Malaysia

ALOR SETAR: As part of 12 resolutions passed by the state chapter at its convention here today, the Kedah DAP asked the state government and local councils to halt the clearing of non-Muslim places of worship. The resolution was passed, according to state DAP chief Tan Kok Yew, because a third Hindu temple is set to be destroyed, this time …

PETALING JAYA: The political party MUDA has introduced a website where members of the public can report ministers and VIPs who break MCO regulations. According to its pro tem secretary-general, Amir Hariri Abdul Hadi, there seemed to be a double standard in the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs), as news reports regularly showed penalties being given to the general …

PETALING JAYA: The government has been asked by Klang MP Charles Santiago to clarify its relations with Goldman Sachs on issues arising from the 1MDB scandal. In response to allegations that the US government was working with Goldman Sachs to prevent evidence related to the scandal from being provided to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, he said Putrajaya had a …

KUALA LUMPUR: Effective tomorrow, mosques and suraus in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan will hold full-capacity prayers on their premises, with a 1.5m physical separation. The new ruling was made after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah gave his permission, according to Mohd Ajib Ismail, director of the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI). Friday prayers at …

PETALING JAYA: DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng said today that the government’s new RM20 billion economic recovery plan was insufficient to lift the country out of recession. He said that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s new Pemerkasa stimulus package, which included just RM11 billion in fiscal injections compared to previous stimulus packages, was insufficient. This 50% discount or pay RM5,000 within …

PUTRAJAYA: According to National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysia will continue with the purchasing of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines because there is no proof that the vaccine triggers blood clots. He said that AstraZeneca had told Malaysia about the vaccine’s side effects, and that no evidence has been found to link the vaccine to cases of blood clots …

KUALA LUMPUR: Over RM114 million in cash confiscated by police at Pavilion Residences after the 2018 general election has no ties to 1MDB, the High Court heard today. Lawyer Hariharan Singh, who is representing Umno in its effort to recover the confiscated funds, said there is “not a shred of evidence” that the funds came from former party president Najib …

PETALING JAYA: Even as the government appears to be reconsidering the blanket big compounds, Umno Youth has become the latest political group to provide legal assistance to those fined RM10,000 for breaching the movement control order regulations. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, the leader of Umno Youth, backed the government’s attempts to tighten standard operating procedures, but said the high fines would …

KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said today that the police hope to see non-Bumiputera and Orang Asli members make up 20% to 30% of the force in order to boost communications when dealing with cases. “I fear that our force could end up with 95% Bumiputera personnel, including those from Sabah and Sarawak. This is not something …

KUALA LUMPUR – After losing the 2018 general election, 15 Umno MPs defected to the ruling coalition’s leading party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu). With a new general election on the horizon, Bersatu decided to talk to Umno about seat allocations in 13 of these constituencies. Related PostsFormer PM Mahathir urges Muslim nations to use financial prowess in dealing with …