Malaysia

PETALING JAYA – Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today welcomes his former mentor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s criticism of him planning to form a ‘youth-centered’party. This is after the former prime minister said that he does not see a high success rate from his former protege’s plan to establish a youth-oriented movement. Mahathir said that even though youth play a …

PETALING JAYA – Senior Minister (Security Cluster)  Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced yesterday that the government will impose an entry ban on passport holders from countries with more than 150,000 recorded cases of Covid-19 starting September 7. Countries on the list are the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Russia as well as the …

PETALING JAYA –  Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin received a high approval rating as nearly seven out of ten Malaysians has given him a thumbs up on the government’s handling  of Covid-19 pandemic. However, his popularity slightly slipped to belo 70% for the first time since he was appointed as the Prime Minister. According to Top pollster Merdeka Centre, the survey …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia-Saudi Arabia bilateral relationship has improved under the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s leadership, says Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar He said that despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, both countries has been working to strengthen ties through video conferences between the top levels of both countries. Kamarudin added that Saudi Arabia played a major role …

PETALING JAYA – Around 61% of Malaysians agreed with the High Court’s conviction of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak of all seven charges relating to the RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd case. According to Merdeka Center survey, More than half of Malay respondents agreed with the court’s decision, while 18% said otherwise. The independent pollster released today …

PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia has announced today that passport holders from countries such as the Philippines, India and Indonesia will be prohibited on entering the country due to the current spikes of Covid-19 cases in those countries. According to Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri, the new restrictions will take effect from September 7 onwards and will be applied to permanent …

LOS ANGELES – Chadwick Boseman, the star of Marvel’s movie Black Panther, has died at the age of 43 after his 4 year battle with colon cancer. The Black Panther star did not publicly discussed his health conditions. He was first diagnosed with the disease in 2016 but continued to do Hollywood films. According to the statement posted on the …

KUALA LUMPUR: ‘Malaysia Cares’ was the chosen theme of this year’s National Day and Malaysia Day, as a show of appreciation towards the frontliners and their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said, Malaysians wants to ensure peace, stability and prosperity in the country. He hopes that the attitude of concern can be …

PETALING JAYA – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin rejected Philippine’s claim on the state saying that Sabah will always be part of Malaysia and the Federation. PM Muhyiddin said that the federal government in under any circumstances will concede to the State’s sovereignity and challege to the status. “We will never concede. Sabah will remain in Malaysia.” He added. …

PETALING JAYA – Church leaders on Friday told PAS lawmaker who claimed all religions prohibited the consumption of alcohol that Christianity does not forbid liqour but Bible clearly states that it condemns intoxication and debauchery. Director of the Catholic Research Centre in the archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur Rev Clarence Devadass said that the Church is not against the alcohol per …