Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob confirmed today that the government has yet to decided on whether the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) should be imposed in Sabah state’s Tawau and Lahad Datu. According to Ismail, there are currently 511,000 and 266,000 residents living in Tawau and Lahad Datu, respectively. He said that implementing the EMCO …

PETALING JAYA – The RM5 million fund given by Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd to Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in 2016 was a  “political donation” to her husband, and the party Barisan Nasional’s election campaigns, Rosmah’s former aide Datuk Rizal Mansor told the High court today. Datuk Rizal Mansor once agains testified for the prosecution against his former boss as he …

KUALA LUMPUR – Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal still consider the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as a good friend who will never be forgotten dispite conflictiong political view and different government leadership. Mohd Shafie said that during the dark era of UMNO in 2016, he is certain that he is consistent with his goals of …

PETALING JAYA – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has once again reiterated on the country’s stand on fair access to future Covid-19 vaccine. In a statement said during the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Hishammuddin said that unfair competition such as monopoly on the vaccine must be prevented. He also stressed the importance of EAS participating countries …

PETALING JAYA – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has reportedly denied rumors that he was under’s  DAP’s control saying that he has full command of the Pakatan Harapan’s Cabinet when he was serving as prime minister. In an interview with news portal Malaysiakini, Mahathir rejected the idea that DAP is controlling him during his second term as prime minister from May …

PETALING JAYA – Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) today expressed it’s intention to be part of the Perikatan Nasional coalition led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. According to Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau Hoe Chai, the decision was made and agreed upon by the party committee members during their meeting last May. He said this after officiating the …

PUTATAN – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called on the people of Sabah to make the wise decision on the upcoming state election scheduled for September 26 for them to fully benefit from the state’s growth and development. Muhyiddin said that a wise decision of the people can potentially enable the whole state to forge a relationship with …

PETALING JAYA – Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal has ordered the Sabah government that foreign nationals in prison be segregated from local detainees to curb the spread of the virus. Shafie said in an emergency meeting and instructed the Sabah police commissioner to segregate foreign detainees who might be a carrier of the coronavirus. He further added that …

PUTRAJAYA – Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng told the High Court yesterday that a Facebook post uploaded and shared by Perak PAS commissioner Razman Zakaria showed that he did not respect Islam. Lim revealed during his legal suit with Razman over fake image link of his Facebook page said that the post by Razman was offensive and not …

KUALA LUMPUR –  All food outlets and convenience stores will be allowed to operate until 2AM in the morning, Defence minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today. The Senior Minister said that National Security Council (NSC) decided to give the go signal in a meeting yesterday. Sabri said that many operators especially in tourist places like Langkawi requested to …