to prioritise local sensitivities. He…

Five Birmingham mosque attacks probed by terrorism officers

MT Webmaster Mar 21, 2019

(BBC) - Five mosques in Birmingham have been targeted in a string of violent attacks - one involving a sledgehammer - overnight and into the morning. Reports of a man smashing windows with the…

Perak PKR snubs MB over replacement exco

MT Webmaster Mar 21, 2019

(MMO) - Perak PKR has snubbed Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s call to the party to go through proper channels to change state executive councillors from their party. Its state…

Singapore gets first guilty plea in S$8bil penny stock scheme

Editor II Mar 21, 2019

(Bloomberg) - Singapore has obtained its first guilty plea from a person accused of involvement in the October 2013 penny-stock rout, which the prosecutor called the "most audacious, extensive and…

Biker gangs stand guard outside NZ mosques during first Friday prayer since massacre

Editor II Mar 21, 2019

Bikers have vowed to stand guard outside New Zealand mosques as Muslims take part in their first Friday prayer following the Christchurch shootings. (Evening Standard) - Gangs like The Mongrel Mob,…

‘It is actor’s prerogative to cut ties with me,’ says Mokhzani

Editor II Mar 21, 2019

(FMT) - PETALING JAYA: Mokhzani Mahathir has confirmed reports of Hollywood actor Benedict Cumberbatch cutting business ties with him over his father’s remarks against the Jews. He said it is…

NZ terror attacks: Missing Malaysian teen confirmed dead

Editor II Mar 21, 2019

(The Star) - GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian teenager who went missing after the Christchurch mosque massacre has been confirmed dead. Penang state executive council member Phee Boon Poh said the…

Students cannot be given food because Najib stole the money, says Mahathir

MT Webmaster Mar 20, 2019

(Bernama): The government is prepared to provide free food to all university students under the food bank initiative if it has a sufficient allocation, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.…

Police can still conduct probes under Sedition Act – Muhyiddin

MT Webmaster Mar 20, 2019

(Bernama) - The police can still conduct investigations under the Sedition Act 1948 because the law has not been repealed, Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. He said the police…

Dr M: Daim chosen to head ECRL negotiations with China due to his expertise

MT Webmaster Mar 20, 2019

(The Star) - The appointment of Tun Daim Zainuddin to head negotiations with China over the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project was based on his expertise and capabilities, says Tun Dr Mahathir…

US-China trade war could slash US$1 trillion from US economy

Editor II Mar 20, 2019

New study from the US Chamber of Commerce finds that should tariffs increase, US gross domestic product, employment, investment and trade will all decline. Research focuses on the information…

Kazakhstan leader Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns after 30 years in power

MT Webmaster Mar 20, 2019

(Sky News) - He came to power in the late 1980s around the time the country achieved independence from the Soviet Union. Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only leader that independent Kazakhstan has…

LGBT lessons row: More Birmingham schools stop classes

MT Webmaster Mar 20, 2019

(BBC) - Four more schools in Birmingham have stopped teaching about LGBT rights following complaints by parents. Leigh Trust said it was suspending the No Outsiders programme until an agreement…

Firefighter who died in Selangor riots was wedged between two vehicles: Witness

MT Webmaster Mar 19, 2019

(Bernama) - A firefighter who died after being injured in the Selangor riots was wedged between two vehicles, a witness said on Tuesday (Mar 19) during an ongoing inquest which stretched into its…

Sherlock star Benedict received £1 million from Mokhzani Mahathir

MT Webmaster Mar 19, 2019

Benedict Cumberbatch has been in business with Mokhzani Mahathir, the multi-millionaire son of the Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is known around the world for his controversial…

Umno to sue 30 MPs, ADUNs who crossed over to other parties

MT Webmaster Mar 19, 2019

(The Sun Daily) - Umno will proceed with its plan to sue the 30 members of Parliament and state assemblymen who have crossed over to other parties. Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa…

DAP says MCA called PAS ‘Taliban’ 138 times

MT Webmaster Mar 19, 2019

DAP and MCA competing as to who called PAS 'Taliban' more times (MMO) - DAP’s Chong Zhemin today challenged PAS to send a memorandum to MCA for repeatedly using “Taliban” to describe its pact with…

Guan Eng is not aware that Malaysia is not one of the 4 ‘Asian Tigers’

MT Webmaster Mar 19, 2019

The four 'Asian Tigers' are South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, not Malaysia (CNA) - Malaysia will return to its Asian tiger status in three years, Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng…

One day, EPF may not exist, says CEO

MT Webmaster Mar 19, 2019

(MMO) - The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said today it anticipated further reductions in contributions as more workers go into the informal sector. EPF’s new chief executive Tunku Alizakri…

Hadi insists no-confidence vote will happen

admin-s Mar 19, 2019

“We exposed it, and they went into panic. They attacked Hadi and PAS for leaking it. If not for us, they would have gone ahead with it” (FMT) - PAS’ Abdul Hadi Awang insists that a motion of…

PAC wants YTL probed over unused RM24m Mentagor Island marina

MT Webmaster Mar 18, 2019

(FMT) - The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today urged the transport ministry to look into whether YTL Corporation Berhad can be held liable over the government-commissioned construction of the…

Nga stands by his Umno-PAS cooperation equals terrorism remark

MT Webmaster Mar 18, 2019

(FMT) - Perak DAP chief Nga Kor Ming has rebuffed Selangor PAS Youth’s demand that he apologise for a recent remark that PAS-Umno unity could lead to a ‘Taliban-like’ state. “What do I need to…

Anwar admits Rameli Musa is his friend after all

MT Webmaster Mar 18, 2019

(MMO) - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today broke his silence on the rumoured link between him and current Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) chairman Datuk Rameli Musa, alleged to be a PAS funder.…

PAC chairman says 11 marinas built by Mahathir’s govt failed and caused millions in losses

MT Webmaster Mar 18, 2019

(MMO) - Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee today said that the lack of feasibility study prior to the construction of 11 government-commissioned marinas is the…

TM to sell more buildings

Editor Mar 18, 2019

(TheStar) - Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) plans to sell more buildings and landbanks to unlock the value of its assets after putting two buildings up for sale recently. Last month, a tender bid was…

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