Dr M: PPBM to enter Sabah
The move could mean another major step towards the coveted parliamentary supermajority that would let Pakatan Harapan undertake sweeping legal reforms including amending the Federal Constitution.…
Rosmah given a week to check, confirm 44 pieces of jewellery
Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has been ordered by the High Court to check and confirm in seven days the existence of 44 units of jewellery worth US$14.79mil, or almost RM60mil in her possession,…
MACC sets up 24-hour centre for Semenyih by-election
(TheStar) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has set up a special operations centre to enable the public to report instances of abuse of power and corruption in the Semenyih…
Dr M explains PPBM’s entry into Sabah
(FMT) - PPBM chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad today confirmed PPBM’s entry into Sabah, saying this will enhance cooperation with those who have left Umno but are reluctant to join Pakatan Harapan’s…
UK’s May suffers embarrassing Brexit defeat in parliament
MPs voted 303 to 258 against a government motion endorsing its next moves in trying to secure a new withdrawal deal with the European Union.
(AFP) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday…
South Korean company to build US$6.5 billion industrial zone in Indonesia
The project, which includes a seaport and power plant, will be built on 5,664 hectares of land in the country’s North Kalimantan province.
(SCMP) - A private consortium led by a South Korean…
My right to talk about RM90 million case, Sarawak Report editor tells PAS
(FMT) - Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has dismissed a PAS leader’s remark that she should stop bringing up the “RM90 million case” following her out-of-court settlement with party…
Mujahid apologises over his car parked in bay reserved for physically challenged
(FMT) - Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mujahid Yusof Rawa has apologised after his children parked his car in a bay reserved for the physically challenged, but said it was done for…
Azmin: Former Umno MPs have repented
(FMT) -PKR deputy president Azmin Ali today dismissed criticisms over PPBM’s acceptance of seven former Umno MPs, saying that the MPs have already repented.
Azmin said although he respected the…
AGC circular leak: Bukit Aman to record statement from MCA’s Chan
(TheStar) - Bukit Aman has called up MCA central committee member Chan Quin Er in connection with the expose of a circular on instructions to the Attorney General's Chambers to hasten judicial…
How to help more Chinese tourists behave better abroad
Carol Zhang says interviews with Chinese tourists show that many are self-conscious about the poor image of Chinese abroad and do their part to behave, so Chinese authorities trying to change the…
North Korea’s Secret Money
(Al Jazeera) - One man was sent to a construction site in Kuwait. Another went to work in a bank in Singapore. Over the years, an estimated 150,000 North Korean workers have been sent abroad to…
Court dismisses bid to stop developer from entering Seafield temple site
(FMT) - The High Court here today dismissed with costs an application for an interlocutory injunction by 50 devotees of the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Subang Jaya to restrain One City…
Pakatan council must first approve ex-Umno MPs joining PPBM
(MMO) - The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council meeting, which is held on a monthly basis, will be convened at an earlier date to discuss whether the coalition will accept the seven former…
Jumping MPs: Dr M has gone back on his word, says DAP’s Liu
(The Star) - Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has gone back on his own word, says Selangor DAP secretary and Sungai Pelek assemblyman Ronnie Liu.
"A while back, I wrote about how prior to…
PH’s voice getting louder now
The entry of six former Umno men into Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia has changed the numbers game in Parliament with the Pakatan Harapan government now just 13 seats shy of a two-thirds majority.…
PAS: Nik Abduh’s voice recording taken out of context
PAS has confirmed that the audio recording of a person commenting on the issue of PAS receiving funds from Umno was that of Bachok MP Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz.
(FMT) - PAS…
Ex-minister among 7 former Umno MPs accepted into PPBM
FMT) - A former federal minister and two deputy ministers are among seven MPs from Umno who have been accepted into PPBM, the party’s chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced today.
The three are…
Muhyiddin replies to Sarawak Report’s allegation on police trip to Istanbul
(MMO) - Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today confirmed that he had given the green light for a recent police work trip to Istanbul, Turkey, attended by mostly senior officers and the…
Dr M made decision to exclude Anwar from EAC, says Azmin
(The Star) - The exclusion of Prime Minister-in-waiting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim from the Economic Action Council (EAC) was decided by the Prime Minister, says Datuk Seri Azmin Ali (pic).
The…
Muhyiddin contradicts Kadir: EAC not formed because cabinet ineffective
EAC (Economic Action Council) is merely a revised CEP (Council of Emminent Persons), not a replacement to the Cabinet
(MMO) - The new Economic Action Council (EAC) was not formed to bolster the…
RM90mil not channelled to PAS party accounts, says MACC source
The RM90mil allegedly received by PAS from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was not channelled into the party's official bank accounts, Malaysiakini reported.
(The Star) - “(It was found that)…
AGC drops ‘middle finger’ charge against Siti Kasim
(Malaysiakini) - The Attorney-General's Chambers has dropped charges against lawyer Siti Kasim for allegedly showing her middle finger to a forum audience in 2016, according to the police.…
AG’s Chambers to ask court to speed up Najib’s appeal process
(TheStar) - The prosecution will be applying to the Court of Appeal to expedite the appeal by former premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak involving his seven charges of money laundering, power…
Japanese investors want to return to Malaysia, says Guan Eng
(FMT) - Putrajaya’s handling of the 1MDB controversy is attracting Japanese investors to Malaysia, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
Lim, who has just returned from Japan, said investors…
Cambridge ‘Degree’ Spurs Calls for Malaysian Minister to Resign
It’s a test of whether a misleading Wikipedia profile can threaten a cabinet position.
(BLOOMBERG) - Malaysia’s deputy foreign minister is facing calls to step down after criticism that he misled…
44 pieces of jewellery police confiscated from Rosmah missing
(TMI) - FOUR months after a court order, police are still unable to determine whether it has in its possession 44 pieces of jewellery delivered to Rosmah Mansor, which were allegedly not paid for,…
Najib’s trial postponed indefinitely
(FMT) - The Court of Appeal today allowed former prime minister Najib Razak’s application to postpone his trial on the seven charges linked to SRC International.
The date of the trial would be…
Najib’s daughter doubtful of fair trial for father, says Pakatan needs conviction to survive
(MMO) - Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s daughter, Nooryana Najwa Najib today voiced doubts as to whether her father will get a fair trial.
She claimed that the Pakatan Harapan government is dependent…
Attorney-General only takes orders from the Pakatan government
(The Star) - The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) should be independent and not receive instructions from the government, says Ramkarpal Singh (pic).
The Bukit Gelugor MP said that it is…