Malaysia

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang admits he misinterpreted statement of PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang that only “Allah’s government” is able to suppress the Covid-19 pandemic. Hadi made a statement saying that only Allah has the power to put an end to the coronavirus as it was meant to be a test for humanity. Related PostsAbdul Hadi was …

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that several other states are showing great development to move into Phase Two of the Movement Control under the National Recovery Plan (PPN). The prime minister said they have vast potential to achieve the three threshold value indicators needed for the transition soon, without naming the states. He said in a post on his official …

UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s proposal for Barisan Nasional (BN) to cut off relations with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government seems to have been dismissed by its MPs. According to several sources, Zahid met with its MPs at the UMNO headquarters, asking them to leave PN. One source said that the meeting between Zahid and the MPs was …

Malaysian participants to Tokyo Olympics from July 23 to August 8, will record its own history when 60 per cent or 18 of the 30 eligible athletes are female. In 2016, Malaysia’s female athletes numbered to 15 at Rio Olympic Games which was 47 per cent of the 32 athletes at that time, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) said. …

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin asserted for the discussion on the issue of Covid-19 vaccine recognition to be carried out at the international level such that there would be no discrimination. According to him, the viewpoint of Malaysia is that, if the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges the vaccine, then those who have received the vaccine would also …

Pejuang’s state committee is keen to welcome other political party leaders in the state joining their fold. According to the Johor Pejuang pro-tem deputy chief Nornekman Osman, despite not being registered yet, Pejuang has always welcomed anyone to join its membership. He said that even though Pejuang was a small party, they believe that there are still political party leaders …

The High Court has received 1,200 pages of written submissions from both the prosecution and defense on Former Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s graft trial which is linked to the Yayasan Akalbudi funds. The case will be heard on August 5. The prosecution which is being headed by deputy public prosecutor, Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran …

Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman reminded the UMNO leaders who are critical of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that their selection to contest in the upcoming general election rests on the party president. UMNO elections director Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said that Ahmad Zahid remains the president until the GE 15 since the party’s internal poll has been delayed. He said …

A senior Sabah leader said that the state must take action to enact its own public health legislation in the future. Deputy chief minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan said that as public health falls under both the state and the federal jurisdiction, discussions must be made with Putrajaya first before Sabah can enact its own health laws. In a statement, …

Reports of side effects such like heart inflammation, especially among male recipients has made the government to reconsider its decision to administer Pfizer jabs to adolescents. Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister, said that his party would be meeting with the the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) to discuss the …