Malaysia

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s former research assistant has filed a lawsuit against him over alleged sexual assault that happened three years ago. The 28-year-old Muhammed Yusoff Rawther has filed the suit at the High Court through Messrs. Abd Halim Ushah & Associates. In the statement of claim, Yusoff detailed that the PKR president has sexually assaulted him at the defendant’s …

In a hearing at the Sessions Court, senior Penang government official was said to have received direction coming from Lim Guan Eng to meet with the representatives of Beijing Urban Construction Group Sdn Bhd (BUCG) when it lobbied for an undersea tunnel project. In his court statement, the current section head of the Penang State Economic Planning Unit (Transportation) Datuk …

A US citizen, 66, has escaped the gallows after the Federal Court has replaced his murder conviction with culpable homicide over the death of his ex-wife in a hotel five years ago. The Federal Court three-member bench chaired by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat has authorized the appeal of the American citizen Gerald Wayne Mickelson to set aside …

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has called for all the parties and political party leaders to put their efforts into helping the people who are heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic instead of politicking. He noted that as the Covid-19 confirmed cases are still on the rise, political parties should stand together in fighting against the pandemic. …

Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali says that the current economy of the country is recovering and is expected to show better growth this year. He said that the rising global demand, the increased public and private sector spending, and the continued policy support highly contributed to this positive economic projection. In a keynote address …

UMNO Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said that the reason behind his party withdrawing support from the Perikatan Nasional government is the failure of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration to fulfill all six conditions that PN had promised before UMNO allied with PN. He asserted that among the six conditions that UMNO had set prior to joining …

United States Ambassador Brian McFeeters says that US companies are still showing interest in investing to Penang and Malaysia but because of the country’s confusing regulatory climate, the companies have been discouraged to do so. He added that even before the Covid-19 pandemic brought about the health protocols, it has been the same case in Malaysia when it comes to …

The Ministry of Health (MOH) recorded another rise in the number of the Covid-19 patients placed in intensive care units (ICU) during the last 24 hours, having reached a total of 961 cases of patients with severe symptoms by noon. In the same period, the death reports came to a total of 91. Public health workers sent desperate appeals for …

UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi asserted that UMNO is determined to make a stand on the Supreme Council’s decision after having its own MPs and other political parties express different views on the matter. According to him, the reason behind the withdrawal of support from Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was due to several events that transpired …

The appointments of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Deputy Prime Minister and Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein as Senior Minister will further strengthen the cooperation among parties in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. This was stated by Information chiefs of the parties under the PN coalition through a joint statement issued today.  They also expressed confidence in the capability of …